спортен ден

before we left our village, we hosted a sports/field day for the kids. We played football, kickball, and relay races.

It's nothing, really. I just climed to the top of the highest mountain in the Balkans. Really, nothing special. ;)

These pictures were taken in Viden, Northwest Bulgaria. The old building is an abandoned synagogue. The boy picks flowers for me. Across the river is Romania. Visited this site to learn more about the ways that Roma NGOs work with their communities. The video is of a Roma First Communion celebration in Viden.

We participated in the national Rhila Park clean up. The Bulgarian Nationla News camera followed us around all day.

life

Where I have lived for the last three months.

Our Training group had a assignment to understand the hope and dreams of Bulgarian Youth. We taught a english class and opened the class with drawing. We asked the kids to draw thier lives when they grew up. Here are some of the results.

Hello! It has been a while since I have written here, but that is only because my internet access--and time--has been so severely limited. Next time I write I will post:

Pictures from the first day of school
Video from a Roma First communion ppparty!
Pictures of kids we took to a 700 year old Fortress
Journal entries from the worst day so far in Peace Corps

And of course, Doing bulgarian folk dances to Michael Jackson's Thriller.



I love you.