I am writing this update from my gmail account, and basically I am
testing whether this works well. If it does, it will mean that I will
be updating a lot more often here.

Since last time I updated I have had another trip to the Balkans, this
time Serbia as well as Bosnia & Herzegovina. I was attending a seminar
on Education and Democracy. More information about that you can read
here: http://www.mladiliberali.org/seminar_obraz_i_demo.htm

This seminar is a part of a cooperation between liberal youth
organizations in Norway, Serbia and Bosnia.

This was my second time in Serbia, and my first time in Bosnia. I have
absolutely fallen in love with Serbia. Well, of course it is not
heaven on earth, but I really feel a lot of empathy for the people
there, and I feel a certain sense of kinship with the country. I don't
know why... It was my first time in Bosnia. I mainly spent my time in
Sarajevo or just outside it, on the olympic mountain of Bjelasnica
just outside Sarajevo. The city is an awesome place, even tho - and
this is bizarre to think about - the city was under siege just 10
years ago...

I have some pictures from my trip, I will put them online soon.

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Otherwise, I am pretty busy with studies (just finished my last exams
for this term this week), and with political life. 2005 is election
year in Norway, and I am working with the Liberal Youths, preparing
for it, schooling our members in different ways. It takes a lot of
time..

Ok, will update more later.

Raymond

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Raymond M. Kristiansen
http://bergen.uv.no