Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago

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🚗 Book Yugotour for 3, pay for 2 with code ATTIC: yugotour.com (type ATTIC in the remarks field. Valid until 31 Aug 2026)
👤 Check Perun’s Instagram: instagram.com/perun.kovacevic

Meet Perun. He was born and raised in New York in a Serbian family, but this year he decided to move to Serbia with a mission. Here he is restoring entirely by himself his 150-year-old family house in a small town in Eastern Serbia. Through daily hard work he is discovering his family roots, his Serbian identity, and what the main differences between America and Serbia are. Ajmo!

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My Instagram: instagram.com/attic.life
If you have a guest suggestion for an interview, please reach out at noem.heydays@gmail.com

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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 INTRO
00:38 Serbia is a country of wolves
02:56 History of the house
04:22 Serbian language
06:35 Tour of the house
08:41 How locals react to his story
10:17 Advice for young Serbs leaving the country
13:37 Serbian identity
15:21 Growing up Serbian in New York
19:06 How Serbs were perceived in the US
21:50 Nikola Jokic
25:12 Life in a small town
27:40 What he misses from New York
31:27 What is his identity now

If you're a company seeking sponsorship opportunities contact me at noem.heydays@gmail.com.

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