Her name is Vinka, and she has lived in the center of Belgrade-in Apartment 19-for forty odd years. She has lived alone for over a decade now, since my grandfather passed away. At 92 years old, her activities have slowed, but remain ...See moreHer name is Vinka, and she has lived in the center of Belgrade-in Apartment 19-for forty odd years. She has lived alone for over a decade now, since my grandfather passed away. At 92 years old, her activities have slowed, but remain relatively unchanged. Her everyday life relies greatly on ritual. Making early morning coffee in the microwave, squeezing orange juice at her doctor's recommendation, reacting audibly to the newspaper as she reads at the kitchen table, and watching her favorite imported television series with Serbian subtitles.
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