May 29

We left Sarajevo today. On the way out of town, we stopped to visit a site that was very important to the city during the war. The Serbs surrounded Sarajevo on almost all sides and shelled the city from the hilltops for about three and a half years (1992-1995). Over 11000 people were killed. No one was able to leave the city, and it was very difficult to get get food and supplies in.



So the citizens were able to able to build an underground tunnel near the UN controlled airport on the northeast side of the city. They dug without any machines for four months and four days starting at each end and meeting in the middle. The tunnel was completed mid-1993 and it served as their only lifeline to the outside world.

~Lee Ann



The citizens of Sarajevo were living in a constant state of stress which can lead to health issues such as anxiety, depression, domestic violence, child abuse, and substance abuse. The destruction that war creates has a lasting impact for years to come.