When I was four years old, I almost died of starvation in former Yugoslavia. I remember what it feels like. And I don’t mean that as an idea, but as a physical, very real truth. Hunger wasn’t just a word for me. It was pain and suffering, waiting and not knowing if I’d survive, and…
War followed me into every chapter of my life – from Sarajevo to the suburbs of Chicago From the beginning of my journey, I always wondered why I had decided to embark on such a tumultuous path. I wondered what the purpose was – if there even was a purpose. What I have discovered is…
My story of a hostage situation, involving myself and over 10,000 other women and children during the Yugoslavian war With growing conflicts raging across the globe, from Ukraine and Russia, to Palestine and Israel – among others – it’s hard to stay silent about my own story of war and how my childhood was ripped…
