Davor Galic-Croatia

Interview: Davor Galic

From: Croatia
- There language is Croatian.
- 98% Catholics
- He lives in the inland of Croatia. About 4 hours from the coast.
- There are 70,000 people. “Everyone knows everyone.”
- Schooling:
o 8 years of elementary school, 4 years of middle school, and then 3 to 4 years of college.
- Occupations:
o There aren’t a lot of opportunities. If you aren’t 18 you can’t work.
- Life Style:
o Everyone and everything is very laid-back, relaxed and calm.
o “Everyone’s outside, wasting time, doing whatever.”
- Family:
o He has a mother and father and two sisters. They are 23 and 13 years old.
o Only family member to travel to America because it’s very expensive for them.
o He misses his family very much. Once coming to the U.S., he realized how important and how much he missed his family.
o Divorce rates are very low in Croatia, because family is so important to them.
- Experience:
o He came here on a basketball scholarship.
o He’s traveled to New York City and he loved it. He would like to see L.A.
o He plans to meet people, play basketball and go home in May.
o He knows his self better and he’s more mature.
o He believes it will be a great experience, not matter what happens.
o In the U.S. he believes everyone works for themselves, rather than together, and it’s a lot stricter.