Have you ever seen a dislocated finger? I happened to be looking at my own yesterday. While touring the new school (which is still a construction sight), I tripped and fell forward. In breaking my fall my finger got caught up in a piece of equipment. When I got up, dusted my pants and gathered myself I notice my right ring finger was bent the wrong direction (no photo, thankfully). So we got to experience a doctor's office much earlier than we wanted. I am now fine - the nurses and doctors were very nice, and it was a blessing having our friend Skender with us to translate when necessary. I had to get xrays before Dr. Debroshi "fixed" my finger and after. The whole ordeal took about 2.5 hours and cost 50 euros total - no forms. We're not in Kentucky anymore...
Gary
Friday, August 17, 2007
Sunday, August 12, 2007
All Is Well
Greetings from Kosova. Thank you for your prayers because we completed our travel without any trouble what-so-ever. Our trip lasted 26 hours including the drive from Skopje to our home. All nine of our checked bags made it through four airports (four countries). God blessed our trip.
It is wonderful to be here. Several folks have pitched in to help our initial days be carefree and comfortable. Our landlords, Ishmael and Heidi, have been soooo welcoming. The Chesnuts drove us around Pristina Saturday helping us buy appliances and furniture. Don picked up cellphones for us. We are investigating internet and car options - both could be in place by Monday evening. Lots to do, but lots getting done in a short time.
We've met several people and actually got to meet (see) many of the villagers Saturday night at a karate tournament that was being held in Otown. It was great fun - our experiences are so new - new sounds, smells, tastes, customs, etc.
We feel especially close as a family - this is nice. We are all in good spirits and looking forward to settling in and learning to communicate better.
It is wonderful to be here. Several folks have pitched in to help our initial days be carefree and comfortable. Our landlords, Ishmael and Heidi, have been soooo welcoming. The Chesnuts drove us around Pristina Saturday helping us buy appliances and furniture. Don picked up cellphones for us. We are investigating internet and car options - both could be in place by Monday evening. Lots to do, but lots getting done in a short time.
We've met several people and actually got to meet (see) many of the villagers Saturday night at a karate tournament that was being held in Otown. It was great fun - our experiences are so new - new sounds, smells, tastes, customs, etc.
We feel especially close as a family - this is nice. We are all in good spirits and looking forward to settling in and learning to communicate better.
Wednesday, August 8, 2007
Kosov"a" or Kosov"o"
Kosova (Koh-SOH-vah), also known as Kosovo, is the disputed region between Kosova's Albanian majority and Serbia. Once an autonomous federal unit of Yugoslavia, in 1989 it was stripped of its autonomy by the government of Slobodan Milosevic, whose later actions would result in the break-up of Yugoslavia and the ensuing wars in Croatia, Bosnia-Hercegovina, and Kosova. Kosovo (KOH-soh-voh) is the Serbian name given to the region. This website (http://www.albanian.com/community/) has quite a bit of information about the Albanian community in which we’ll be living. It also has up-to-date information about the Albanians' efforts to establish an independent country.
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