Yesterday we also went walking around the city, with the goal of getting a track phone for me with a Bosnian number, a task which was promptly accomplished, after which we just lost ourselves in the city. Though the day before had been cold and few people out (it was less than fifty degrees), yesterday … Continue reading Sauntering Through Sarajevo: Day Two
Yesterday was my first full day here and, though I’ve never had problems with jet lag going forward in time before, I seem to have something of the sort here. I went to bed at 11:00 pm and woke up at 3:00 am, unable to sleep, so I downloaded The Orphan Master’s Son by Adam Johnson … Continue reading Sauntering Through Sarajevo: Day One
I left Charlotte on Tuesday afternoon after eating crepes at Matthew’s Royal Creperie (incidentally enough, a family restaurant owned by former Soviets, but I couldn’t quite discern which area they were from and I was too shy to ask). When you aren’t flying American and you don’t turn right out of security at Charlotte, it’s … Continue reading Peace Comes With a Red Piano
Hello, everyone! Or should I say: zdravo (здраво!) Privet (привет!) Hola! Salve! مرحبا! Hello in all of the languages I know that word in! (*FULL DISCLOSURE*: “hello” in Arabic is basically the only word I know in Arabic, but it counted because I do know it). Welcome to the blog. As most of you know, I kept it up everyday … Continue reading Return of the Blog: Summer 2015
Traveler at the Edge 