Margerita Jurkovic recently moved to Jackson, Mississippi, to extend her legal education. A highly successful young lawyer from the small European country of Slovenia, her passion lies in representing victims of domestic violence, and she is working diligently on legislative improvements in the anti-human trafficking field. She came to the United States to finish her doctoral research while concluding her American LL.M. program and had the terrific opportunity to work with Mike Frascogna Jr., her former law professor.
In the meantime, something interesting happened.
Before August 2018, Margerita had never seen a football game. Not “American football,” anyway. Her first game experience was at Jackson Academy, where the Raiders hosted Lamar School at the Brickyard. This was where she learned firsthand what it means to make a tackle and to sack an opponent—and she was hooked! Soon she started a blog, which is sharing her life-changing experiences with both the American and European public. After highly encouraging feedback from readers, she decided to write a full-length book—a visual, highly-compelling look at not only her perspective from the field, but the culture around football . . . and especially the culture of the steamy, sun-drenched south.
Margerita keeps a sharp eye on all aspects of the habits, cultural experiences, and politics deriving from her stay in the Magnolia State and finds the inhabitants of her “home away from home” fascinating. Through moments both humorous and poignant, readers will have a keen sense of just how a visitor from across the world sees and interprets surroundings that so many locals take for granted. This exciting blog is just a taste of what readers will enjoy upon release in summer 2019.
WHAT I’M UP TO . . .
When I moved to Jackson, I developed an addiction for the first time in my life—an addiction to football! No, I’m not from Hattiesburg or Tupelo or Gulfport or Standing Pine, Mississippi. I’m from Slovenia! Yes, that Slovenia, way across the world in central Europe (the former Yugoslavia, where Melania Trump is from). And I have opinions—including some pretty strong ones—about what I see not only on the sidelines of games at Mississippi State University, Jackson State University, Belhaven University, and Jackson Academy, but what I’m learning about Americans—specifically some really interesting Mississippians—along the way. I know this much: Y’all drink a lot of sweet tea here! Please check out my website and be a small part of my game of life!
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