A Stay At Home Week (WRONG)

As we looked at our calendar for July, we saw that we will be crazy busy so we were looking forward to spending a quite week in Sarajevo to prepare for the month ahead. That was a great plan until Tuesday, when we decided to schedule some additional training with one of our newer couples. So we packed a bag and headed for Split. We love going to Split, it's the happening place in all of Croatia. 

We found a nice little apartment to stay in a short ways from the beach. When we went to dinner we found a grill called the "Olive Garden". How can you go wrong with a restaurant with that name? The menu was different than in America, it's specialty was sea food. We had fresh tuna steaks. Yes it was awesome.

The next morning we went back down to the beach at sunrise to enjoy the beauty of the coast and go for a morning swim. We watched this local fisherman gathering his morning catch. When he came to shore his wife met him and they loaded her wheelbarrow with his catch. She then wheeled the catch down the street, to a market or somewhere.

After some great time spent with Elder and Sister Ivancich, the new couple there. Before heading back to Sarajevo we went to lunch with the at the local harbor. The food was great but the view was even better.

.On the 4th we were getting lots of pictures and updates from our kids in Idaho. We were feeling a little sad about missing all the fun that was happening at our house without us. We were happy though that so many grandchildren were having fun together and that we have a place that they can congregate. 

Later that day, our young sisters called us and said they were meeting with our friend Michael for lunch. They sked us if we wanted to join them? So we figured since it was the 4th of July and of course they don't celebrate it here, we needed to do something American. 

I don't know if Taco Bell is a real icon for America, but we all enjoyed it. Michael had no idea what it was so I had to order for him. It was his first visit, but probably not his last. It sits between where he lives and works. Michael is our friend from Sierra Leone.  I'm mad I forgot to get a picture of us all there.

We hope all of you had a great 4th of July. It's good to remember the sacrifices that have been made so we can enjoy the freedoms we have today in America. Things we take for granted are not available everywhere in the world. Living in these foreign countries help to appreciate the freedoms we have at home.