Thursday, December 21, 2006

Sarajevo Diaries VI

First Snow!


This week we have had our first snowfall of the season, making things feel a bit more like Canada at Christmas time. Although it has not been as cold as we have been used to in Ottawa, the snow and slush of the last few days have served as ready reminders!




One last week of school in the snow, and then Masa and I will be off to Belgrade and Istanbul to ring in the New Year! Masa's 'happy ending' uncle Emir is joining us for NY's in Istanbul...maybe he will be bringing some honey.

Hopefully when we get back we'll explore some of the skiing on the Olympic mountains. Masa's cousins Namik and Edo, whom you'll remember from the hiking posts below, have promised that there are Bosnian equivalents to the beginner hill, such that someone with a frightening lack of skiing skill (me), can still get out there.

Perhaps my resolutions for the New Year will have to include practicing Bosnian everyday and learning to ski (again).

2 comments:

YOWCX said...

Actually, its not like Canada (or at least Ottawa) at all. RIght now its raining outside and is supposed to get up to 6 degrees today. Sigh, so much for skiing over the holiday break.

clover said...

Hello Thomas - Jamie from Edmonton here. Reminder - we worked at the Billiard Club together and i was a roommate with Kelsey M. I ran into Dan G in Cancun and he passed on your blog. great site and I look forward to future talk.