Ana was born in Ljubljana, now in Slovenia but back on July 14th 1988 in Yugoslavia. Being in a Slovene kindergarten and later moving to England at the age of 3 made this her first intercultural experiences. Cross-cultural learning and awareness of the need for it reached its peak for her during her studies in Germany and work in Ethiopia.

She believes shifting cultures and properly reflecting on the experience is one of the richest life experiences when done properly.

Ana is BS environmental analyst and MS Sustainable tourism management.

Jovana is born and raised in Belgrade, Serbia. She spent two years in Leuven and Brussels in Belgium during her MA studies is Educational sciences, where she experienced different stages of cultural shock first hand and got the chance to raise her awareness of her own and others’ cultural identity, as well as the importance of developing cross-cultural skills.

A language teacher and tour guide by profession with several years of 1-1 and group work with people from different cultural backgrounds. She speaks Serbian, Dutch, English, German and Spanish. Jovana believes that by developing intercultural skills we can understand each other better and build deeper connections which help us enrich our lives and us live with less stress.

Mila is psychological counselor and couch. She joined the team in order to give psychological support, knowledge and skills to the cultural agents so that we could all as a team better understand the change people who are moving to Serbia are going through.

Mila believes that Serbia has its beauties as well as challenges and is happy she can share a helping hand and make the transition of the expats in Serbia easier, more fulfilling and worth experiencing. She is inspired by the way we are all interconnected and is glad that she can support the process of making new connections.

Globetrotter, lived and studied in three continents. Spent his senior year at the University of Missouri-Columbia, USA and after gaining his BA degree at the Faculty of Philosophy-Belgrade, Serbia he went to Lund University, Sweden where he gained his MS degree in Global Studies with major in Sociology. He also spent a semester at the National University of Singapore. Worked in Diversity consulting in Cologne, Germany. He is currently pursuing his PhD degree in Sociology.

cultures always intrigued him and he realized that one grows as a person while interacting with people from other cultures and diving into different cultural experiences. He strongly believes that people from different cultures can learn a lot from each other and by changing themselves they are changing the reality around them.

Tihomir was born in Belgrade in 1989. Gained a BA at Faculty of Economics in Tourism and Hotel management, and MA in human resources.  He brings his financial expertise to the Friends and Culture team.

Tihomir experienced different aspects of cultural shock during his work and stay in the USA and Bahrain, which helped him gain important insights and better understand core values of different cultures. He is curious and adventurous, and one of his life goals is to find a perfect balance in life. He believes in the uniqueness and great potential of Cultural Onboarding program and the positive benefits that it brings to the clients.