Sladoled, Mleko i Paradajs

My class schedule is as follows: class on Monday and Tuesday from 8:30-1045, and class Thursday and Friday from 8:30-10:00. Seeing as today is Wednesday, and we live in some semblance of a sane and functioning world, I didn't go to my language class. Instead, I dragged myself out of bed at 7:00 am and took the bus to my coordinator Ceca's house, where I arrived half and hour early. Some of you may remember the days when I was inevitably late (or exactly on time) to wherever I went; those days are apparently over. Over some home-made baked goods, our group of five BYP Serbia students shared about our host families and our service organizations. I had nothing but good things to share! After that, we spent an hour attempting to decipher cyrillic in order to fill out paperwork for our bus passes and official student documents. Then I went to my service placement, but first I just had to stop for some ice-cream (sladoled), milk (mleko) and a tomato (paradajs).

I had a very productive, enjoyable and fulfilling day today at NSHC. I edited my boss's english pamphlet on the project implemented by NSHC to raise awareness concerning the immediate need to make education more available for Roma girls that will be distributed at an international conference. Then I read some of a book on gender roles in Roma communities--a book written by my NGO (!). Then, I discussed my proposal for creative workshops with my immediate boss, Dejan. He like my ideas and I hope that many of them will be implemented in the future! In between, I sipped my ice kafa, or coffee--which, of course, was a cafe con leche! I returned home to the arms of my loving host family. We had a fantastic dinner and then just chilled! 

I'm delighted with my day, yet I'm filled with anticipation for what awaits for me tomorrow, for tomorrow I visit my first Roma settlement. I hope that God will open my eyes so that I can do His will.

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