Leaving – But Not for Long

It’s starting to finally set in.  I have four days left in Bosnia.  Not only will I board a plane on Saturday and head to Munich and eventually land in San Francisco, but I also will leave behind my current home.  It is three months after I left California and I find myself at home and comfortable with life, as I know it here.  Bosnia has been wonderful to me and I don’t know if I am truly ready to leave.  Of course, I am ready to see my family, my boyfriend, and my friends, finish grad school, and return to my life.  But I know I will be leaving behind memories and experiences unlike any I have known before.

With two of the women who work in Srebrenica

With two of the women who work in Srebrenica

This summer has been exceptional.  I have learned more than I thought possible.  I learned how to get my point across with my limited Bosnian vocabulary and how to tailor my words to fit any situation.  I went from talking about whether or not I am tired or hungry to having full-blown conversations about the simplicity and beauty of life despite cultural barriers (one of my favorites was about the proportionality of a little person).  I learned how to discuss a carpet, the wool that one uses to make such a carpet, and the draft that Bosnians deeply fear.  I learned that I must never go outside with wet hair.  I made friends.  I connected with an ex-pat community and made great friends with the women working at BOSFAM.  I traveled to Eastern Bosnia, Sarajevo, Srebrenica, Croatia, and Montenegro.  Most importantly, I learned the stories of the women who I have come to love.  I learned about their pain, their humility, and their strength.

Trying to get a picture with two of BOSFAM's most dedicated weavers

Trying to get a picture with two of BOSFAM's most dedicated weavers

I wonder if I can fully explain how I am feeling right now.  I will not miss hand washing my clothes or the daily mental drain of understanding the language.  I will miss drinking coffee twice a day and knowing how my presence affects these women.  There is something about the Balkans that has grabbed onto me and has not let go.  In my fourth trip to this region, I am definitely not finished.  From the food to the people to the language, I have fallen in love.  The Balkans will be in my heart permanently.

"One City, One Love" in Tuzla

"One City, One Love" in Tuzla

Who knows what the future will hold?  Thus far I continue to be surprised with the passing of each year.  Four years ago I never thought I would study abroad in Croatia, Serbia, and Bosnia.  Two years ago I never thought that I would spend my summer in Pittsburgh studying Croatian.  I certainly did not foresee coming back to Bosnia this summer for this peace fellowship.  As I pack my bags, I can’t help but wonder when I will pack them again.  All I know is that I have not said goodbye to Bosnia forever.

Packing up to head home

Packing up to head home

120 thoughts on “Leaving – But Not for Long

  1. Kassie Clark

    Very cool, Quinn! I had no idea you did all of these amazing things. I look forward to hearing more about your adventures!

    ~Kassie

  2. Shift dress

    shift dress formerly were involving US presidency when former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy adopted it as a her very own signature style, combined with pearls, gloves, including a pillbox hat.Today, the outfit is hugely popular with current style icons, from Jennifer Aniston to Nicole kidman, everyone is definetly loving them.At the officeThe versatility from the shift dress is vital to its popularity. shift dress

  3. Kriste Elliot

    As always-so proud of the work you’re doing over there and everything you’ve been able to take from this experience. Selfishly I can’t wait for you to come home, but I know too that this will not be your last trip to Bosnia. The goal must be written in a specific way the challenges you faced that you did not anticipate; these will become future barrier and action steps.
    Online Help Dissertation UK – Program.

  4. cintaku terisolasi

    Russia has been wonderful to me and I don’t know if I am truly ready to leave. Of course, I am ready to see my family, my boyfriend, and my friends, finish grad school, and return to my life. But I know nano ceramic coating mobil jakarta I will be leaving behind memories and experiences unlike any I have known before.

  5. resultnts

    The university formulates and regulate the exams of Master students and then execute the Punjab University Lahore MA MSC Part 1 2 Result. Thousands of candidates and colleges are here that are under the affiliation of Punjab University and university formulate all the activities of Master classes MA, MSC, and I.Com.

