We also visited a few refugee camps hearing stories similar to those on the news of the horrible nature of war. Our hearts were touched and we responded to the needs we saw just like we believe you would want us to do. We went to a store, bought the things needed and delivered them to the needy. My first impression of Albania is that it seems more chaotic than other disaster areas, even more so than Ethiopia. Starvation is not as apparent, but it is early yet.
Road traffic is very dense and there is a lack of good roads.
The Albanian Police don't have effective control of traffic or other civil matters, but they will learn. There is poor local telephone service, intermittent electricity, a lack of hotel space, a lack of warehouses, and few apartments to rent and a difficult language. It was also raining a cold rain, mixed with sleet. In the night you can sometimes hear gunfire, but it is not from the war. It is just a Moslem way of celebrating or of releasing tension.