My village sits between two mountain ranges. On a clear day, this affords me a spectacular view of one of those mountain ranges from my living room and kitchen windows and an even better view of the other mountain range as I exit my building. I can look out, squint my eyes so the rooftops [...]
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January
Posted in Bulgaria, Freezing Balkan Winter on January 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
So this happened today…
Posted in Bulgaria, Freezing Balkan Winter, seasons on November 3, 2009 | 2 Comments »
…and I am not sure how I feel about it. It’s pretty, for sure. But it’s also cold. And I am not ready for that. Winter here is much like an Ohio winter, in that it is rather unpredictable and lasts for about six months. The difference is that it is cold everywhere. Blah. I [...]
Random
Posted in Freezing Balkan Winter, hairstyles, Holidays, Life! on March 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Happy Baba Marta! I have to say, I enjoyed this holiday. Since my self-esteem has always largely relied on having tangible signs that people like me (or in the case of living in Bulgaria, at least that they notice my existence and fabulousness), this has been the perfect holiday for me. I received bracelets, a [...]
Protests, Pechkas, Politics
Posted in Bulgaria, EU, Freezing Balkan Winter on January 14, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Check out here for the story on all this. A look at the overall energy dispute and its impact here. I also found another article in the New York Times from a few days ago, which is specific to Bulgaria. I think it may be an exaggeration, at least at this point, to compare this [...]
Russia proves how awesome it is, again.
Posted in Freezing Balkan Winter on January 7, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Perhaps you have been following the latest news on the energy crisis in my part of the world. If you haven’t, I suggest clicking on the links below to get updated. Basically what is happening is this: Ukraine pipes natural gas from Russia to a good portion of Eastern Europe/Central Asia and a little bit [...]
