{"id":66425,"date":"2024-02-21T21:00:33","date_gmt":"2024-02-21T20:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=66425"},"modified":"2024-02-21T16:42:07","modified_gmt":"2024-02-21T15:42:07","slug":"meet-the-american-volunteer-who-fell-in-love-with-albania-and-doesnt-want-to-leave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/meet-the-american-volunteer-who-fell-in-love-with-albania-and-doesnt-want-to-leave\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the American volunteer who fell in love with Albania and doesn\u2019t want to leave"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cecilia McGill, a volunteer from the United States, has been living and working in Gjirokast\u00ebr for several weeks, with a good will to contribute to the city.<\/p>\n<p>She said she has found hospitable people and a warm environment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am in Albania to work for the US Peace Corps, I am here to help and support the municipality of Gjirokast\u00ebr. I really like Gjirokast\u00ebr, it is a very nice city, the people are pleasant, Albania is very nice, they are very professional, intelligent people, I like Albanians very much,\u201d she told Euronews Albania.<\/p>\n<p>The American volunteer has gained a very good experience of cooperation in Albania both professionally and personally.<\/p>\n<p>Cecilia even extended an invitation to her compatriots as well as tourists from different countries to come and visit the fascinating city of Gjirokast\u00ebr.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGjirokast\u00ebr is a very hospitable place, a very suitable place to stay, I encourage many people to come and see what Gjirokast\u00ebr has to offer,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>Although she has worked on different continents and in different countries, she highlighted Albania as a friendly, hospitable country with hardworking and dedicated people in their profession.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs for the work, the people here in Gjirokast\u00ebr are very hardworking, they are individuals who greatly respect their work. I have worked in many different countries and so I can make a difference and I can say that the people here are very hardworking individuals,\u201d she emphasized.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to the charm and current experience, the volunteer expressed her desire to extend her stay and contribution to Gjirokast\u00ebr.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI like to stay here and extend my stay here, and the reason I would want to extend it is that Gjirokast\u00ebr is a very beautiful city, the food is very good, the people are hospitable, generous, and very respectful,\u201d said McGill.<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"BaFVBOlzHyM\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Amerikania e mahnitur me Gjirokastr\u00ebn. 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