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
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
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
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
Election day proved to be an eventful Sunday, full of cloudy gloom and anticipation. For most of the day, I could not tell one difference from any other Sunday. The streets were quiet. Pedestrians went about their errands with the … Continue reading
Happy Election Weekend! The big day is November 3rd, tomorrow. Last night all the local channels were packed with campaign commercials, trying to get their last word in this fight. (In Kosov@, candidates are limited to one month of campaigning, the … Continue reading
For weeks, the leaves have been fading from green to brown with brilliant tones in between. Oaks, maples and sycamores line the streets and coat the hills that surround most cities in Kosovo. Some days that hills around Mitrovica have … Continue reading
Anyone who has lived in Kosovo will warn you about the lack of water and electricity. They will say the food is great and the people love America, but that the air is thick with pollution and the utilities are … Continue reading
This morning around 5:45 am, I was pulled away from my dreams as calls to prayer resounded through the air. One imam began with a soothing, mournful melody. Voices of several other imams drifted from further out in the city … Continue reading
After less than a week in Pristina, we have moved to our new home in Mitrovica. Mitrovica is the largest city in northern Kosovo. It’s only 30-45 minutes by car from Pristina. (Remember, the whole country is only about as … Continue reading
