Balushky sisters for Puojd interview - colorful photo-shooting

Balushky sisters (Pluto NGO founder: Kristina Baluchova and me / balbodebra: Boba Markovic Baluchova) were a part of photo-shooting for the blog-site of Slovak fashion brand puojd of our friend Miska Bednarova. You can read the interview with us (bout our activities, the charity shop Plutoshop in Bratislava city centre, as well as the interconnection of charity and fashion) here: http://www.puojd.sk/blog/pluto

Concept: Mata Svirloch, Miska Bednarova, Photo: Michaela Dutkova

Inspire 75: balbo debra svadba - Lepšie to dopadnúť ani nemohlo

 Text: Boba Markovič Baluchová (písané pre magazín Inspire 75/2015), Foto: Palo Markovič

A bit of relax after networking event

After the networking event full of fun and games for the Slovak Alumni of different U.S. Department of State programs and their families in Bratislava (Alumni family day) I needed a rest. I got huge dose of relax and sun bath on the other side of Bratislava city. I have chosen the closest location: commercial shore of Danube river with its public "beach", called Magio beach. Luckily they were not so many couples and noisy people there. So I enjoyed it a lot. I almost fell asleep there and dreamt about my U.S. experience...

Photo: Palo Markovič

balbodebra wedding

Instead of a big wedding dream at the garden of ancient Slovak castle we got married (at the end of May) in the city hall of one of the neighborhoods of Bratislava city – in complete secret and private atmosphere – without pressure, stress and buzz around.

Photo: Petra Rjabinin  

In a multi-cultural [fjúžn] mood

Milan Simecka Foundation organizes multi-cultural festival [Fjúžn] on annual basis (since 2006). The main aim of the festival is to bring people together - from diverse religions or cultures and to raise awareness about new minorities in Slovakia. It is good time and place to present the life migrants and discuss important topics, such as multiculturalism or migration.

Multi-genre festival [Fjúžn] consists of many events within a week: concerts, theater and dance performances, discussions, film screenings, creative workshops... At the end of that week there is also a special event, called Nedelna Parada / Sunday parade - where local citizens interact with migrants from all parts of the world. They sing, talk, dance, taste the food, test the clothes or cook together at Stara Trznica (old market in the heart of Bratislava). It looks like another way of mutual understanding and multi-cultural approach to understand each other. I like this kind of community events a lot.

Foto: Palo Markovič

Inspire 74: balbo debra - Striedanie ročných období

Text: Boba Baluchová (písané pre magazín Inspire 74/2015), Foto: Palo Markovič

Short Burque Bike-Dream

I just woke up & realized how much I miss ‪Albuquerque‬, my people, my bike, coffee times, cinema evenings, dancing nights, particular house, walking & talking, biking‬ in ABQ etc.! I want these days back. That ride without brakes, that life without breaks.

During my stay in ABQ I bought this stylish bike. It looks exactly like one from my childhood dreams. How I enjoyed all these crazy Burque night-rides! Hashtag for today? #ibikebecause it's the way of my self-expression & sustainable life-style. Simple as that. 

Written by: Boba Baluchova, Photo: Palo Markovic