The Nice Thing About Strangers
Creative Non-Fiction Short Stories. :) Travel, Oldsters, Love, and Compassion.
Mostar
I’m going through notebooks from my first trip to Bosnia-Hercegovina so I can use some of it in a novel I’m trying to finish. There’s something very humbling about re-reading my detailed record of every mistake and worry from that trip. It shows me how much has changed and how much I have stayed the same. Nonetheless, I have learned a lot about myself by going abroad alone. I hope I can turn it into something for my main character, since I’m sending her there as well. I hate to use anything I may need for the story, but I thought I’d send some photos from Mostar that send me back to those warm, curious, self-conscious days.
Thanks for being so patient with the blog as I finish up with editing the novel. Here’s hoping I’ll be able to share with you this “thank you note as thinly-veiled fiction” soon.
Paige
P.S. If you go to Mostar, I can wholeheartedly recommend a stay at Hostel Miran. He’s remained a friend of mine since my first visit 8 years ago. I just passed through again and took his tour, which was a highlight of my last trip. The city is remarkable and well worth a visit.
The Nice Thing About Strangers 
Good luck with your book! I used my travel journals and photos as resource material for my children´s books as well.
Thank you, Darlene! It’s mostly a matter of sitting still, which suddenly seems impossible. 🙂
Paige
I completely understand. 😀
The second photo, Pecked with all the holes and blown away, certainly says a million words. Good luck with your book! 🙂
Andy, you can imagine the shock the first time I saw those buildings in person! It’s a remarkable city, though. I learned a lot on the tour this summer.
Thanks for the good wishes. Some days I feel I’ll really need the luck! 🙂
Paige
You are a gifted writer, so indeed you won’t be needing it ^.^
I’m glad to see though that they are rebuilding Bosnia 🙂
Great photos, I don’t even know where this place is in the world
Joanne,
I had a student from Bosnia and he had a remarkable view of life. I couldn’t wait to get there, even though I didn’t speak the language and didn’t know what to expect. It turned out to be a wonderful adventure!
Hope you’re well, Joanne!
Paige
What a nice post! I am gonna link it under the one I posted today 😀
Thank you! Love your postcards! 🙂
Paige
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I have read somewhere that travel is the domain of the creative muse. Regardless of whether it is pure fiction, or as you say, thinly veiled fiction, I am sure that your experiences will bring life and vibrancy to your words. Please keep us informed of your progress, Paige, and thanks, as always, for sharing 🙂
I am proud and happy that I met a girl like you.Our door is always open for you.
Thank you for sharing this blog post on facebook, Miran. Staying with you was remarkable! I will never forget it. 🙂
Paige