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Welcome back to Aruba, Joe, Dobrodošli natrag u Arubu

in America and Canada, of the tons of seaweed
and the official organ of that Hurricane Matthew
the SNF. churned up...". This week it
was Kirk that churned up
Joe became a subscriber the tons of seaweed.
to my articles. He would
send me his comments reg- Marcia and Joe are again
ularly and we exchanged having a great time and
letters regularly. have praised the restau-
rants that they have visited,
In his first letter, Joe had writ- but their highest praise was
ten: "... our stay was most for the home cooked Aru-
enjoyable and plan on a ban dinner that Mrs. Mila-
return visit...". This week Joe gro Harms had prepared
and his wife Marcia did re- for them. Taking pictures
turn to Aruba and the two of the spread on the table,
former contemporary Libya Marcia commented, "My
residents and phantom friends will be jealous when
friends finally met each they see this".
ORANJESTAD — Two years Wheelus in a USAF C-130 Joe also identifies himself other personally in the Mar-
ago Joe Čupurdija, a for- Hercules, this was too much with the Serbian Diaspora. riott's Sports Bar. Welcome back to Aruba,
mer Lt. Col in the US Air of a coincidence. He always carries with him Joe and Marcia. We look
Force, and his wife Marcia a copy of the American The coincidences however forward to your next visit to
were visiting Aruba for the But, there was an even Srbobran, the oldest and did not stop. Joe's first letter: our Dushi Aruba.
first time. That week Aruba greater coincidence. Joe's largest Serbian newspaper "...Had a great time, in spite By Clyde Harms q
Today published Chapter 7 email address contained
of my book "An Aruban In a Yugoslav word that in-
Libya" and Joe sent me his trigued me. My book con-
reaction reading in part: "... tains two chapters that deal
I was stationed at Wheelus with my Yugoslav friends
Air Base from July 1965 in Tripoli. Sure enough, my
to December 1967. I was suspicion was confirmed!
familiar with the Oil Com- Joe's parents had emi-
panies Schools because grated from Yugoslavia to
my wife, at the time, was the States. One was from
a substitute teacher at the Serbia, the other one was
Wheelus school". Croatian. Another coinci-
dence, as my good friend
As Chapter 5 of the book Milica Marinčić was from
deals with the "The im- Serbia and her husband
probable connection of Vladimir Cvek was from
Wheelus with Aruba" and Croatia. Born in the United
part of the improbable States, Joe is a member of
connection was the fact the Serb National Federa-
that my family, from Aru- tion (SNF) and like his fel-
ba, was evacuated from low Serb Novak Djoković,

Mobile Makerspace

ORANJESTAD — Our latest technology such as
world is changing rapidly. 3D printers, computers for
Technology will be a coding, Internet-Of-Things
keynote in the future and robotics.
development for our island.
Our children will be doing It is planned for this bus to
jobs that still doesn’t exist go to each school in Aruba
today and our labor sector and give the children the
will need new abilities. opportunity to experiment
in all these areas. This
For this reason Futura Lab way today’s kids will be
(Aruba’s Government prepared for future works
Innovation Lab and that will be much more
think tank) together with technical. Thanks to the
Metabolic Foundation cooperation of the Minister
and the library of Aruba of Education, Armando
decided to bring this Lampe, this dream came
innovative project to true. The project is being
Aruba. Mobile Makerspace financed 75% by the
is an innovative and European Union funds and
sustainable project. It is 25% by the Government of
a bus equipped with the Aruba. q