John Bidwell
BA Slavic Languages and Literatures 2002
John Bidwell with daughters Ingrid and Sydney at Alifakovac Cemetery, Sarajevo
John and Jo Bidwell, Prague, with daughters Sydney and Ingrid
Career: Captain, United States Marine Corps, Amphibious Assault
Officer; currently (2007) on leave from service during graduate
study at the Faculty of Political Science, University of Sarajevo as holder of Fellowship from
Olmsted
Scholar Program. Working towards
magisterij (master's degree) in Political Science.
Languages: Bosnian, Serbian, Croatian, Montenegrin
Countries lived in: USA, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH)
Countries visited: Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Croatia, Czech Republic,
Egypt, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kuwait, Malta,
Serbia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey
Where he is now (2007): Sarajevo, BiH
Favorite place: He often travels without his family to "undesirable" places, so
his favorite place is wherever his family is.
Hobbies: Brazilian jiu jitsu, running, classical guitar
Favorite food: Mexican
Favorite drink: Bosnian coffee
Favorite saying:
Svaki početak je težak ('Every beginning is difficult' in Bosnian)
Favorite book:
Gates of Fire by Steven Pressfield
