This summer, 25 Global Agents for Change are riding from Amsterdam to Istanbul to raise money and awareness for microcredit. Teams of 25 incredible young people (18-30) spent four days in Serbia. One of them, Chris Walts, put up a blog post over at globalafc.org, discussing preconceptions of Serbia.
Preconceptions are an interesting thing. While I know that most people in our group were very eager to visit Serbia many were also very wary of the “horror stories” that seem to be around. Even neighboring countries and past residents had given us tips and warnings about it, but almost none of them have been true. It seems like the further east we go the more the nicer, friendlier, and more welcoming people becoming, and Serbia thus far has been the nicest.
It’s yet another example showing that all negative preconceptions of Serbia are totally unfounded.
