I realized the other day that the B23 COS conference is coming up soon (translation to normal-person speak: what’s left of the group with whom I went to Bulgaria gets together at a hotel to overwhelm the hotel staff with loud, belligerent Americans and sometimes sit in a conference room, using lots of words like, [...]
Archive for the ‘Life!’ Category
Posted in America, Life!, nostalgia, Peace Corps, readjustment on March 21, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Long Ride in a Slow Machine
Posted in Life! on November 4, 2009 | 5 Comments »
I had a good day at school today. I try very hard not to let my happiness rely on how things go over at Saints Kiril and Metodiy but, let’s face it, there’s not much else I do here. I taught my 3rd grade angels today. They were even more angelic with the absences of [...]
The Places We Call Home
Posted in Bulgaria, Life! on September 8, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I thought the block looked photogenic today.
Lists
Posted in Life!, resolutions on August 3, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I seem to be making a lot of them lately. As I mentioned, August is supposed to be my working month this summer. It’s not really the best month to try and do something here, since everyone pretty much goes to the sea. Even Angry Lady has closed up the cafe and headed off on [...]
Cleaning…
Posted in Bulgaria, Life! on July 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
is boring, right? Not when you live in Bulgaria! That’s right–simply because I live here, I get to pass my chores off as more interesting/exotic than the very same ones you do in the U.S., and simply because I do them in the Balkans! And then I get to make you read a blog entry [...]
Nosce Te Ipsum
Posted in Life!, observations on June 3, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Life isn’t all lentil burgers and unintentionally insulting my mother (sorry about that again, Mom). I have purposefully been trying to steer this blog away from more serious topics recently because I can easily fall into a rut of posting only negative things or some existential question that’s been on my mind. I draw your [...]
Spring, School, an Invitation
Posted in Bulgaria, Life! on May 10, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I am convinced there is nothing more beautiful than spring in Bulgaria. The white blossoms from the cherry trees have mostly been blown away by the wind, but I went for a walk today and the lilac and magnolia trees are now in bloom. The whole village smells like lilacs. I watched a village cat [...]
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 [...]