  6. jual rumah tanah majalengka

    It’s starting to finally set in. I have four days left in Bosnia. Not only will I board a plane on Saturday and head to Munich and eventually land in San Francisco,

  7. Joe keery

    I have to write an essay about Janet Woolz’s “Glass Castle” memoir. I have already started with an essay introduction. Cheapest Essay Writing Service,My advice is to write a essay (5 to 6 pages long) about why the book is an old story.

  8. Jujun

    t’s starting to finally set in. Rental mobil CRV Bandung I have four days left in Bosnia. Not only will I board a plane on Saturday and head to Munich and eventually land in San Francisco, but I also will leave behind my current home. It is three months after I left California and I find myself at home and comfortable with life, as I know it here.

  9. ahmda

    eventually land in San Francisco, but I also will leave behind my current home. rental mobil fortuner Bandung It is three months after I left California and I find myself at home and comfortable with life, as I know it here. Bosnia has be

  10. mentario

    This summer has been exceptional. rental mobil fortuner Bandung I have learned more than I thought possible. I learned how to get my point across with my limited Bosnian vocabulary and how to tailor my words to fit any situation.

  11. driven

    th life, as I know it here. Bosnia has been wonderful to me rental pajero bandung and I don’t know if I am truly ready to leave. Of course, I am ready to see my family, my boyfriend, and my friends, finish grad school, and return to my

  12. sewa mobil bandung murah

    set in. I have four days left in Bosnia. sewa mobil bandung murah Not only will I board a plane on Saturday and head to Munich and eventually land in San Francisco, but I also will leave behind my current home. It is three mon

  13. Dane

    e with life, as I know it here. Bosnia has been wonderful to me and I don’t know if I am truly ready to leave. Of course, I am ready to see my Peninggi Badan Tiens family, my boyfriend, and my friends, finish grad school, and return to my life. But I know I will be leaving behind memories and experiences unlike any I have kno

  14. Joe Buras

    ee months after I left
    obat peninggi badan tiens California and I find myself at home and comfortable with life, as I know it here. Bosnia has been wonderful to me and I don’t know if I am truly ready to leave. Of course, I am ready to

  15. Andi

    comfortable with life, as I know it here. Bosnia has been wonderful to me and I don’t know if I am truly ready to leave. Of course, I am ready to see my family, paket kirim motor jakarta surabaya my boyfriend, and my friends, finish grad school, and return to my life. But I know I will be leaving behind memories and experiences unlike any I

  16. CECEP MIIS

    ortable with life, as I know it here. Bosnia has been wonderful to me and I don’t know if I am truly ready to leave. Of course, Sewa Mobil Bandung Murah I am ready to see my family, my boyfriend, and my friends, finish grad school, and return to my life. But I know I will be leaving behind memories and experiences unlike any I have know

  17. Kanta

    ortable with life, as I know it here. Bosnia has been wonderful to me and I don’t know if I am truly ready to leave. Of course, I am rental mobil kijang innova bandung ready to see my family, my boyfriend, and my friends, finish grad school, and return to my life. But I know I will be leaving behind memories and experiences unlike any I have

  18. alhamdulillah

    table with life, as I know it here. ekspedisi kalimantan murah Bosnia has been wonderful to me and I don’t know if I am truly ready to leave. Of course, I am ready to see my family, my boyfriend, and my friends, finish grad school, and

  19. jual masker spirulina

    This summer has been exceptional. I have learned more than I thought possible. I learned how to get my point across with my jual masker spirulina limited Bosnian vocabulary and how to tailor my words to fit any situation.

