Last.

Marissa and I woke up at Lara's cousin's appartment which was a welcome change from the hotels. We got ready, and then Lara took us to her favorite bakery (pekarina in Croatian). After eating we took a small tour of the old part of the city, there was a Museum of Broken Relationships which looked quite funny, while waiting for the rest of the group to meet us. 

We had two meetings today; Parliament (above, the main chamber) and we met with a Serbian business organization Prevrednik. Luckily the apartment we stayed at was across the street from Parliament so meeting up with the group was easy. We were given a tour of the building, and explained the history of some of the smallest details. I learned that something that one does not notice on first glance might have symbolic meanings rooted in the past of the nation, for example the windows. During the conflict the windows were covered with bricks too not only protect against gunshots and grenades, but also to symbolize the closed mindedness of the communist regime. Once the new constitution was in place the bricks came down to let in the light. We also learned that there are about 153 Members of Parliament, at least 5 of them are dedicated to Croats who hold duel citizenship and live outside of Croatia.

Our last meeting was with a Serbian organization Prevrednik. The word Prevrednik means entrepreneur. This was an organization started in 1897 to help poverty stricken Serbs realize their full potential through apprenticeships. The organization has been in operation on and off since the time of inception, due to the change of government, and multiple conflicts. Our speaker talked also about the discrimination of Serbs in Croatia, such as in jobs and in elections.

After our meetings we met up with Lara again for lunch. We spent our afternoon enjoying the city. Zagreb is quite a nice town, but I do not recommend anyone to visit it during the summer everyone is out of town enjoying the coast. Later in the night we had our last family dinner at a Red Hot Chili Peppers themed pizzeria.