South Korean guy Young Sun came off of a train in Zagreb four years ago. He thought he was in Venice. Preacher, pianist, seducer, roller-skater, artist, prince - he has made all kinds of friendships around the city.
Zagorje is one of the three most beautiful places on Earth, says Andy. Programmer, singer, gamer and the best English proofreader in Croatia, he knows every hill, tree and road in this province.
Natalia came to study Slavistics in Zagreb. It didn't take long for this Polish girl to marry in Ogulin, a town in which things hardly ever change. An expert for EU projects, she took on a responsibility to improve the status quo.
When he was young, he came for a student exchange to Osijek. He went back home, but couldn't resist - Croatia gave him a revolutionary insight - living standard has little to do with the quality of life. Paul returned and stayed in Istria.
He came to Croatia for love and stayed for the beer. He traveled from China on his bicycle, lived with his girlfriend in Zagreb and after they broke up, he started making his own beer. Funny, that Yves, he never stops smiling.
Miguel has lived from imitating Michael Jackson since he was 17. He came from Chile for love and stayed because of the atmosphere. He makes a show whenever he gets a chance and says - when you do something, do it properly and be the best.
Giacomo came from Sicily to Bosnia and then Zagreb. He is a fencing master who through duals teaches children how to live, be intuitive and cherish discipline. Zagreb is still foreign to him, he is not that interested in the material world.
Trzezbor heard the word 'Croatie'. He heard there was a war. 25 years later, this Polish guy roams the woods advising the best PTSP therapy - go alone to the woods for three months. Trzezbor - a guy whose blanket is the sky.
Backpacking from Korea, she came to Split and stayed as a wife. Ji Hoon drives around in husband's red cabriolet. She minds odd looks from people, has no Croatian friends and goes crazy when someone says she is Japanese.
He is adored everywhere he goes. Almost. Ramon, a man from Cuba, fixes cars and changes tires in Zagreb, does some modeling in free time, and in the evening, he turns into a great salsa teacher.
He opened the first Japanese store and sake bar in Croatia. Shin was an investment banker in New York and now he is in search of his zen in the center of Zagreb.
It wouldn't be easy today, and it definitely wasn't in 1972 when Jack moved from Belgium to a small town Vrgorac. Most of the population then encountered a black person for the first time. He seduced locals with guitar and his smile.
