Monday, September 10, 2007
It is 7am here in Catici. My stomach has been upset since last night. I am here sitting in the living room, watching BBC World and drinking green tea. BBC reporter Then commentators or analysts are talking about the war in Iraq. I am actually closer to Iraq, but this quiet environment in Catici makes me feel a war is happening far away.

Yesterday was very fine day with sunshine in the afternoon. We took a walk and visited Antonela’s grandparents grave yard. All of them died in 90s and I do not have a chance to meet with them. Hana is lucky to be able to se all of them, even though two different sets of grandparents lives almost 10000km apart each other.

Zen and…book is quite interesting. The pages I was reading this morning talked about the university, the meaning of university. University should not stand by or for the buildings, but real education should have rich variety of people,,, that is the authors points. It seems as if he was writing about a distant learning. Again this book was written in 1970s.

After the graveyard, we all went to have a cup of coffee. It just started raining so it was just a perfect moment to be in the café. Of course Hana got a lot of attention from so many people at the café, especially Antonela’s friends loved holding her, and asking questions how her life in the US. (I am just guessing, though.) Robert, Antonela’s fathers son, is a fun character. He showed up at the café and bought me three bottles of beer. Again it is Sunday afternoon at 2pm. Anto, his brother, also joined us so as Iva and Maria, Hanas god sisters. Then, the director of Kakanj cement came and join us. He is a Muslim who lives in Muslim part of the town, enjoyed three bottles of beer and had a great time together. Funny but Muslim is drinking, betting on football in England, and having a beer with Catholic Croatians. The situations have been changed a lot since I visited Kosovo and Macedonia. I need to go and see Macedonia once again.

It is 745am, Antonela’s parents joined me and they are having a cup of coffee.