The Mystery of Gjakove

Posted on April 7, 2014 by WantofWonders

This gallery contains 14 photos.

When I asked a Kosovar friend to tell me about Gjakove, she shrugged and explained that the people there are all selfish and strange. The way people poke fun at it in Mitrovica made me expect to step off the … Continue reading →

Banjska Remains

Posted on March 21, 2014 by WantofWonders

As we sipped our coffee in Mitrovica, white flecks of winter began to drift down from the sky. Gloomy-grey hung over the town as if the residents were never meant to wake up. We traversed the river and piled in … Continue reading →

The Obama

Posted on March 11, 2014 by WantofWonders

Who do you think is the most important leader in the world? Students in two of my 11th grade classes pondered this question during an introduction to second conditionals. In the first class, this question popped a classroom’s worth of … Continue reading →

Images from a Day in Deçan

Posted on March 2, 2014 by WantofWonders

This gallery contains 9 photos.

Deçan is a small town between Gjakove and Peje in western Kosov@. Towards the hills, just outside of town, one of Kosov@’s 14th century Serbian Orthodox monasteries lies in an idyllic valley. A twenty minute walk from the center of … Continue reading →

6 Vjet Kosova

Posted on February 20, 2014 by WantofWonders

On Monday, February 17th, citizens of Kosovo celebrated independence. This day marked six years since Kosovars officially declared their separation from Serbia. The phrase of the day, in the southern part of Kosovo anyway, was 6 Vjet Kosova (6 Years Kosovo). … Continue reading →

Shqip

Posted on February 16, 2014 by WantofWonders

Any guesses about how to pronounce ‘Shqip’? How about the meaning? Shqip: the Albanian word for ‘Albanian’. Like many Albanian words to English speakers, it appears to be an unpronounceable twist on a common enough English word. And, in fact, … Continue reading →

Further Adventures Across the River

Posted on January 19, 2014 by WantofWonders

After our first journey from south to north Mitrovica, we were tempted to return often and we did several times in the month following that first encounter with the other side. On our jaunts around town, it felt freeing to … Continue reading →

Over the River

Posted on December 22, 2013 by WantofWonders

For more than two months we have wondered east and west along the bank of the Ibar River. We have sat on the steps of the bank gazing north, watching for a glimpse of life on the other side, for … Continue reading →

Images from Rugova Gorge

Posted on November 24, 2013 by WantofWonders

This gallery contains 11 photos.

Journeying to Peja

Posted on November 8, 2013 by WantofWonders

After two weeks in Kosovo, we were eager to take our first weekend bus trip. The quickly-cooling weather reminded us that we better get out and see more of the country before the snow sets in and gets comfortable, interrupting … Continue reading →

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