My apologies for not updating any sooner. To be fair, I warned you all that I’m really bad at this. Anyway, I finally have internet in my house. It’s not very dependable, but most of the time it comes through for me…so I’m a happy girl! I took a few pics of the place for you all so you can get a better idea of my living arrangements. Work is still well, but with BAIRAM (totally not the way you spell it, I know) coming up, everyone is planning for that. I’ll be going to Sapareva Banya (my old stomping ground) for Christmas to spend with my host family. I’m very excited!
I got a visit from my program manager last week. This is a routine visit that he, or other program staff make as a general check up. Everything went well, until he asked if I have had any guests yet. I explained to him that because of the village that I live in, I am not allowed to have male guests over for a visit. He talked with my counterpart to see if he could make some sort of compromise with her. I love the village that I live in, and want others to be able to experience it. After a long discussion between the three of us, we realized there would be little leniency. This is one village you do NOT want to be seen as morally corrupt in. They understand that I’m American and I do things quite a bit differently. For example, I like to run or walk quickly for fun (what?!), I don’t eat bread when I’m served French fries for dinner (for shame!), and I’m sorry, but I just can’t drink plain yogurt water (you must be sick, drink this.) As you can see I’m getting pretty brave, but this is one line I’m not quite willing to cross yet. I do, however, have the most amazing neighbors in the world! This family has been a God send, and they agreed (shocked that there was ever even any question) that any male visitor I had would be more than welcome to sleep in their spare bedroom. Problem solved. So, that’s it for now, pics are below….and, as always, keep me updated about what’s going on in the States!Rajun :)
My two hungry kitties, Shaker (Turkish for sugar) is on the left and Gubi (Bulgarian for mushrooms) is on the right
My kitchen
This is where the magic happens, ps that's not dirt it's rust haha
This is the shower, I have to plug in the boiler you see to the left for 3 hours for a 20 min. shower
This is the living room/bedroom...and those are my collages that I still can't figure out how to hang on these walls
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Hey Rajun! My name is Irene Kocher and I am one of your mothers student over her in North Carolina. Wow I take a thirty minute shower at least. I dont know what i would do if i chould only take a 20 minute one. Well talk to you later.
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