Volim Snijeg & An Introduction

(Volim snijeg = I love snow)

So this is a little preemptive because, while it did in fact snow, at least in Fojnica, over the weekend, it has already melted and rain has returned. I was like a kid on Christmas morning when I saw the (little) snow that had fallen the night before but by the time we went to town to get coffee, it had melted. Soon though. I am getting quite sick of the rain (and the cars splashing puddles on me on my walk to and from work). You can see though, that in the mountains the snow has accumulated and is heavier than the light, wet snow that falls on the village. Sarajevo is in a valley of mountains so while I can see the snow all around me high up, it has yet to fall on the ground. I'm sure this is a case of "be careful what you wish for" and by March or April I'll never want to see snow again, but for now I am anxiously awaiting a real, winter snowfall. I mean, after all, tomorrow is December 1st.

Which means that last week was Thanksgiving! I hope everyone had a wonderful feast. I didn't really celebrate here, but that's ok. I'll more than make up for it at Christmas. --Wait! I have to stop this mid-thought because the raindrops outside have turned to big, wet snowflakes as I'm typing! Oh wait, back to rain...damn. --Anyway, I can't believe time has gone by so fast. I leave for Boston in a week and a half. I'm excited to go home --back to snow!!-- it will be really great to see everyone and you know, understand what people are saying around me. I've even made a list of the food I want to eat when I'm there. But I think I'll be ready to come back to Bosnia when my time is up. I'm starting to get the hang of things here and while there is still a struggle now and then, I am getting happier and happier here. I think that has to do with someone that I have yet to mention here on the blog. It's someone that is very important to me and while he's a new addition to my life we have grown very close very fast. I don't want to say that we're in love, but it's definitely going in that direction. He just really makes me feel at home here and, well, why keep blabbering on when I can finally introduce you to .... Harry!

My beautiful, new/old washing machine. I mean, I had to pay for Harry, he wasn't a gift, but see how well he fits in my bathroom? And guess what? He works! It's a miracle. Actually a Thanksgiving miracle because he arrived last Thursday. I proceeded to do all of my laundry that night and then found I was in a pickle because none of my clothes had dried in time. Ha. But I'm very happy with him. Actually, I am happy because after a weekend of being a little down, last week I took some proactive actions and finally got the washing machine and went to see the internet people. I mean, I don't know if anything is going to get done about the internet but I talked to people and made an agreement so here's hoping that something gets done. They'll probably call when I'm in the U.S.

Well, back to work. The rain has officially turned to snow, so we'll see if it stays that way.