This is my first post on my blog for a very long time. Yes....It is true, "I am a Peace Corps volunteer." I say that a lot to people who I know I have told already, but either way I wanted to update you on a few funny things that I have learned so far in three months that I have been here.
First the funny and sometimes annoying:
1. Margarine is used as Mayonnaise - Neither are too healthy, at least make them taste good. A margarine and salami sandwiches are "tasty" enough....especially for breakfast!
2. Turkish Toilets - Good for "the system" but should come with a splash warning. Nuff said!
3. Being over 5'8" in a house built during communism is a real inconvenience - shower heads hanging from the ceiling will leave scars guaranteed.
4. You can't be shy about underwear. Mine hung on the clothesline in the front yard right next Baba's (grandma's) so all could see. Eh whatev!
5. It doesn't matter if there is only 2 working gears on a public bus...it just has to have four wheels to be used. (Good drivers cost extra)
6. 14 year old in a bar...not unusual
7. 14 year old girls that look 24...bad news
8. I got a black lung in Bulgaria without even smoking a single cigarette...quite a talent.
9. Walking on hot pavement will actually melt your feet. I had a heel-sized blister to prove it.
10. Sweating while you sleep is much the norm.
11. A lot of people say it but now I am beginning to agree and realize that, "Anything can happen Bulgaria!!!"
