My name is Jasmin Ferhatovic, and I was born on December 12, 1964. My parents and their families are originally from Bosnia and Herzegovina. To the best of my knowledge, my ancestors lived in Sarajevo at the end of the nineteenth century. However, due to certain circumstances, my older brother and I were born in Serbia, where we lived until I was five years old. After that, we moved back to Sarajevo with our parents.I lived in Sarajevo until the beginning of the war in 1992, after which my family relocated to Syria. I stayed in Syria for over a year.
In 1993, I moved to Skopje, Macedonia, where I graduated from the Faculty of Civil Engineering. In 1998, I moved to Canada, where my parents and brother also emigrated from Syria.
Now I live in Stockholm, Sweden. I have been living in Sweden since October 2020, when I moved from Canada. As you can see, this is the 6th country I’ve lived in for over a year. I enjoy living in Sweden, as there are numerous beautiful sights and natural wonders to explore. Compared to Canada, Sweden experiences milder winters and summers. If you want to experience a cold winter, Canada is a great destination to visit from December to the end of February. The best season in Sweden is summer, as the highest temperature does not exceed 30 degrees, and daylight is almost 20 hours in the Stockholm area, while in northern Sweden, there is nearly 24 hours of daylight. Even though I like Sarajevo as my hometown, where I spent the most beautiful years of my life, I also like Stockholm, as it has its own beauty and charm that I rarely experience in any other city in the world.
Now that I am 60 years old, I am realizing that all my work in my original profession, for which I went to school, and as a writer and amateur photographer, is dedicated to one purpose: discovering the real meaning of life and the beauty of this world, and our purpose as humans on Earth. I hope you will find something interesting in this journey for yourself, as you might sometimes be a piece of the puzzle that connects some missing spots in the picture.
My best to all of you!
