By ISA BELLE The Ottoman rule over Bosnia officially ended in 1908 when the country was annexed by the Austro-Hungarian Empire. They have left the Bosnia for over 100 years now, but their influence over Bosnian culture is hard to ignored. The famous burek was a traditional Ottoman food; Bosnians still drink a lot of Turkish coffee; [...]
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A Day in the Life of an English Language Teacher: Sarajevo
Written by a former teacher in Sarajevo I wake up at 9:30 and walk to the bakery five minutes from my door. I pay half a KM, about 25 cents, for a buhtla cokoladna – a warm roll with chocolate inside that I buy regularly but can never pronounce correctly. Returning home to eat, I [...]
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Written by alinsarajevo If you are somewhat outdoorsy and planning a Balkans vacation, there issimply no excuse not to take a Green Visions trip. Green Visions, an eco-tourismagency based in Sarajevo, has been leading treks in the Bosnian mountains fromMay to October for over a decade now (as well as offering other types of trips, [...]
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Written by a former teacher in SarajevoI first met my student on a Monday evening. He was wearing a suit and tie, and his level waspre-intermediate. He had relatives in the US and had been to a language school there during a month-long trip. I admired this willingness for a relatively older learner with a [...]
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