Home Sweet Home


What a beautiful apartment to wake up to! If you're ever staying in Sarajevo for at least a month, definitely check out this website! We have two living rooms, two bedrooms, wifi, a kitchen and dining room, and a bathroom. Everything and more that we need! Also the real estate coordinator, Timur, is absolutely fantastic and he even picked me and my travel partner, Joy, up from the airport. He also gave Joy a tour of the Old Town since she arrived yesterday the morning.

This morning we met our coworker from Zene za Zene (Women for Women) named Nermana and she walked us to work. Not only is she an extremely sweet woman, but she is also very funny and kind. I was so excited to meet everyone at the office, and especially Seida, because I've interviewed with her twice before for the fellowship application process, and she seemed amazing.

Today we met all four staff members, Nermana, Seida, Amela, and Belma - the stars of Zene za Zene in Bosnia. They treated us to some tea and coffee - so I tried the mint tea which they said was locally grown by the women in their programs and it was absolutely delicious. We had a really nice chat with these women getting to know them and learning more about the projects that we will be undertaking this summer. In future posts I will elaborate on the projects I am working on since we just went over ideas they have for the future of the organization.

These women were full of smiles, beautiful stories, and great wit - I am so excited to work with them this summer.

Nermana took us out for another walk to look at local markets, and most importantly, find lunch - my first official meal in the city. She took us to a "pie" shop where there were meat, cheese, and potato pies. Oh my goodness - they were delicious. Very heavy but incredible. Then she took us to BH Mobile to get SIM card. *If you're ever traveling in Sarajevo, get the tourist package which is for 10 days or 30 days - it's a good price. Ultimately, we ended up back in the office to share our pies over conversation with Belma and Amela.

Since it was a laid back first day, Joy and I still had the energy to explore, so we walked to the Sebilj Fountain or "Pigeon Square" in Old Town Sarajevo and visited the Alifakovac Cemetery which was sobering but also the architecture in the middle was stunning.


Later in the evening, Joy and I got dinner at a restaurant near our home (in Old Town) called Nanina Kuhinja. We tried the steak and the Bosnian pot. The steak was not amazing but the Bosnian pot with beef and veal and vegetables was delectable.

I had a lot of great food in addition to a lot of great company today, and for that I am grateful :) Have a great night.




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