A pretty picture.
Where my laundry hangs. A nice view from my house.
Wild turkeys in Bulgaria!! Just so you don't think that I am imagining them!
Local horses for community use. See the chain. This one's baby is super cute. It skittish though.
Me and a local girl at the Alphabet celebration day. She was in my 3rd grade class that I taught.

So, I know I just posted, but I wanted to add a few more pictures of the town. Hope you like them.

I am Here

Here is a local sheep farmer by Kate's house
This is the national holiday last Monday. It celebrated the men who created the alphabet.
My eating area. The white door in the center is where we eat. The building to the left is the kitchen.
My shower room. Enough said. Watch out for spiders!
My sleeping area. See my REI backpack?
I know this is late, but this is the first time I've had internet since I've been here. I am in a little town about 40 minutes north of Vratsa. I live with a Baba (aka Baba Johnny) at the very outskirts of town. She is a little eccentric, but I love her. She loves to hug and kiss on me. She's very proud that I am with her. I get shown off a lot in town.

I don't want to post too much, because I know it get difficult to read. So I am going to put up pictures of my life so far in Bulgaria.

Lessons are going well, although I wish I could learn faster. Now that I've been here for awhile, I actually want to converse with my Baba and the people of my village.

Food has been interesting. As most of you know, I have texture issues and some food choices have been interesting. But I try everything and hope not offend anyone.

I try to stay positive. It's hard not knowing what is going on around me, but it's nice to have my 3 other Peace Corps members close by.

Hopefully the pictures will give you an accurate picture of my life. I will try to post more specifics later.

Final Countdown

It is so satisfying to cross things off a list. I feel like that's all I've been doing for the last month. I might have to take a picture of
all the lists I've made and of my daily planner to show how crazy my daily schedule has been.

I feel like I am almost ready to go. The only thing I have left to do is pack. I can't seem to make myself do it. Maybe it is my subconscious telling me something. Maybe it is just daunting to have to pack your life into 2 suitcases. But today's the day. I leave in 4 days and have to have things packed now so I can check weight and content. But maybe I'll just take a nap.

The last way I know that I am ready to go is that I am getting tired of talking about Bulgaria--already. Not that I am loosing my enthusiasm, but it's hard to talk about it all the time. I know it is exciting for people to hear about, but I can only give the same limited information so many times. But I am blessed to have so many people who are interested and care about me and my journey.

So I will say goodbye to you all one last time-- AGAIN. Thank you for the well wishes, gifts, and advice, and I will post next time from Bulgaria when I have new and exciting things to tell.