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Berat, where history lives in every window
Some cities are visited. Others are felt. Berat is not just another stop on the OriginAL journey. It is a place where time slows down
Prekaz, our first stop and forever destination
Some places are visited. Others are felt. Prekaz is not just a stop on the OriginAL journey. It is where everything starts, and where something
Discovering My Albanian Side
Written by Leyla I’m 24 and I was born in Belgium. My dad is Bosnian and my mom was Albanian. She passed away when I
OriginAL 2026 Applications Are Now Open
We invite young Albanians from worldwide, ages 18 to 24, to apply for this transformative educational and cultural program to our homelands. OriginAL’s mission is
Finding Home: My OriginAL Journey
Belonging to a Culture I Learned to Call My Own Written by Christine Swanson, 7th Cohort (August 2025) I went to Albania to find my
OriginAL Cohort 8, a journey shaped by experience
OriginAL Cohort 8 marked the third and final cohort of 2025. It brought together 28 participants from the diaspora for an immersive journey across Kosova,
A Message from Kosovë: My OriginAL Story
Where Roots Speak Louder Than Words Written by Flaka Krivanjeva, a proud OriginAL alumna residing in Kosovë. A Journey Begins: The Call of OriginAL OriginAL
From Paris and Kërçova to OriginAL
Written by Aurela Selimi, 7th cohort August 2025 As an Albanian, third-generation from Paris, and I’m so excited to share my experience as part of the
3rd generation born and raised in Türkiye, originally from Kosova.
Written by Mert GÜN ZHINIPOTOKU. Being part of the Albanian diaspora in Türkiye came with certain challenges. Even though we weren’t physically far from the