Voyages
I'm currently in Podgorica, Montenegro, having flown halfway around the world to support my friend's son in a game I don't understand 😊. It's new territory for me, as everyone knows that I am not an athlete. But when the chance arose, I bought my ticket, got on a plane and here I am! Montenegro is not a place that I ever expected to visit. In fact, until last month, I barely knew it existed, and if asked, I thought it was Macedonia. When I did hear about it, it was usually in a joke about slow service, lazy people, and a dormant culture. In 2 days, I've busted the myth of slow service - all of our experience with waiters is that they're prompt, attentive and willing to explain things when they realize that my Serbian is all but non-existent. In talking to dozens of people (trying to get directions) only one was surly; the rest were helpful and chatty. And I now know more of the language and can make (very basic) sense of signs. Today I attended