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View from my Borovets hotel room the day after we arrived in Bulgaria. Stayed here 2 nights before moving in with the host familys in nearby Samokov
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My computer setup and room in Borovets.
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Most of the new Peace Corps Trainees in Borovets.
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109. The welcome dinner in Borovets that included dancing, much drinking, and many new faces. This event dragged out to be a 5 hour affair.
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133. The view of the Rila Mountains from my classroom during training.
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My first and favorite language teacher during training, Nadia.
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138. The storks that I said hi to every day during training.
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Simon and all the "Ecologs" (environmental trainees) doing some water tests on the river Iskar in Samokov.
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173. The entrance to the Rila Monestery. I am with my host aunt, Rumi, and another trainee, Lisa, who lived upstairs from me with my host aunt and uncle.
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178, 182, 185, 188, 200, 201, 205, and 210. Selected photos from Rila Monestery. 210 is me drinking the last of the Banana nectar we had for a picnic lunch in the mountains…I was washing down the caviar.