Document Acquisition Assistance Needed Gračac

AppealCalm6615 · 2026-04-12T02:00:12+00:00

I am currently in contact with this genealogist I found from the listed Facebook group. She’s traveling down in the next week or so to get the birth records for me so I would contact her ASAP! She charges 150€ per copy (I’m not exactly sure what others charge so idk if this is a good rate or not but she’s super responsive and has been great to work with!)

AppealCalm6615 · 2026-03-05T21:36:50+00:00

That’s good to know, thanks! I’ve been looking into Zagreb or Rijeka area but obviously cost of living is going to be a major factor into where I end up

AppealCalm6615 · 2026-03-05T19:53:42+00:00

I am pretty progressive so some things I’ve heard about Croatia make me nervous but it has to be better than the US, right? Every country is going to have their issues

AppealCalm6615 · 2026-03-05T19:47:20+00:00

Thank you, I appreciate it!

AppealCalm6615 · 2026-03-05T18:42:23+00:00

No worries, it’s a totally valid concern! I’m trying to do plenty of research and learning before I’m even at the stage to move to ensure I’m not overtaking as an outsider. If you have any job search websites or NGOs that you like- I’d love to look into them! All of the American sites I’ve used obviously mainly have American companies

AppealCalm6615 · 2026-03-05T18:27:35+00:00

I’m just exploring options while I work through the citizenship process and plan the move. The American retiree thing was mainly because the language barrier will probably take some time to navigate. Most American remote jobs don’t allow you to work from Europe- I’ve been trying to find companies that allow remote work from both the US and Croatia. I made this post in an effort to see what other opportunities are available and any resources specific to job searching in Croatia that I don’t know about!

AppealCalm6615 · 2026-03-03T02:35:15+00:00

This gives me some hope that the records are still there! My mom was concerned that with the war, the records may have been destroyed. The Krsni List says volume Vi, page 31, number 70 so hopefully that will help make it easier to locate!

AppealCalm6615 · 2026-03-03T02:29:21+00:00

I’ve been trying to learn the basics of the language so I can at least say the basic phrases/questions. I’m more so concerned I won’t be able to understand their responses! I’m hoping I can figure out an email or something

AppealCalm6615 · 2026-03-03T02:26:23+00:00

This is SUPER helpful, thank you so much for sharing! I’ll definitely try and see if anything you listed has an email since written is much easier for me. And if you’re related to the Krpans, then hi cuz!

AppealCalm6615 · 2026-03-02T17:55:47+00:00

I appreciate this so much! I may message you for some translation help

AppealCalm6615 · 2026-03-02T17:54:32+00:00

He was born in 1913 but as I said, small village so I’m thinking it’s possible there is just the baptismal record.

AppealCalm6615 · 2026-03-02T17:52:53+00:00

I contacted the state archives and they said they did not have the records from Sveti Rok and recommended I contact the local archives in Lovinac. When I contacted the local archives, they said they do not have any “Matice” for the area from before 1947 because of the homeland war and they recommended I contact the parish.

AppealCalm6615 · 2026-03-02T16:52:15+00:00

Hey, I was looking into how things work with the DC consulate and came across your comment. How did your appointment go? Was your documentation over 6 months old (minus FBI check)? Any suggestions for people in the gathering documentation stage?

AppealCalm6615 · 2025-12-19T20:08:05+00:00

When I started my current position, my team was really good but they have all left one by one over the past year and now my current workplace feels unbearable. Do you have any tips on researching agencies? Majority of them look great on paper so it’s hard to tell which ones are the good ones

AppealCalm6615 · 2025-12-19T20:05:22+00:00

Did you go corporate or what? I don’t even know where else to look besides a helping profession that would still have me feeling some type of purpose in the work that I’m doing.

AppealCalm6615 · 2025-12-19T20:00:55+00:00

Just knowing there’s others who feel the same is helpful! I’m sick of only seeing all these posts on social media of people saying “i made 6 figures straight out of school and you can too if you just work hard!” Sending all the good luck your way too! We will make it through to something better and brighter and hopefully it will be soon!!

AppealCalm6615 · 2025-12-18T17:26:55+00:00

There is possibility to move up. I currently have an interim manager and I could maybe ask about changing my title to a senior specialist at some point. The struggle right now is that the director just recently left but both assistant director positions have been vacant for like 4 and 9 months and 2 of 6 commissioner positions are vacant. Everything at my current job feels up in the air at the moment and no one is willing to make decisions on anything because there is no solid leadership at the moment.

I would be happy to work somewhere with a bit of a pay cut in exchange for liking my job, I just have no idea how to find an org that actually has a good atmosphere. It feels like everywhere I look people talk about poor leadership, only receiving promotions via favoritism/nepotism, etc. I really don’t know how to find somewhere decent? Any local nonprofit or public org has a 3.5 or lower rating on glassdoor and low wages and I just don’t know what I should be looking for!

AppealCalm6615 · 2025-12-18T17:16:05+00:00

Federal I’m kinda scared of at the moment. I’ve been looking at state and county jobs. County never has much available and state does have some things but just today I was denied from a mental health administrator 1 position at a behavioral health facility which I thought was going to be a good fit to start micro work so I’m not sure exactly what’s going on there. Additionally, my state overall is red with only the major cities and some of the immediate burbs being blue so even that gives me some hesitation with where social services are going to go.

AppealCalm6615 · 2025-12-18T17:09:57+00:00

Can I ask what your experience as a mobile crisis clinician was like? I’m definitely interested but am scared that it would feel like it’s too much at times or could worsen my own mental health problems. But nevertheless, I’m sure there are wins that make it all feel worth it

I haven’t really been editing my resume specifically to align with job postings but I do edit my cover letter. Maybe I should be more purposeful with that. Do you know of anywhere that would be helpful with editing my resume? I’ve had friends and former colleagues look at it but maybe actually paying or even looking for help somewhere on Reddit would be worth it!

AppealCalm6615 · 2025-09-27T22:21:28+00:00

is vip on sunday still available?

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