Journals from Bosnia
Three O-D journalists and two local Bosnian refugees chronicle their 2 1/2-week stay in Bosnia, the country that has sent more refugees Utica's way than any other.

The team will explore the mountainous land whose rich but tortured history helped precipitate the brutal 1990s war that killed tens of thousands and created many more refugees.

Stories from Bosnia | Price iz Bosne | About the trip


Kristina Justin is the projects editor for the Observer-Dispatch. She has led reporters and editors through a number of news projects including the entire From Faraway Lands series.
Read her journal...
Prevod na bosanski jezik...


Krista Karch is a reporter for the O-D. She has reported extensively on refugee issues and once taught English as a Second Language to Bosnians in refugee camps in Croatia and Germany.
Read her journal...
Prevod na bosanski jezik...


Elizabeth Mundschenk is a staff photographer at the O-D. A native of the area, Mundschenk joined the O-D photo staff in 1985 and has won a multitude of awards since.
View her web photo journal...


Ifeta "Iki" Bektic escaped Bosnia in the early 1990s, as the war was beginning. Bektic, now 40, lost her father and mother and two siblings during the war.
Read her journal...
Prevod na bosanski jezik...


Amela Bektic, Ifeta's daughter, was just a child when she was sent first to Sweden, then to America. Now 21, she looks forward to encountering family and friends in Sarajevo with whom she communicates regularly via the Internet.
Read her journal...
Prevod na bosanski jezik...