One of things I wanted to do before I left Bulgaria was take some pictures of the massive, decaying block apartments in Sofia. Granted, I lived in a small, decaying block apartment building in my village, but the ones in Sofia always seemed so much more…expansive and thought-provoking. Taking the bus into town and coming [...]
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Blight on Two Continents
Posted in Bulgaria, Youngstown on January 26, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Youngstown
Posted in Music, Youngstown on November 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
My previous blog post got me to thinking about Y-town and I remembered the song Bruce Springsteen wrote, which I haven’t heard in probably a decade. Man can write a song.
Twenty Years
Posted in Bulgaria, communism, Youngstown on November 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I know I am a little late, but since this month marks twenty years since the fall of the Berlin wall and communism, I thought I should write something. This topic of communism has come up a lot recently in my conversations with Bulgarians and Americans. There is quite a diversity of opinions on the [...]
Eddie Loves Debbie
Posted in teaching, Youngstown on March 10, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Special message for winter: You are no longer welcome in Bulgaria. You are no longer pretty and peaceful. You are frigid and ugly and are sucking the life out of me. So, please leave. Ok? Kthxbye. Work continues to be rather uninspiring, mostly. I am looking forward to putting together a presentation with Petya for [...]
Ode to Ken’s Special Orange Sauce
Posted in Food, Youngstown on March 4, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I think I speak for a decent percentage of my group when I say that food is the one commodity which most often leads to homesickness. The wonders of technology allow us to IM, speak on the phone with, and even SEE (if we have a webcam) our family and friends. Loved ones can come [...]
