It looks like I have made it to Tuzla in one piece, despite the fact that the handler from ATA was no where to be seen! There was one small glitch, British Airways lost my beloved backpack (I'll never fly that airline again!).
Tuzla is an absolutely beautiful city and the people here are all extremely friendly and helpful. Everyone I have met so far has given me their phone number in case I should need anything. Too bad I don't have a phone, I might have to take care of that. My first day here I met with both of my supervisors, and they are both wonderful! Meliha from Mercy Corps picked me up from the bus station to take me to my new apartment (more on that subject later). After dropping off my stuff she insisted that I let her take me out for my first Bosnian meal. How could I refuse? She introduced me to my new local hangout where I ordered the čevapi. Its this great little dish with yummy sausages and the best bread I've ever had.
After we finished our meal Meliha dropped me off to meet my other supervisor, Esmina. After a brief introduction, Esmina insisted on taking me out for my first Bosnian meal! I was famished of course (!) so I ordered what had been rumored to taste excellent, čevapi. Needless to say for those of you who have been worried about me getting enough to eat, worry no longer. My supervisors know how to win me over, and I think I will love them both!
The apartment that I share with Sara and Savi is in a very cute neighborhood. Its on the third level of a house and has a large kitchen, living area, two bedrooms, and two beds. That's right, the math doesn't exactly add up. Fortunately I was able to pull the age card out and I'm currently residing in the smaller bedroom with my own bed! We'll see how long I can pull that off!
That's all for now, I'm at work in my supervisor's office so I should probably be brief. I'll say more about my placements later, but before I sign off I'd like to ask my fellow IDPers what Jess and Ben were smoking while they were over here. What happened to strolling into work at 10 and having coffee for two hours! I'm doing 8 - 5 everyday and if you know me at all, you know thats not going over well!
Abonohu te:
Posto komente (Atom)
6 komente:
That's my Girl!
H & J
I hear ya with the 8 to 5 thing. Did Bosnia not get the memo about the European lifestyle? One of my coworkers got here at 7am today (and will work all day) and worked until 8pm the other night. Maybe all the coffee gives them super energy.
Hope you bring back the recipe for Cevapi.
J
Hey! Sounds like quite a wide menu over there! Cevapi or cevapi? You'll have to introduce them to a cheeseburger. Have a great time!
if you pulled the age card, what would I get? Palatial digs? Glad it's going well!!
Deb in Glendale
I'm glad it's working well so far. I miss the cultural variety of travelling to somewhere other than Hawaii. I've been trying to trip- trade, but there's NO trips to Europe available so far that I can do. I'll keep trying though.
Have fun!!!!
P.S. Yes, I will have a new address at the end of July. Woo! Hoo!
Nenetta
Posto një koment