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Don’t go there
One of the most frustrating things about our Damascus experience was having our movements restricted. Of course it was (sometimes) for our own good, but coming straight from America we were simply not used to that. I studied up on … Continue reading
Take two, they’re small
There’s a problem with unwanted animals in this city. I’m starting to think there’s a problem with unwanted animals everywhere. In Damascus it was cats, in Sarajevo, dogs. Here in Addis, it’s both. This is a very poor country where … Continue reading
Three bridges and a tunnel, part 1 – The Latin Bridge
It’s one of those factoids you learned in high school. In wiki words, World War I began with “the assassination on 28 June 1914 of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, the heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, by a Yugoslav … Continue reading
Burek
Mmm. My favorite Bosnian lunch. Or breakfast. Or snack. I’m pretty flexible that way. Burek is a savory filling wrapped up in fillo. The long rolls are curled around in a spiral and baked. Fillings can be potato, ground meat, cheese, or … Continue reading
Dogs of war
I went up to QSIS yesterday morning to help Andreas’s students with their senior papers. I counted thirty dogs on my two-block walk from the bus stop to the campus. There were already some stray dogs in Sarajevo before the war. … Continue reading
Zummo
Zummo juice kiosk on a lovely spring day. Zummo juice kiosk today. Hoping for better weather tomorrow.
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The Sarajevo Haggadah
The what? I’ll admit, I had to look it up myself. The Haggadah is the Jewish text that is read aloud at the Passover Seder table. It tells the story of Exodus. The earliest copies still in existence are 14th century illuminated manuscripts. … Continue reading
Night at the museums
We noticed a couple of museum workers putting together a new display at the Svrzo house last Wednesday. They said they were preparing for the “noć muzeja .” Andreas and I didn’t get it right away, but the French lady we were … Continue reading
At the movies
Sarajevo is a great city for film. One of the biggest film festivals in Europe is held here in July. Films come to the Sarajevo film festival from all over the world, and so do the film celebrities. Brad Pitt and Angelina … Continue reading
The Svrzo House
Andreas has no classes on Wednesdays. This gives us a chance to do the kinds of touristy things that induce massive eye-rolling when suggested to the teenager. While the cat’s at school, the mice hit the museums. This Wednesday we had to walk over … Continue reading
Lorna of Arabia 