My sister bought me luggage for graduation in May... this is definitely one the best gifts ever. Have easily recognized luggage that is light weight and rolls smoothly was so nice. Also, on my list of best things ever to travel with includes the light weight fleece I wore everywhere in Kosova and ambien which allowed me to sleep the entire trip from DC to Vienna and get 8 hours of sleep every night.
In Vienna, we were able to spend several hours exploring. It was nice to stretch our legs and see the beautiful city. We took what was called the Cat Cab - which I always ended up calling the Cash Cab - into the city from the airport before splitting up to do some sight seeing. Beth and I tried to get our picture taken by a "statue" but he started singing and grabbed my hand so i could not escape - nor could i quit laughing.
Bill Clinton is huge in Kosova. The biggest street in the capital is Bill Clinton Blvd and I was most of all surprised to see a picture of Bill Clinton hanging in the church... but sure enough - they love him.
It has been an adjustment coming home. I miss my new friends and not having a group of 9 others to carry me through difficult moments is tough. I'll include a few more pictures here. To my Kosovar friends, thank you for opening your hearts and blessing us with so many good things.
One of my favorite pictures:
One of the beautiful views we saw. This is taken in Istog which was the furtherest north we travelled in Kosova.
About one half of the children we had attend the local children's ministry the first week we were there.
