Let's see... nothing too exciting has happened this week. Just typical street boarding, contacting and teaching english. Last monday we went to a city about an hour away from here called Starz zagora. We visited the sisters there and celebrated the 22nd birthday of Sis. Myers. We walked down the Glav and had a duner.
Oh yeah something to tell you about Bulgaria is they have tons of holidays! One that is huge happens all during the month of March especially on March first, it is happy grandma march day. A few weeks before march the streets are covered with vendors selling these things called "martinitzi's" they are bracelts made with white and red thread that symbolize good health.
So people buy a whole bunch and then on March 1st everyone goes around saying "Happy Grandma March Day" and then they put a bracelet on your wrist...I think I have around 12 or so right now. Everyone gives them to everyone. Then once you have them you wait until you see the "first" blossoms on a tree or bush or and kind of plant and you wrap it on there.
Anyway its pretty cool. Later this week on March 8th is "womens day" A whole day devoted to celebrating women. That should be interesting.
OK so to try and answer your questions... it's hard to say if my bulgarian is getting any better...I think its too early to tell. I have had some good meals. Most of what I eat from people is a very popular dish here called bonitsa. You should look it up... its hard to explain but some people are really good at making it and some people struggle.
As for the rest of the food, I am excited for spring to come around because they will have tons of fruits an veggies everwhere for really cheap! The fruit they have now is amazing! Way better than fruit and veggies in the U.S. So we went shopping today and got lots of everything. Oh, another thing that is good and cheap here is the bread! Its like 50 cents a loaf for fresh bread! Yum. Oh and something that I eat all the time is called Museli. It's my favorite. It is granola with stawberries(the kind i love)...and if you want to make it "real" museli you mix the granola in with this special kind of yogurt and chop up a whole bunch of fruit really small...and there you have amazing museli, yum!
The weather here reminds me of the weather in Idaho. It is pretty cold and windy, but i am pretty sure it will start getting warmer soon... I hope!
My address is Стефен Стамболов No. 18 Сливен, България
I hope you can find it with my bulgarian address...because i am not sure if it transfers over to english...
Yeah, about the packages... they have to be packed sneaky... and pretty light but if you could I would like it if you sent some more little perfume things like the ones you sent for christmas and fruit snacks and maybe skittles... Not too much but things like that you could hide in something. Maybe you could send something in a month or so for my birthday because it takes a couple months for us to get packages. Anyway...yeah. :)
That's Awesome you did so well in bowling! woo hoo! keep it up!
Dad- Thanks for mentioning me in your testimony! that makes me feel happy and special :)
That's too bad you didnt feel very well :( I hope you feel better! My comp didnt feel very well this week so we had to stay in a day when she was really bad.
Could you tell Keith hi for me and I miss him and going to subway and taco bell with him!! (boy, do i miss taco bell...haha)
Anyway, I wish you all a great week!! I love you all so much! Thanks for you prayers and support! I pray for all of you also :)
Love, Jodi
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