MADE IT!

First post from Bosnia, woohoo! Kristine and I made it here, here being Sarajevo, without a hitch. Does that mean the rest of our time here will be a mess? Hopefully not.

We're currently at an Internet cafe in Old Town Sarajevo. Just finished a Balkan meal of sausage, bread and onions. I feel tougher already.

Our hostel is pretty nice as far as hostels go, we have our own very lovely room with a nice bathroom. Now that I think about, it's better than most U.S. hotels I've ever stayed in, because it has an apartment feel. If my place in Mostar is scary I may come back to Sarajevo and live in the hostel. After our arrival at the hostel, we slept from around 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm, when my Mostar travel buddy, Sara, knocked on our door and woke us up. It's around 9:30 pm here; we'll see how long I stay awake.

I was hoping I would magically learn the Croatian language upon arrival, but that has not been the case. I think language issues here will be a real struggle for me.

It's still too early for me to really comment on Bosnia. Sarajevo is a delightful European city, but it's so unsettling and heartbreaking to see buildings with obvious war damage.

Hope everyone is well back in the states! Ciao!