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We have a friend who here in Mostar who found us through this blog. They were looking for English language blogs about life in Mostar and stumbled across ours. I did a search the other day and realised just what a small niche this blog is part of. If you narrow the search the English people blogging in English about life in Bosnia Herzegovina then there’s even less choice. As far as I’m aware we’re one of two! There may be more, and I’d love to find them if there are, but it’s weird to think us and a fraught mummy in Tuzla may be the only English voices speaking about life in this country. And then you start wondering who’s actually listening!

Rowan forwarded me something she saw on The Times website. At the risk of breaking number eight I want to comment on the Ten Commandments for bloggers . You shall not put your blog before your integrity You shall not make an idol of your blog You shall not misuse your screen name by using your anonymity to sin Remember the Sabbath day by taking one day off a week from your blog Honour your fellow-bloggers above yourselves and do not give undue significance to their mistakes You shall not murder someone else's honour, reputation or feelings You shall not use the web to commit or permit adultery in your mind You shall not steal another person's content You shall not give false testimony against your fellow-blogger You shall not covet your neighbour's blog ranking. Be content with your own content Writing a blog is an interesting process, perhaps you should try it! The question is always: what to type, what not to type? Striking the balance between being honest and open and n...