Sofia

Just checking in, although I have to admit I have been a bit lazy lately and procrastinating talking with you. I am off the hook a little though as some of it was illness induced, as there was about 24 hours of a mass exodus, inspired by a cause yet to be determined. A bit weird as I spent the last 2 months eating shady street food only to get sick on possibly something homemade.

The week in Sofia was spent with some touring, some internet catching up, and some hanging out with other Couchsurfers in Sofia. Just trying to get used to some of the idiosyncrasies of the Bulgarian people---their impossible to read Cyrillic writing, our mutual love of ketchup (they have Ketchup flavored Ruffles), their more serious facades, their fascination for Niagara Falls, and their nodding for "no" and shaking their head for "yes"--a communication crippling difference for a boy that relies oh so heavily on sign language and head signals for direction in his everyday life. Have resorted to holding a cardboard sign that says "yes" and "no" and having them point to it.....

Shaking things up a bit and jumping on a bus tomorrow for the town of Silistra, where I am to meet up with friend of my buddy Pat Crotty. She is a Peace Corp volunteer, so lets see if I can get myself involved in something altruistic for a change.

Yours,
BQ