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Transitions in the East
Stories from an American living in Bulgaria
- I got married
- I got pregnant
- I studied sociology for 9 months in Istanbul,
Turkey
- I finished my two-year commitment to the Peace
Corps
- I attempted a marathon in Cheverny, France
- I travelled to Paris, France and Nis, Serbia.
- I completed my courses for my bachelor’s degree.
- I co-wrote a cookbook.
- I did a bike trip along the northern section of
the Black Sea coast of Bulgaria.
- I
moved back to Bulgaria.
- I
had an evil landlord.
- I
fell in love, hard.
- I
saw my parents.
- I
said farewell to a very good friend.
- Debated becoming a professional academic.
- Had
courses given by two of the most amazing professors in my academic career.
- Went through immigration processes.
- I
started growing dreads again.
- I
learned to swim.
- I
learned to ride a bike in a metropolitan environment.
- I
saw a Monet exhibition, and decided that I actually enjoy art.
- My
political ideas began to mature a bit, although I am still unclear exactly
where I stand— most of it is slightly anarchist, and slightly communist.
- I “saw”
the Gezi Park protests.
- I
took many things apart, and put most of them back together.
- I
learned a bit of Turkish, and forgot a lot of Bulgarian.
- I
rode ferry boats.
- I
went skiing.
- I
cut my husband’s hair.
- Went
camping on the black sea coast of Turkey.
- I
ate a surprisingly large amount of sushi for my locations.
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