bosnia herzegovina ppp
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Bosnia Herzegovina
Kako ste/si? (How are you?)
(Note: you're supposed to roll your "r"s)
(Note: the "i" sounds like a "long e" as in “see”)
Dobar Dan! (Good day!)
Zdravo (Hi!)
Overview:
Traveler Tips: Purchasing
Food
Placement
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Location
General Demographic Information
Transportation
Currency & Traveler Tips
Location
Southeastern Europe on Balkan Peninsula
Surrounded by Croatia,
Serbia, Montenegro,
Adriatic Sea
Capital City: Sarajevo
General Demographic Information
Population: Total: 3.8million Sarajevo: almost 400,000
Language: Bosnian Serbian Croatian
General Demographic Information
Religion
40%
31%
15%4% 10% Muslim
Orthodox
Catholic
Protestant
Other
Muslim 40Orthodox 31Catholic 15Protestant 4Other 10
Bosniak (Muslim)48.3Bosnian Serb 34Bosnian Croat 15.4Other 2.3
Ethnic Groups
Religion
Ethnic Groups
49%
34%
15% 2% Bosniak (Muslim)
Bosnian Serb
Bosnian Croat
Other
General Demographic Information
Heath: Infant Mortality Rate: ~21deaths/1000 (~0.21%) Life Expectancy: M ~70yrs F ~76yrs
Work force: 1.026 million
Adult Literacy Rate: Males: ~94% Females: 78%
Education: Mandatory 8-9yrs primary school 3-4 yrs secondary (vocational/liberal arts) 3-5 yrs university Main public universities in large cities, private institutes available
Transportation
Interesting fact: Bosnia Herzegovina is amount the rare countries in Europe
that has fewer than 10km of 4-lane hwy
Walking between towns is dangerous (some places are not de-mined)
Police regularly set up road blocks and ask travelers to pull over to check their papers
Best transportation: bus (train: 2nd best)
Transportation Cont’d: Buses: plentiful
Daily coach buses to Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia and Montenegro (Max. trip: 3hrs)
Trains: Service is slowly improving from damages during the conflict
Roads: Still damaged from war Poorly maintained Blocked from landslides, de-mining acts, traffic accidents\
morning/evening fog in mountains (near Serbia) Better to fill up gas on edge of town & cities than within them
Currency & Traveler Tips Konvertibilna Marka (Convertible Mark)
1 EURO=1.95 KM 1 KM= $0.82 Cdn
Tips: Bring small change: more than 20KM is hard to get change from
Credit cards: not widely accepted
ATMs avail. In big cities: mostly provide 50KM, which is problematic
Can pay with EUROS: When changing: up to 50 EUROs When paying: only up to 10 EUROs
Traveler Tips: Purchasing Markets:
They raise prices for foreigners Prices are negotiable
Visoko & central Bosnia: renown for leather work
Mostar (on Croat side): Excellent shopping mall with typical Euro-style clothes & jewelery
Sarajevo: Main streets in Sarajevo: good for black market DVDs, videos
games, CDs Clothing & shoes are good quality & at decent prices
Food: General Info Heavy on meat & fish
Even vegetarian dishes cooked with bacon or smoked meat
Meals usually served with bread
Soups (i.e., chicken & beef soups with noodles or egg dumplings) or salad are usually served with entrees
Caesar salads: unheard of Instead, popular salad is lettuce with mixed tomatoes, onions,
bell peppers and feta
Sugar and fruit only in desserts
Sometimes texture/color is important
Popular Dishes in Sarajevo
Most common meat (my FAVOURITE): Cevapi
~2-4 KM AKA “Balkan” kabab Similar to tubular shaped beef patty in burgers but a lot more flavorful Barbequed
Popular pastry: Pita
Sometimes greasy pastry made of filo dough Can be stuffed with:
Burek: meat Sirnica: cheese Zeljanica: spinach Krompirusa: potatoes Jabukovaca/ Jabuka: apple (My FAVOURITE dessert)
Must Haves During Special Occasions
Pastrmka (Pronounced “pastrami”): Plate of trout Locally farmed by Blagaj monastery
Janjetina “lamb on the spit”: Rotated over coal fire on spit ~ 25 KM (My family, who are Croats, traditionally roast pigs
during family functions)
Other Popular Food/Drinks
Trahana: traditional sourdough that’s a staple during fasting month of Ramadan
Popular student food: Pannini sandwiches Served in most youth coffee shops
Popular Drinks: Bosnian and Turkish coffee
Food Common: pickled foods as condiments
i.e., pickled peppers, onions, cucumbers “pickles”, tomatoes
Kajmak (local specialty): Dairy spread made of milk fat that’s removed, salted and canned Smoky, salty cheese taste Exported from Travnick (central city in B.H.: 90km W of Sarajevo)
to as far as Australia
