As mentioned below, the second group of Bosnian Red Cross volunteers has arrived last Monday. The groups all come from different towns from both the Republic and the Federation. It is a motivated and energetic bunch of people that has come together and to our great surprise we would mix faster than expected. Whereas the cultural barrier was much more persistent last week lasting a good few days, there was none after a few hours of their arrival.
The Bosnian volunteers are all very approachable, friendly, and open and we all get along very well. There is a strong bond or a friendship in the making, not only between the Swiss and the Bosnians as such, but also among the different nationalities and religions themselves. This might be because we all spend time together under the umbrella of the Red Cross having thus internalized, to some extent, the principles of the Red Cross and Red Crescent movement; humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, voluntary service, unity, and universality. The author thinks, however, that there is some fundamental and omnipresent sentiment among young Bosnians today that may guarantee this country's peaceful future.
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