In this episode, Marina interviews her grandmother, who emigrated from Serbia in the ’90s amidst the start of the Balkan Wars after the end of the Cold War. Mira left the only country she knew with two suitcases and two children and came to America to start a new life. The episode goes into more depth about how she adjusted to life in the United States but kept her culture alive through her kids, grandkids, and traditions.

The conversation explores the complexities of the immigrant experience, reflecting on the bravery, struggles, and triumphs of those who leave home and immigrate to start anew.
[This podcast is a project by 12th-grade students in Mr. Smith’s English class at Mission Vista High School in Vista Unified School District.]