39: Albanian, Serbian & Turkish Languages with Educator, Author & Advocate Elizabeth Gowing

Language can be a lens into culture, a way to share our experiences and a tool to help others.  

These are some of the aspects of language that we discuss with guest Elizabeth Gowing. She  worked in primary education in inner London before moving to the Balkans in 2006. From then until very recently she split her time between Kosovo, Albania and the UK. During her time in the Balkans she immersed herself in many of the languages used there and shares the cultural insights that she learned. 

One of these experiences while she was in Kosovo was co-founding the Ideas Partnership non-profit. She is also the owner of the Sapune social enterprise, offering employment to village and minority community women and support to the education of their children. Elizabeth is also an author of five travel books and has translated two books from Albanian.

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Links:
- Ideas Partnership : http://theideaspartnership.org/wp/
​-Prishtina Insight: prishtinainsight.com/

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