  20. Adang

    ly ready to leave. Of course, kirim barang ke papua I am ready to see my family, my boyfriend, and my friends, finish grad school, and return to my life. But I know I will be leaving behind memories and experiences unlike

  21. jajang

    h life, as I know it here. Bosnia has been wonderful to me and I don’t know if I am truly ready to leave. Of course, I am ready to see my ekspedisi jakarta sorong family, my boyfriend, and my friends, finish grad school, and return to my life. But I know I will be leaving behind memories and experiences unlike any I have kno

  22. jajang

    It’s starting to finally set in. pabrik sepatu bandung
    I have four days left in Bosnia. Not only will I board a plane on Saturday and head to Munich and eventually land in San Francisco, but I also will leave behind my current home.

  23. Haji mabrur

    Ternyata sekrang ada aplikasi haji lho. Jadi, fungsi utama aplikasi ini adalah memberiakn pelayanan kepada para calon jamaah haji melalui media digital. Menarikan?

  24. دبستان و پیش دبستان غیر دولتی پیشرو

    در مدرسه دوزبانه مکالمات روزمره در تمامی مدرسه اعم از داخل کلاس، حیاط به صورت زبان انگلیسی می‌باشد، در واقع دانش آموزانی که از ابتدا وارد مدرسه پیشرو می گردند تا پایان مقطع ابتدایی کاملا به زبان انگلیسی مسلط شده و دروسی مثل علوم و ریاضی پایه کاملا به صورت انگلیسی فرا می گیرند. دبستان پیشرو از سال ۱۳۸۶ فعالیت آموزش زبان انگلیسی را به صورت جدی آغاز نموده و می توان عنوان کرد که یکی از اولین های این عرصه در مدارس دو زبانه در شرق تهران می‌باشد

  25. شرکت مهندسی تهویه نوین ایران

    مینی چیلر یک چیلر هواخنک کوچکی است که پمپ و منبع انبساط نیز در آن وجود دارد که برای تولید آب سرد مورد فن کویل یا دستگاه های صنعتی همچنین برای واحد های آپارتمان‌ها، ویلاها و ساختمان‌ها مورد استفاده قرار می گیرد. این محصول دارای ظرفیت کمتر از 20 تن تبرید بوده و در تابستان آب سرد و در زمستان آب گرم تولید میکنند. با خرید این دستگاه کلیه نقشه های تهویه مطبوع ساختمان توسط واحد فنی و مهندسی شرکت تهیه و با نظارت کارشناسان شرکت تهویه نوین برای خریدار محترم قابل اجرا می باشد. شما میتوانید این محصول را از شرکت تهویه نوین ایرانیان تهیه نمایید

  26. دکتر مهدیانی - بهترین جراح زیبایی

    یکی از متد هایی که امروزه برای زیبایی و جوان سازی پوست استفاده می شود لیفت پیشانی است. لیفت پیشانی یکی از روش هایی است که باعث جلو گیری از بیشتر شدن چین و چروک های صورت و زیبایی و جوانسازی پیشانی و چهره می شود. مر کز زیبایی دکتر مهدیانی فوق تخصص جراحی پلاستیک و زیبایی به عنوان بهترین مراکز جراحی پلاستیک و زیبایی در تهران کلیه خدمات زیبایی و جوانسازی را با بهترین کیفیت و مناسب ترین قیمت به شما عزیزان ارائه می کند.

  27. عینک آفتابی مردانه

    عینک آفتابی مردانه با طرح‌های متنوعی روانه بازار شده و دقیقا هر یوزر میتواند عینکی مطابق با میل و نظریه خود خریداری کند. اما با این وجود اگر به دنبال عینک استاندارد هستید باید به یک لیست عینک آفتابی استاندارد دسترسی داشته باشید
    عینک آفتابی مردانه اصل

  28. هتل در هرمز

    جزیره کمتر می شود . در عین حال کسانی که پکیج کامل تور را از ما دریافت می کنند شامل 20% تخفیف می شوند.
    اقامتگاه جزیره هرمز کافیه خودت رو با هواپیما به بندر عباس برسونی و بعد در بندر شهید حقانی سوار شناور بشی و بیای هرمز. بقیه ش دیگه با ما. از طرف مجموعه هتل ساحل سرخ دنبالتون میایم. پکیج عالی تخفیفی برای مشتری هامون داریم. شامل سوییت های نو ساز و لوکس، غذاهای دریایی خیلی خوشمزه، گشت دور جزیره، شب نشینی در حیاط مجموعه و…. تازه برای کسایی که بار چندم هست به هتل ما میان تخفیف بیشتر داریم.

