Resting in the questions
June 7 I cannot believe that we are flying back to the U.S. in just three days – It is surreal! I have learned, and experienced so much during my time here in Bulgaria. I feel like I have a lot more to learn here, and I am not ready to leave. Processing these past....
Icons of nature, history and the church
May 25 When in Bulgaria, you are sure to experience a few new things; including banistsa, stotinki, and even an earthquake! Around 3:00am on May 22nd, our cross-cultural group experienced the aftershocks of a 5.6 est. earthquake that damaged parts of Sofia – the capital of Bulgaria. No one from our group was injured, but....
Asenovgrad Host Families and the Rose Festival
We are about to spend our fourth and final night with our host families in Asenovgrad. 聽Everyone seems to have enjoyed the stay, but for some it was more stretching than others due to a larger language barrier. 聽My host brother George is fluent in English. 聽On the other hand, Kendal and Brandon, among others,....
Greetings from Bansko
May 21 2012 袟写褉邪胁械泄 from Bansko! We have arrived in Bulgaria after a very long day of travel. We left Harrisonburg聽at 12:30 on Saturday afternoon聽and arrived in Bansko聽at 4:30 in the afternoon Sunday, local time 聽With a seven hour time difference from the East coast, that is a travel time of 21 hours. 聽We were....