Having nothing to do with Serbia

What can I say about my trip? It was long and exhausting but lovely to spend time with friends and family. You can see tons of pictures here. I visited many exciting places, and spent countless hours in and on planes, trains, and automobiles (including one big blue van). I worked a little and played a little and slept a lot. I froze in Maine and sweat-ed in Nashville (and Kansas and Baltimore).

My brother enjoyed every moment with me. I saw stunning scenery as I drove through NE and central Kansas. I hope to add some video to this but the downloading is going slower than well, this.

I appreciated the difference in traffic patterns in Kansas and Maine, and the DC metro area. I saw lots of funny signs like this and this (really, can you say Bagaduce without laughing? Especially when you see a bag of dog treats called BAGADUCE).

I spent as much time as possible with my youngest cousin. Who is the world's happiest baby, except when she's not.

One funny moment came when I was on the way to the airport (over two hours in the aforementioned big blue van in the aforepictured DC-area traffic). I had fallen asleep in the van and woke as we were pulling into a gas station. I ran inside to grab a bottle of water, and had a man stop me to tell me how beautiful I am, and ask for my phone number. I thanked him, and got to use my favorite line ever when people are pushing something I don't want "I don't live in the US." Anyway, I had to take a picture of myself when I got back in the van to see how irresistable I looked. I have a drool spot on my arm and sleep lines on my face. Literally. You can't see that here, but I liked the way I caught the woman on the street.

So, now it is back to the grind- over the next two weeks I will be oreintating 50 kids and taking a quick trip to Kosovo. Good times.

When Sass returned to Serbia

After many days away, I am finally back in my little apartment in Belgrade. I was in countless airports and cities all over the US and had many great adventures but I am happy to be home. The awesome part- no missed connections, forced overnights, or missing baggage! More soon.