Shayne's Crazy Makdo Life

Good Times in Bulgaria

I completely forgot to talk about my trip! Bulgaria was amazing- I had such a great time just relaxing on the beach. I stayed with a Peace Corps Bulgaria Volunteer, Lise, who was a fantastic hostess! She lives in Burgas, which is on the coast of the Black Sea. It's a pretty large city of about 200,000 and isn't really considered as a big tourist place because it has an oil refinery. But, that's where everyone else is wrong- Burgas is a great city and has tons to do, some great restaurants, and some really great beaches! Plus, because everyone thinks that it's not a good place to go, the beaches aren't packed at all! There are tons of cute little seaside villages along the coast, so I took a few day trips to some of those and enjoyed their beaches as well. I probably clocked more time laying on the beach in that one week than I have in my entire life combined! And some very fun sunbathing it was ;) On the last night, Lise took me to a bar in Burgas where one of her favorite bands were playing. They're called Lora, and they're basically a rock band that does a lot of great covers of American songs from the 90's (Coldplay, No Doubt, Alanis Morissette, U2). It was SUCH a great time. The band was amazing and the bar was really small, so we got to stand really close to the band and jump around, sing, and dance all night long. There were almost a few moshing-induced catastrophes, but we left the bar at 3 am unscathed, but really sweaty from all the dancing. It was a fantastic way to end my trip. All in all, it was SUCH a relaxing trip and just what I needed before the big haul to the end!

And, here we are at the big haul. Things are getting pretty crazy, and I'm just trying to keep up with it all. I've got lots of packing to do still for my move to Veles, not to mention our Close-of-Service Conference next week, and then....my dad comes!!!! That's right- exactly a week from tomorrow, my dad will be gracing this lovely country with his presence. I can't wait to show him around everywhere and introduce him to everyone. It's going to be absolutely fabulous. Then, the day he leaves, I leave my little village, my beautiful Orizari, and head to Skopje for a week for some planning and training of my own, then Veles. It'll be a crazy last couple of months, that's for sure!


This is part of the beach in Burgas where I spent a lot of my time. And a man in a Speedo. Yes, this happens a lot in Europe.

posted by Shayne @ 11:33 PM