  29. آپنه خواب

    آپنه خواب یک مشکل بسیار جدی است که باعث می‌شود تنفس فرد در حین خواب چندین بار قطع شده و دوباره شروع شود. اگر با صدای بلند خر و پف می‌کنید و یا بعد از خوابیدن یک شب کامل احساس خستگی می‌کنید، احتمالاً دچار آپنه خواب یا وقفه تنفسی هستید.

  30. نمایندگی لپتاپ ایسوس

    تعمیر لپ تاپ ایسوس یکی از تخصصی ترین و حرفه ای ترین خدمات ارائه شده در نمایندگی لپ تاپ ایسوس جهت عیب یابی و تعمیر لپ تاپ ایسوس است. تعمیرات توسط بهترین تعمیرکاران لپ تاپ انجام می شود. کارشناسان ما در نمایندگی ایسوس با تمرکز بر ساختار لپ تاپ های ایسوس و واکاوی تعداد بی‌شماری از آنها، تسط بالایی بر کانفینگ این محصول یافته اند به گونه‌ای که تعمیرات آن را در کمترین زمان ممکن انجام داده و عملیات تعمیر را با بالاترین میزان موفقیت به اتمام می‌ رسانند.

  31. تعمیر لپ تاپ ایسر

    تعمیر لپ تاپ ایسر با توجه به حضور نسبتاً گستردۀ این محصول در بازارهای داخلی کشور، ادعای بسیاری از مراکز موجود در سطح کشور است. لیکن آنچه که شما کاربران گرامی -پیش از تحویل لپ‌تاپ خویش به هریک از این مراکز- می‌بایست به آن توجه داشته باشید. کسب اطمینان از مجاز و استاندارد بودنِ مرکز ارائه‌دهنده خدمات تعمیر لپ تاپ ایسر است.

  32. تعمیر لپ تاپ لنوو

    تعمیر لپ تاپ لنوو با حضور کارشناسانی که ضمن تسلط بر ویژگی‌های سخت افزاری و نرم افزاری این محصول با ساختارهای گوناگون آن آشنایی دارند و قادر به عیب‌یابی و تعمیر صحیح دستگاه شما و انتخاب بهترین راهکار جهت رفع اختلالات ایجاد شده آماده خدمت رسانی به کاربران عزیز می باشد. مراجعه به مراکز غیرمجاز جهتِ انجامِ تعمیرات لپ تاپ لنوو، سبب می‌گردد تا بسیاری از دستگاه‌ها به سبب اقدامات ناشیانه، هیچ‌گاه کیفیت اولیه خود را بازنیابند و گاه با خرابی بیش از پیش، امکان بهبود و ترمیم آن‌ها برای همیشه از میان برود.

  33. تعمیر لپ تاپ دل

    تعمیر لپ تاپ دل در نمایندگی لپ تاپ در ایران متشکل از مراحل متعددی است که هر یک از آنها توسط کارشناسان و بهترین تعمیرکاران در همان حوزه انجام می پذیرد. این کارشناسان با بکارگیری جدیدترین متدها و ترفندها، در گام نخست، دستگاه را عیب یابی نموده و گزارش های خویش را به بخش تعمیرات لپ تاپ dell ارائه می نمایند.

