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Transitions in the East

Stories from an American living in Bulgaria

Category: self-reflection

Coffee With Dali

September 15, 2016 kojiself-reflection

I have gotten in the habit of taking my morning coffee at a coffee shop down the street called Dali. Besides the name and an absurdly large picture of Dali covering a wall of the[…]

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Bye Bye Dreads

July 14, 2016 kojiself-reflection

Getting rid of my dreads this time was difficult. Seriously, honestly, heart-breakingly difficult. This time around, I started my dreads soon after my wedding. In fact, I returned to Turkey from Bulgaria and I stopped[…]

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Planting Seeds and Watering Gardens

December 4, 2015 kojiself-reflection

Over the past year or so I have slowly developed an obsession with owning a home. I suppose I am at that time in my life. I want stability. I want something that is undeniably[…]

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Into the Dark

September 23, 2015 kojiself-reflection

I usually get nervous around this time of year. The days are getting shorter more quickly than I would like and I know that soon I will be restricted to a few hours of cold[…]

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Being a Mother Has Changed Me

September 9, 2015September 9, 2015 kojiParenting

Being a mother has changed me in a lot of ways. It has also changed the life I am living. I think it is still important to differentiate between those two things. I am not[…]

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To Be Young Again

September 4, 2015 kojiParenting

When I start to feel old, I like to remind myself that I can’t even be elected president yet. I am definitely not old. I am not even to the age of real power yet,[…]

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32? Things.

August 10, 2015August 10, 2015 kojiself-reflection

I honestly have no clue how old I am. I have to do the math every time. I think I turn 32 today. I was trying to get my list of 32 things that happened[…]

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Stuck

July 31, 2015July 31, 2015 kojiself-reflection

I love my life. I love Gabrovo. I love the mountains surrounding it. I love my husband. I love my son. I love that Nikola is running an ethical business and I love that I[…]

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A Day With No Bra

July 5, 2015July 5, 2015 kojiself-reflection

On our third or fourth day in Spain my husband leaned over to me and whispered, “Why don’t any girls where bras here? Are they too hot?” I thought about it for a moment. I[…]

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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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