Christmas Cheer: Poinsettias

On my way home from my Bulgarian lesson, I decided to buy a poinsettia.  I bought it. Making sure to pick out the most beautiful one. I love poinsettias. There’s something uber-Christmasy about the plant–more so than Christmas cookies, Christmas carols or even Christmas parties. I think it’s the mix of vibrant red and verdent [...]

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The End of Thanksgiving

It appears that all I’ve done for the last 10 days is to write about Thanksgiving.  I promise this is the last Thanksgiving post for the year.  Well, I think so any way.  The food was great and my friends were wonderful.  I couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate the day.  For full [...]

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Bulgarian Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving Day dinner in Sofia:  Pumpkin Gnocchi served up with a big spoonful of lyutinitsa and shredded kashkaval cheese.  I make the gnocchi all by myself which is probably why they look um, like a five-year old’s craft project.  Anyhow, they taste great and look so-so.
The one thing was that I spent so much time [...]

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Scones in Sofia

I love scones. Love them. I spent a couple of days looking at recipes online. I have a love hate relationship with finding good recipes that work with the ingredients I have access to in Bulgaria.

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Bulgarian Visa

Great news, for me! I don’t have to fly back to the States to make my visa application.  I guess this is bad news for my friends and family in the States but I couldn’t be happier.
I get to stay in Bulgaria, make a couple of short trips to Greece and I’ll hardly miss teaching [...]

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Olomouc

I am currently in Olomouc which is the fifth largest city in the Czech Republic. I have been here for a day and I love it. The city is beautiful and the streets are un-crowded.  Oh and it doesn’t hurt that I have only been able to identify a few other tourists while on my [...]

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Bratislava

I am in Bratislava right now and will be leaving this morning to travel to Prague.  This again is just going to be another quick post. Sorry I don’t have more time.
Bratislava is an amazing city.  It has a really small feel an it’s totally accessible. Compared to Venice it seems like paradise.  Sure there [...]

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Wow, America

Funny what living abroad can do to a girl: I totally forgot that tomorrow is Independence Day. Thanks to everyone in the states who has facebook feeds, twitters, and away messages about baseball games, fireworks, a long weekend and the like–otherwise I might have completely missed it.
Normally I celebrate with a beer and some [...]

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New Coffee Shop!

I’ve just stared going to a great new coffee shop in Sofia: Colours & Flavours. (Take that Starbucks!)  They are super-duper friendly and they make great coffee.  Really what could be better than that? Well, the only thing that would be better if they were right around the corner from my house instead of closer [...]

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EU Elections and Alcohol

Today Bulgaria is voting for members to represent them within the EU. Yes, it’s a Sunday and there are elections. This isn’t something I used to. In my world, Tuesdays are election days.
Also, there’s no alcohol for sale today. I knew this but it was funny to go to [...]

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