zdravo from Bosnia!

Bosnia had been so exciting the past couple of days.
Our travel day was very uneventful. We all got our stuff and made it safely. Leaving people I love and care about is defintely the hardest part about leaving.
Our apartment is is very cute and comfortable. We live in a dorm style apartment next to the university. The second floor is where the girls live. It has a furnished living area, kitchen, bathroom, and 2 bedrooms. The boys have just 2 rooms upstairs with a very small kitchen and bathroom in their room. The rooms aren,t connected so we all hang out in our living area.

So let,s do a recap on the last couple of days:
DAY 1
We got a tour of the city by a couple of students. They were very nice and hospitible. I was very suprised because Zenica is not the city I imagined it. It,s a lot more busier then i anticipated. European drivers are crazy. They drive fast on small cars and park on the sidewalk.
There is the Bosna River that runs through the city, except it,s pretty dirty because of the pollution. People here take pride in their coffee and love to sit and have coffee or as they call it, kafa.
DAY 2
We went jogging in the morning. We definitely got funny looks since locals here don,t normally go running. It probably doesn,t help that none of us look Bosnian except for our staff worker. The rest of the day we just settled down and relaxed. =)
JULY 4
Independence day is one of my favorite holidays. There,s nothing better then a hot vegas summer day with fireworks, so i was definitely bummed out that i wouldn,t be home.
However, we had such an amazing day! We went to Banja Luka (banya luka). We drove through Bosnia. We stopped by Travnik for kafa bz a beautiful stream. It was very unusual because my kafa came on a platter with a box of matches, a cigarette and turkish delight. After that, we then drove through the very green countryside of Bosnia. It was insanely green, naturally, which is very foreign to a girl that grew up in Las Vegas most of her life!
When we got to Banja Luka, we went to cevapi (che va pee) and one of the lady,s that we met up with put american flag toothpicks to the waiter to put in our cevapi. It made me so happy! It was so thoughtful. We then went on a tour of the city. On our tour we went to a fortess that was built in the Turkish Empire. They had a stew competition and because we are so noticiably american, they wanted us to try their stew and take pictures of us eating it. It was so much fun! WE then continued on by going to another cafe by the river. Banja Luka is known for the beautiful blue river, Vrbas River. It,s very clear and it flows super fast. Along the way we p icked some Mullberries and ate it! =)
We met two girls my age that gave us a tour. She was very nice. One of my favorite parts of this trip is being able to meet people with amazing stories. After walking for some more, we went to another cafe by the river. I can definitely get used to this lifestyle! =)

Tomorrow, we,re starting our engleski classes! So we have some fun times to look forward to.
I,m eventually going to post some pictures and post a blog on the history of Bosnia because that is a very huge part of the local,s lives. It impacts the way they live and how they preceive others.

Till next time