My American Life

I came to the United States after I married my husband physician scientist Sinisa Dovat just before the war was breaking in Bosnia. Being Serb at that time was not easy but we tried to be best ambassador for the Serbia we could be and be realistic and honest about what was happening. We had so many America friends who helped us without anything expecting in return every step of the way that mentioning all of them would be impossible.
My husband Sinisa’s story is a story of the hard work and dedication to the patients’ science medicine and his family but it is his to tell. am grateful to be part of his journey and for his support encouragement and mentorship every step of the way.
I was a late bloomer in many areas and worked hard to be be …show more content…
I hope my grandfather Radisa would be proud of me and I hope maybe in time I will be able to mention his name without crying because I still miss him after all these years. My family is tight even that we live on different continents and countries . My sister Olivera in Serbia is family physician but also amazing artist writer and mother . Mother is a college professor and PhD and but also artist who does art exibitions as painter. Our baby sister Maristela our mathematician and computer science wiz is so artistic and bright and my big support. I did not inherit their talent for art but loved writing and hope to make a difference working with children.
I want to dedicate this book to all children who feel they do not belong for many different reasons. Being audible minority but no visible affected my life but each of us has invisible characteristic that affect us.
I want to thank my husband Sinisa Dovat for his support, daughters Elanora and Katarina Dovat for inspiring me to do more and in Kataraina’s word “think big” .. I want to thank my nephews Marko and Laura Dzerd who did a critical reading of the first draft and provided valuable feedback and Lea and Boris who are all my