Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Indeks Caffe, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Indeks Caffe - a nice place in the centre, by name alluding to their prime segment thy are catering to. Though in top summer time season not many students are to be seen. Shade and coffee.

Anuška Cerovšek Beltram - co-founder and CEO of STA Ljubljana | Krško background with Celje influence in dialect | her mother was art teacher in the school she went to - with all the usual pros and cons | was active swimmer, swam to top 3 in Yugoslavia, but was always beaten by PR lady Mojca Ocvirk | liked EF for same reason as Andrej liked FDV | wanted to go to USA Summer Work Camp, was too late and next year opted for  KityHawk Work & Travel via STA Zagreb, which later spawned STA Ljubljana -  linked to STA Travel but not a franchise | Ivan went to Work Experience USA through them and then also worked for them | recommends Cinema Komunisto and Into the Wild soundtrack | 2 small kids | does not watch and read news, no TV, no paper | ardent kiter, recently in Dakhla | reading The Lean Startup with Lost in Italy waiting in line | one day, she will gather all the media together and convince them to dedicate one day per week to good and inspiring stories only, while also will help eager and interesting sustainable travellers crowd-fund their endeavours | a big TED and TEDx fan | photo obviously not from Indeks Caffe - it happens :)

Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Hiša kulinarike Manna, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Hiša kulinarike Manna - "Set in a colourful little house on one of Ljubljana's prettiest (and most overlooked) streets, Manna offers a divine selection of contemporary Slovene cuisine for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Meals are complimented with some tasty homemade desserts and large choice of both Slovene and foreign wines, as well as a sophisticated selection of spirits (aged rums, cognacs and whiskeys) and cigars for after dinner. A large garden and terrace in the back is open all year, and many people come here to enjoy a coffee, sweets or light snack." - by InYourPocket

Nika Pušenjak - researcher and founder of Larus inventa, company working in field of applied psyhophsiology | larus is Latin for seagull - as a synonym for calming down | born and raised in Ljubljana, but her heart is torn between Prlekija and Cerkno | not related to Stanko Pušenjak nor Miša Pušenjak | occasionaly still in tourism | was young researcher from the economy in sport psychology field at Sport Faculty of Ljubljana and Monolit d.o.o. | studied biomedicine, PhD study at Medicine Faculty in Ljubljana and specialization in biofeedback and neurofeedback at Sigmund Freud University in Vienna | a dog, a cat and horses - latter a bit idle due to an accident | fencer and fencing trainer - tying it to her area of work | when young she could produce angina symptoms on request, now she is doing similar effects on the positive side | rereading Neurofeedback by Thompson and Healing Young Brains | growing gardening interest | one day she will devote herself to ecology, mainly transport and mobility solutions and social-eco farming

Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Afrika bar, FDV, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Afrika bar - student bar, serving predominantly FDV students and staff. No digital footprint whatsoever. The only open place late in the evening in off-season = no students around. Favourite of many a student.

Tim Berce - just finished 2nd grade of Social Informatics | TEDxLjubljana team member | Erasmus exchange student soon on his way to Girona, Spain | game designer, Morilci among others | born and raised as a proud citizen of the "Republic of Črnuče" | has 3 brothers | mixed marriages between Slovenes and Spainiards are allegedly a non friction event | martial arts afficionado with karate, kung fu - wing chun and ninjutsu - the art of ninja among others | about to hop on Kilimanjaro and possibly into the pink Lake Natron | pyromaniac | just finished Conquerors series on Genghis Khan and will start Mazzini's blog book | one day he will do gamification of education on a grand scale and launch a couple of games on the side