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Coffee Talk Episode 4 - Village Life, Stollen, Uštipci and Canada Experiences.

In this episode, Tamara and I discuss an upcoming podcast interview with Sabina Vajrača, a director from Banja Luka who is nominated for an Oscar in the short film category.

We also talk about Tamara's experience baking Stollen and our love for this traditional German Christmas bread.

Tamara shares her stories about emigrating to Canada and learning English. We also discuss the many cultural differences between Canada and Europe.

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Coffee Talk Episode 4 - Village Life, Stollen, Uštipci and Canada Experiences.

In this episode, Tamara and I discuss an upcoming podcast interview with Sabina Vajrača, a director from Banja Luka who is nominated for an Oscar in the short film category.

We also talk about Tamara's experience baking Stollen and our love for this traditional German Christmas bread.

Tamara shares her stories about emigrating to Canada and learning English. We also discuss the many cultural differences between Canada and Europe.

Leave Your Comments or Questions.

Please also do share this episode and maybe leave a 5 start review on the podcast platform you listened to this on.

Stay tuned for more exciting stories and adventures from us!

Thank you for being a part of our podcasting community, and we look forward to bringing you more exciting content in the future.

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