  34. PierceWelsh

    This defined as a simple strategy to build a strong relationships with people in our industry. You people help us to grow and i thank you for every opportunity. While we should not take advantage your kindness we also want to contribute to your site as you carry a valuable and powerful statement in here. How i wonder how you came up to this. Hoping for more updates coming here. Operations of Gambling Industry in Times of Pandemic

  35. اسنپ لوله

    نرخ (اتحادیه) لوله بازکن ها در کوهسار منطقه 5 تهران به چه عواملی بستگی دارد؟
    snaplole.com
    نرخ (اتحادیه) لوله بازکن ها در کوهسار منطقه 5 تهران به چه عواملی بستگی دارد؟

  36. Nancy Havens

    Netvrk is excited to release the Alpha version of MineRunner, the first Play to Earn game in the Netvrk Metaverse ecosystem! Our inaugural title will allow players to use interoperable Avatars, Items, and Accessories, as NFTs

  37. Kirk Weber

    Rebecca McGuiness is a social media expert who specializes in writing social media resumes for people who want to improve their online presence. Her resume are perfect for people who want to check Linkedin resume now, or who are looking for help creating a profile that stands out from the competition. She understands the importance of social media and is able to help you create a social media presence that reflects your brand and your unique selling points.

  38. لوله بازکنی

    https://mrtehrani.com
    شرکت خدمات فنی و مجموعه بزرگ تهرانی در ارائه خدمات لوله بازکنی تهران و لوله کشی و چاه بازکنی و تخلیه چاه

  39. Bruce Wayne

    Your article has piqued my interest. I’m going to bookmark your webpage and return once a week to check for new information.

  40. nikepars

    The registration company is done to conduct various businesses and it can be registered as any of the special joint stock companies, limited liability companies, non-stock companies, etc. In general, any company that works in the field of buying and selling and other commercial activities is known as a trading company.

    Note: Usually, people who decide to start a business company use the title of a limited liability company or a special joint stock company.

    Note: This type of company must have a certain amount of initial capital and at least five members should work in this company.

  41. nikepars

    The registration a company is done to conduct various businesses and it can be registered as any of the special joint stock companies, limited liability companies, non-stock companies, etc. In general, any company that works in the field of buying and selling and other commercial activities is known as a trading company.

  42. nike

    راهنمای ثبت شرکت یک موضوع حیاتی برای افراد جدید است زیرا عدم اطلاعات کافی در مورد این موضوع باعث عدم موفقیت در ثبت می شود و متقاضی مجبور به انجام مجدد تمامی مراحل می باشد.

  43. takmodal1

    راهنمای ثبت شرکت یک موضوع حیاتی برای افراد جدید است زیرا عدم اطلاعات کافی در مورد این موضوع باعث عدم موفقیت در ثبت می شود و متقاضی مجبور به انجام مجدد تمامی مراحل می باشد.

  44. ibz77

    ibz77rtp
    https://ibz77rtp.com/
    IBZ77 – INDO BETTING ZONE
    IBZ77 adalah situs judi online yang menyediakan berbagai macam permainan kasino seperti slot online, live casino, sportsbook, dan togel.
    Rekomendasi Situs Slot 2023

  45. SMM Panel One

    Our service at SMM Panel One is truly unique because we offer Free Followers with no survey required. Unlike other providers who may offer free Instagram followers but require you to complete surveys or other tasks, we make it easy for you to get the followers you want without any extra hassle. Our service is fast, reliable, and completely free of charge.

  46. kian panel

    By using experienced engineers and experts and using advanced equipment and devices, Kian Panel Company has succeeded in producing and selling more than 3 million square meters of sandwich panels annually in the production of all kinds of ceiling and wall sandwich panels and metal parts. Kian Panel Company is one of the circulation holding companies, which with nearly 50 years of brilliant experience in the industry is a familiar name for various industries in Iran. Inventive engineer, the founder of Tirage Holding, which is one of the most prominent companies under this holding, Tirage Machine Company, Tirage Diesel Company, Tirage Construction Company, and Kian Panel Company.
    ساندویچ پانل

  47. swiss

    I’ve read some good stuff here. Definitely worth this mark for reconsideration. I’m not sure why but this site Car Games is pretty awesome for me.

Comments are closed.