I'm saying goodbye and leaving it behind.

Is he leaving Bulgaria? Is he quitting Peace Corps? Is he depressed? After reading the title of this post I am sure that you are a bit interested in what it is I am talking about. Well, I will tell you.

There are some things in my life that are beneficial, useful, fun, and even necessary. No, I have not decided to leave PC or Bulgaria or Life. I just have decided to disconnect my TV. I really see it as a hinderance and distraction to my life hear in Bulgaria. Sure, it has it perks. I can watch CNN in English. I can watch discovery channel in Bulgarian or catch every soccer match...EVER. I can even catch up on the lastest Romanian Lifetime channel, which is in English surprisingly.

However, the upside of a TV does not outweigh the downside of it. I find myself glued to it when it is sunny and beautiful outside because there is some great episode about sharks coming on in 30 minutes. Don't wanna miss that! No, really, the TV is taking away from my experience here. The everpresent ability to turn it on and watch something is a real distraction, not only from Bulgarian life but from my life in general.

The worst part about it is the "late night programming". I am not gonna go into it because I know we all know what I am talking about. This distraction has hurt most of all and therefore it is time for the TV to go. It will now sit in the part of the house that I rarely access. Out of site out of mind!

For all of those PC volunteers that don't have a TV...please don't ever want one during your service! Forgive me for you not being able to relate to the reality that TV, is a major distraction and hinderance.

Due to all my free time now I will devote more of my time to learning my guitar, reading my library, and becoming the next chef-boyardee! I will probably write more on my blog too.

I know I won't regret this decision. I promise. I just regret that I didn't do this about 3 months ago.

I am saying goodbye and leaving it behind!!!