Maksim and I went to Sipovo where we spent another 2 weeks. Maksim’s Serbian improved drastically during that time because he spent it mostly with my cousin’s daughters. I would drop him off at my aunt’s house while I went to town to finish up some work for uncle Gliso and aunt Stoja. Maksim and … More Back in Sipovo, Village Time
September 16-18, 2019 After our time with family in Sipovo, our plan was to drive south to Trebinje to meet up with our dear friends from Seattle, Steve and Dianne. Along the way, we stopped to have lunch with my friend from high school Dajana but we talked so much that we forgot to take … More Trebinje, Republika Srpska, Bosnia & Herzegovina
September 8-16, 2019 From Derventa, we headed over to Sipovo, a tiny town in the northwest part of the country where my dad was born and where he is now buried. I say that we went to Sipovo but in reality, my dad was from a tiny village 5 km away from this tiny town. … More Šipovo, Republika Srpska, Bosnia & Herzegovina
August 29 – September 8, 2019 After Denmark, we drove to Republika Srpska, Bosnia to spend a couple of weeks with my family in the small towns of Derventa and Sipovo. Derventa is my mom’s birth place while my dad was from Sipovo. My parents met in Zenica, where my sister and I were born … More Derventa, Republika Srpska, Bosnia & Herzegovina
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