a little about Bosnia
I guess I'll start off 2014 writing a little about my home country, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The capital of Bosnia is Sarajevo, and that's where I'm from. Here are some photos from my mom's...
Happy New Year!
"Ajdin, what are you doing for New Year's Eve tonight?" Uncle Tibbs asked.
"Hmm... I don't know. What do people in the United States do on New Year's Eve?"
"Usually they have a party and watch...
Coffee shop
I haven't been on an outing in a while, so today I got to go to the coffee shop. It was very busy in the shop but I was able to find a quiet,...
Christmas gift exchange
(I am a few days late in posting this but I thought you might like to read it anyways.)
"Uncle Tibbs, you will not believe what happened!" I said excitedly.
"Oh really? What happened?" he asked.
"I...
Santa Claus
So today is the day when the big guy comes down the chimney. At least, that's what I've heard, but I've never met him before so I am just a little bit skeptical. I'm...
Bagel joke
Question: What's the best way to protect your bagel?
Answer: Put some lox on it.
Today's breakfast was a real treat - an everything bagel with cream cheese and lox!
Yum! That was really good. Have a...
hiBEARnate
Around this time of year, I always find myself eating more and sleeping more. I told my mom because I thought maybe I need to see a doctor, but she said this is normal...
* First snow! *
I woke up this morning to a nice surprise - freshly fallen snow outside! Yep, today is the first snow of the winter season.
I decided to go outside and see this snow for myself....
Chinese lesson with Uncle Tibbs
Someone asked if Mr. Tibbs could speak Chinese. I thought this was a good question since he said he spent some time there, so when he woke up, I asked him.
"我会讲中文," he said to...
Special delivery
Today something beary interesting happened.
There was a knock at the door and then a loud thud. When I opened the door, I saw a large box.
The box had this funny label on it. I...
Happy Thanksgiving
Today is Thanksgiving, a holiday that I did not know about until I came to the United States. I am still learning a lot about this holiday and what it means. So far, I...
Guess the movie
Yesterday a very famous movie was showing on TV so I watched a little bit of it. Can you guess what it was?
McDonald’s
There are many things that are new to me since coming to the United States, but McDonald's is not one of them. I remember seeing a McDonald's restaurant in Bosnia, where I used to...
Supermarket trip
I got to go to the supermarket for the first time the other day. It was really fun riding around in the shopping cart and seeing all the delicious kinds of food...
