by Tat’yana Berdan Recently some experts have begun to question the effectiveness of Facebookâ the largest social media site â in helping an organization reach its followers. No matter how many followers you have, they may not see your posts unless you are willing to âboostâ them (i.e., pay for them to show up). This new pay-to-play model has particularly… Read More →
Platsindi
by Tat’yana Berdan My mom doesnât really use recipes. The few she has, she keeps written down in an old journal she brought with her when my family immigrated to Charlotte, North Carolina from Tiraspol, Moldova 14 years ago. When I asked her for a recipe to feature in this blog, she told me I had… Read More →
Contra Dancing in Carrboro
by Tat’yana Berdan ââHunker downâ is a technical term in contra.â The above is one of the many verbal gems I overheard last weekend at the Friday night contra dance held in Carrboroâs Century Center. My friend Dana introduced me to contra dancing my freshman year of college. I took ballroom lessons for many years… Read More →