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Transitions in the East

Stories from an American living in Bulgaria

Category: Parenting

The End of the Family Bedroom

January 7, 2018January 7, 2018 kojiParenting

I had almost an entire blog post about how we're almost four years into parenting and still using the family bedroom. It was a hemming and hawing post as I debated whether I wanted to[…]

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Thus Begins the Holiday Guilt

December 20, 2017 kojiParenting

Sometimes I swear the holidays were created to make parents feel inadequate. Or maybe just parents who don't live up to the standard parenting norms floating around the world. Today's guilt? Peatuk's outfit for his[…]

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Some Raw Parenting Honesty

November 28, 2017 kojiParenting

I am often jealous of my friends with kids my son’s age. Their lives seem so much easier than ours. I try to assure myself that we only see glimpses of their lives,. Plenty of[…]

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Kid Soup

November 23, 2017 kojiParenting

We still have family bath time. I know it won’t last much longer, so I’m holding onto it for as long as I can. Our tub is a small, plastic toddler tub that rests upright[…]

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A Mother Alone

October 21, 2017 kojiParenting

All week, Peatuk has been home sick. Which means all week I have had both kids. Nikola, as usual, has deadlines, so most nights he wasn’t home or, if he was, it was just for[…]

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First Day of Kindergarten

September 12, 2017 kojiParenting

Kindergarten in Bulgaria encompasses both preschool and kindergarten in the US. It’s a 3-4 year ordeal, from 3-6 years old. So maybe it isn’t as big of a deal as it is starting kindergarten in[…]

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The Love/Hate I Have With My Maternity Leave

June 21, 2017 kojiParenting

Let me be clear- I am abundantly grateful for my maternity leave. It is amazing that I get to have this long, slow time with my blossoming daughter. But while I love maternity leave, there[…]

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Strangers On Trains

June 10, 2017 kojiParenting

Yesterday I took Jojo on her first train trip. Nikola had gone to Sofia to get the timing belt on our car looked at and he was going to pick us up in Veliko Turnovo[…]

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He’s Growing Up

May 25, 2017 kojiParenting

Today was a day filled with transitions for Peatuk. First, his big-boy bed arrived. Nikola and I spent the morning putting it together. It’s an ikea bunk bed, but rather low to be a bit[…]

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A Walk In The Park

May 8, 2017May 8, 2017 kojiParenting

The park next to our apartment building is under construction. While it is still far from finished, it is built up enough that we can use it for mini-adventures on days when the construction crews[…]

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Transitions in the east is part personal blog and part advice for people who are considering immigrating to Bulgaria. I have been living in Bulgaria for the past six years and feel like I have some helpful information for new foreigners moving to Bulgaria. If you have any questions, feel free to get in contact with me via social media or by leaving a comment. Thank you for reading!

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