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The End of Europe

11/19/2017

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Audra and I left the United States on July 4th. It's now 4 and a half months later and we're headed back to the US before we embark on the second part of our trip. Time has both flown and crawled. We were talking the other night, "Wow Budapest was so long ago! Wait, wasn't that just a month an a half ago?" ... "Yeah, but if you think about it, we've lived in 12 different places since then." 

Along with the amazing memories, there have been more than a few hiccups along the way. Each new challenge was a growing experience though, and we're compiling a short list to share with you (and our future selves) about what we learned in the first leg of our journey. We'll share it with you in our next post - The Nomad Life: Lessons Learned. 
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But first, let's wrap up Europe with our last two countries: Serbia and Bulgaria. 


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Bosnia: A History Worth Knowing

11/4/2017

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St. Louis, Missouri has a special claim to fame that not many people know about.

Nope, not that we’re the home to the most World Series Championships in the National League (GO Cards!).

What’s that? Toasted Raviolis are the shiznit and should be on every appetizer menu everywhere? True … but no.

I’m talking about the fact that we host the highest concentration of Bosnians outside of Bosnia and Herzegovina (the true name of the country most people call Bosnia). We welcomed more than 20,000 refugees in the early 90’s and they settled in south Saint Louis, mainly the Bevo Mill neighborhood. Today, more than 70,000 Bosnians live in St. Louis. (Learn more about the Bosnian population in this story done back in 2013.) Recently, Bosnian restaurants like Grbic have been gaining popularity and attention.  
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On the bobsled track of the 1984 Winter Olympics
So, as St. Louisans, we knew we had to spend some time in Bosnia learning about their history, culture, food, and coffee!

But why did the Bosnians come to the USA in the first place? To answer that question, I’m going to take you on a crash course through Bosnian history. Buckle up! ​

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