Beautiful Day

Today is simply a beautiful day.  After three or so days of rain, a sunny and warm day was a nice change.  I spent most of it with friends having lunch, lounging around in the park and later we’re going for Bulgarian food.
This is really the perfect way to spend a Sunday afternoon.  Lucky me.

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Yeah O.K. Taxi!

Great news! That I should have announced weeks ago.  O.K. Taxi now speaks English as well as Bulgarian! Um, wow. This is just one more reason to love O.K. Taxi!!
O.K. Taxi was already by far the best taxi company in Sofia.  They are honest and this I’ve learned is something that’s kind of a rarity. [...]

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To hug, to kiss, to hand-shake?

I’ve been thinking about this question for some time now.  I feel like I never know what to do–to hug, to kiss, to hand-shake?
Here in Bulgaria the two (or sometimes three) cheek-kiss is king. I find that my Bulgarian friends always do it when parting and more often than not also cheek-kiss when they meet/greet [...]

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Romeo, Romeo, Where for art thou Romeo?

I had an opportunity this week to see a performance of Romeo and Juliet in English put on by the by The Drama Buffs Club at Sofia’s School of Mathematics. It was an absolute treat–albeit an unexpected treat. What made the performance especially noteworthy is that the students were putting on the event in order [...]

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Ug, is how I feel

I feel ug today.  And I am sorry for that because I’ve been meaning to post for days.  Today when I have the time, I just  happen to feel ug.
The worst part is that I don’t know if it’s allergies or if it’s a cold.  A cold at the end of May just seems totally [...]

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Grocery Store Music

Grocery store music.  This week I was shopping for a few things in the market close to my house.  I needed to pick up some bananas, toilet paper, bread and cheese. Not such a long list.  No problem I do this all the time.
Well on this trip I was assaulted with bad–really bad American hip-hop [...]

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Thanks, Thanks

Thanks for all of the birthday wishes that I received over the last few days.  It really means a lot to me.  I had a super birthday. Thanks again for everything–your wishes, your friendship, your comments on my blog and every other little thing that you do for me!!  Sometimes I wonder what I did [...]

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Today is my Birthday

It’s funny. I woke up this morning and thought: today is my birthday.  Today is my birthday and I am lying in my bed in Sofia, Bulgaria.  Then I thought: how old am I? Nearly 30 was the first answer that came to me but not 30 in a bad way. Not in the way [...]

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EU Country?

After my travels, I can’t help but wonder what makes a country an EU country? Many of the countries I went to seem as developed as Bulgaria.  This is not to say that Bulgaria should not belong to the EU but just to say that I can help but wonder what the qualifications are.
Sure I [...]

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Lindt Chocolate?

Two nights ago, I got home and there was a blue plastic bag hanging on my door-knob.  Yes there was a Lindt Chocolate bag with a red metal chocolate Lindt Chocolate Lindor tin in it hanging on my door.  I thought it was strange.  So I called Max to see what he thought or if [...]

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