Blerim Sharri’s desire to help people drove him towards the medical field, he claims. Dr. Sharri, a Kosovar born to a middle-class family on the outskirts of Kosovo, which was part of Yugoslavia at the time. “I set my mind to becoming a professional soccer player at the time. I was always fond of soccer; later I would learn that I was exponentially more fond of the idea of helping others.” At the time, Dr. Sharri’s aunt had become sick, and he had taken care of her for an entirety of three weeks, once she recovered, Sharri realized that he could help other people who housed sick relatives sick relatives and people with life-threatening conditions. Presently, Dr. Blerim Sharri has committed his life to helping others at Ordinanca Lindja Gjilan,…show more content… Sharri is no ordinary surgeon. He had to go through a world of problems to get to where he is now. One of those problem was the war raging across Kosovar lands, “I was absolutely terrified.” He spoke of the night in february of 1998: “I woke up late that day,” he explained, “I was overwhelmed with school work, so I was so tired, despite this, I walked to the university.” He told me every detail. I was amazed by his efficient memory. Suddenly, an explosion illuminated the dark, foggy night sky, and a unearthly tremble jolted him awake. “I fled back to my parent’s home.” He exclaimed. He expands on his experience of that long, fearful night, where the country was constantly carpet-bombed by f-16s, where over 1000 civilians died. Despite an ongoing war, Blerim Sharri fought hunger and stress by continuing his studies with old english textbooks. “It was hard. I never fully understood what I was actually studying, until I found an old Albanian to English dictionary.” He says. Sharri starts explaining where he learned to speak fluent English and Serbian, “I learned [English & Serbian] from my study books and soldiers passing by.” At the time, NATO troops had started fighting for Kosovo’s defense and started occupying the outskirts of Kosovo, where Sharri lived, most of the soldiers spoke fluent, formal
