"One of the best things about living in a strange country is learning to be loved not for what you can do, but for who you are."
-Henri Nouwen
Sunday, June 28, 2009
3 more days 'til the party begins!
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Why does every major Sarajevo supermarket/household store name sound like a villain from Transformers?
Monday, June 22, 2009
Home sweet home! (well, one of them...)
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
The Kingdom isn't ours to bring, and that's a relief!

Sunday, May 24, 2009
Books we've been reading lately
Saturday, May 23, 2009
Loving nature

Lately it's been hot in Sarajevo, and sunny every day. (Well, not quite every day. We get bizarre lightning-and-thunderstorms in the middle of the day. The other day Jess and I were walking back from the office, and 4 blocks from home the skies opened up. We had umbrellas, but by the time we'd gone 2 more blocks our shoes and pants were soaked through and the lightning and thunder had no sound delay, meaning it was within a mile or so!)
So as I was saying, the weather's been AWESOME! I can't get over how much I appreciate the sun after a long, gray winter.
Yesterday I returned from 2 days visiting David, the EUS staffer I supervise in northern Bosnia. I really enjoyed the 4+ hour drive by myself, and couldn't resist stopping numerous times to take pictures.
Then David and I carved out time for the best mountain bike ride I've been on in my life...a steep and long climb, past tiny mountain homes, along single-track paths, and then descending through dense forest.
This country is so green, and full of beautiful mountains. If/when it gets discovered by more tourists, it's gonna be a hit!
(click the pics to enlarge)
