Kosovo Journal

Fran Hesser, a free-lance writer from Montana, lived in Kosovo for six months in 2000, getting to know the people of the province and observing international relief efforts. Read the dispatches she sent back during her stay.

• July 24 -- Bittersweet experience
• July 6 -- Summer of discontent
• June 30 -- Perils in the fields
• June 12 -- Dangerous spring
• June 06 -- Everyday horror tales
• May 22 -- Unwelcome at home
• May 12 -- A change is spelling does not mean a change in attitudes
• May 04 -- Spring in Kosovo brings some relief, but death and disease still present
• March 17 -- Make no mistake, Kosovo is still a war zone
• March 8 -- Meet the children of Kosovo
• March 3 -- A revived cultural heritage now competes with Western styles
• February 29 -- Ancient fears and hatreds that pervade the countryside show no sign of diminishing
• February 23 -- Even snow does not cover war's ugliness