My first blog ☺

I am a student at Southwestern and it is my third semester here. I hate to say I am still undecided on a major, but hopefully I’ll figure it out soon. I am 22 years old and you can call me D. Exactly 11 years and 11 days ago for the first time I left my country and arrived to the US. I come from a small country called Bosnia with a current population of 3.7 million people. I came with my mom and brother and knew about five words of English.

“Are you planning to go back?” people ask me all the time.

“Just to visit,” I reply.

Bosnia is a beautiful country, but my home is here now. I feel comfortable here. My friends and family live here. Everything I need and want is here. Sometimes Bosnians get upset when I tell them this, but that’s just how I feel. Everyone is different, and that’s okay.

I have been hearing a lot about Bosnia on television and radio lately. That’s thanks to Angelina Jolie’s new movie In the Land of Blood and Honey, which won a Stanley Kramer Award and is nominated for a Golden Globe. The movie is about a war that took place in Bosnia in the early 90’s. I have not seen this movie and I am not a fan of war movies which is why I’m not sure if I will watch it.