Visit to UWC Mostar - Red Cross Nordic United World College

The Itinerary
The outward flight took us from Bergen to
Dubrovnik. Our first stop was the mediaeval
coastal city of Ston, where we went on a boat
trip into the Adriatic Sea, during which we
were served delicious fresh oysters and clams.
It was a wonderful start to our visit.
The next two days were spent at UWC Mostar.
We met our counterparts at the college and
saw how they work. In the afternoons we
went sightseeing and learned something of
the recent and current political situation that
affects the lives of our Mostar colleagues. On
our second evening our Mostar colleagues
hosted a farewell party for their Norwegian
visitors. Thank you from all of us!
On the fourth day we went to Sarajevo.
Irene and Stig, with Velema Roksa - the
UWC Mostar Bursar, had a meeting with
their book-keeping agency and we heard
about their financial routines and systems.
The day included a visit to a vineyard and
ended with dinner in the old part of the city.
On the fifth day we walked the streets of Sarajevo.
We were told the story of a city caught
in the middle of the terrible Bosnian war and
we listened to harrowing stories from eyewitnesses
to the madness of the mid-1990s. As
part of this we were given the opportunity
to walk through the narrow little tunnel that
supplied the city with all it needed during the
war. Later that day there was further sightseeing
by bus - passing buildings still showing
the signs of war-damage - and a walk through
the old city.
Sunday was our big team-building day. There
was rafting down the river Neretva, giving all
of us an exciting adventure through lovely
scenery. Afterwards we stopped at the spectacular
Kravica waterfalls to swim and relax.
Monday was the day for shopping, swimming
amd more sightseeing in Dubrovnik. Some
of us went on a guided tour and we were
surprised when the guide told us that the
city was ruled by Norwegians for a couple of
decades around 1000 AD!!
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