Ajvar: Canned spread similar to Bruchetta Roasted peppers, eggplant, seasoned with salt & pepper, &
slowly cooked
Gornji Vakuf- Uskoplje Youth Center Founded:
Spring 1996
Location: Middle of Gornji Vakuf, central Bosnia Formal front line where the war of Muslims & Croats fought
Major Organizations Involved: Local NGO; National NGO; International NGO; & Local
Leaders Project for: UMCOR (United Methodist Committee on Relief);
UNDP (U.N. Development Project) until 1997; and locals Runs without government assistance, in order to work towards
multi-culturalism ~12 staff members & 15 volunteers Director of Youth Center: Jasminka Drino-Kirlic
Cost of Operation: Runs on ~7000 KM /month
Gornji Vakuf- Uskoplje Youth Center Cont’d
Goal: “Encourage youth to take major roles in peace building” A location where students, teachers and parents can safely
interact cross-culturally
Target Demographic: 500+ 7-18 yr olds take part in the educational and recreational
programs
Hours of Operation: 9am-8pm
Although small in proximity, it has a “tight schedule of activities”
Programs Offered at Gornji Vakuf- Uskoplje Youth
Center
Some programs and courses offered at the center: 4 Computer classes in computer lab for 10-17 yr olds English & German Photography Drama Conflict Resolution & Non-Violent Communication
Currently, classes are intermixed
Computer Classes in Computer Lab
Targeted towards 10-17 yr olds
~200 students are taught computer skills by 5 teachers
Beginners: learn to use DOS
Advanced students: learn how to use Windows, Word, Excel, Internet and make websites and graphic designs
Scanners and other resources allow students to create a newsletter on the Center
Students, volunteers and stuff at the Center can access the Internet
English & German Classes
Student learn to read, write & speak these foreign languages
Song & games are used to increase the learning process
Some become translators for foreign volunteers & visitors
Photography & Drama
2000:
Croats and Muslim children created a play based on a fairy tale
They won first prize at a spring festival close to Bugojno (NW of Sarajevo)
Conflict Resolution(CR) & Non-Violence (NV)
Communication Courses 2000:
20 teachers were trained on teaching non-violent communication in schools Supported by UMCOR (United Methodist Committee on
Relief)
2001: 200+ “children participated in training sessions on non-
violent communications, civil initiatives, and human rights
Doviđenja (Bye!)(Note: "đ" makes the "dg" sound)
Hvala (Thank You!)
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General Government Info Federal Democratic Republic
Independent from Yugoslavia in either March or April 1992
3-member rotating presidency: 2 First-order administrative divisions:
Muslim/ Croat Federation of Bosnia & Herzegovina (Federacija Bosnia Hercegovina)
Bosnian Serb-led Republika Srpska 1 Internationally supervised district:
NE Bosnia: Brcko District
Each member is elected by popular vote for 4 year term (similar to the States)
Last election date: Oct 1st 2006
National Holiday: National Day on Nov 25
Bosnian Conflict Bosnian War: 1992-1995
March 1994 Washington Agreement = uneasy peace
Major town taken over by opposing ethnicity & smaller towns were divided
1993- present: Gornji Vakuf split in the middle (lower part “Uskoplje”: Croats, upper part: Muslims)
Result: city, especially Muslim area, was destroyed
City split created primarily homogenized areas, apart from the previously formed cross-cultural families
Economy has crumbled since the war
Post- War Violence hasn’t erupted since 2004; however, the mixing of
ethnic groups isn’t has prominent
Separate city structures: city councils (2); mayors (2); post offices (2); schools systems (2); & health centers (2)
Mixed city structures: bus station; police force; & public market (both sides shop on Wednesdays)
Main street has two names: Muslim side: Mehmed Beg Stocanin (Muslim hero) Croatian side: Kralj Tomislav (medival Croat king) This is typical with streets in the area
Recommended Vaccinations
Routine Against the following: measles/mumps/rubella (MMR);
diphtheria/pertussis/tetanus (DPT); poliovirus; etc.
Hepatitis A & B
Typhoid it is transmitted by the ingestion of food or water contaminated with
feces from an infected person The bacteria are deposited in water or food by a human carrier and
are then spread to other people in the area.
Rabies (for long term travelers)
Tickborne Encephalitis (TBE) (& lime disease)
Highly pathogenic Avian Influenza A Virus (bird flu)