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Where’s Wally?
Observant viewers have noticed that the video of me in the last post features elephants… Yes, I’m in Ghana. If you want to know what I’ve been up to, check out our team blog at http://www.dasibatamale.wordpress.com!
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Tagged Africa, Bulgaria, Bulgarian, Bulgarian blog, elephants, Ghana, Sofia, sozofia, Sub-saharan Africa, volunteering, West Africa
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Leaving on a jet plane
Well, I’m off to work on a charity project in Ghana, which means that I won’t be back in Bulgaria until the summer at the earliest. No doubt I will have an African blog, so do track me down there. … Continue reading
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Tagged Balkans, Bulgaria, Bulgarian blogs, Bulgarian news, Leaving Bulgaria, links, recommendations, Sofia, sozofia, Travelling
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1. If I only had the nerve
Happy New Year / Честита Нова Година! 2013 got off to an interesting start… when I caught the train home at 4am on New Years’ Day, I ended up breaking up a fight between two drunk men in my carriage. … Continue reading
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Tagged Balkan, boza, Bulgaria, Bulgarian, career change, Courage, Cyrillic, drunk fights, fighting, puns, running, Sofia, sozofia, sunburn, taking risks, teaching
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A Bulgarian love story
I’m going to be honest now. The first time I drove into Sofia I wasn’t blown away. On our (rather long) ride from the airport to our apartment, I looked at the crumbling tower blocks, the slightly tacky malls and … Continue reading
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Tagged A Bulgarian Love Story, affection, Balkans, breakup, Bulgaria, Bulgarian, Bulgarian men, Falling in love, heartbreak, love, love story, Sofia, sozofia
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Out of the red
In case you hadn’t noticed, I’m ginger. In the UK, that means that I am part of the last minority group that it is acceptable to discriminate against. Whether you like it or not, having red hair defines you in … Continue reading
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Tagged abuse, appearance, attractiveness, blog, Blogging, Bulgaria, Bulgarian, Bulgarian blog, Bulgarian men, cultural differences, culture, discrimination, ethnic, ethnicity, fashion, ginger, ginger hair, ginger jokes, hair, hair colour, jokes, red hair, Scotland, Scottish, sozofia, travel, UK
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A weighty issue
I went travelling in India with my two friends L & E once. One day, we were sitting in Jaipur when an Indian chap came over to chat to us. He seemed friendly enough, until he uttered the words: “I … Continue reading
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Tagged Balkans, blog, Blogging, Bulgaria, Bulgarian, Bulgarian blog, communicate, communication, Eastern Europe, fat, fatty, flatmate, flatmate from hell, flatmates, Good Morning, grudge, housemate, India, Indian, issues, Jaipur, negative, negativity, obese, optimism, optimistic, pessimism, pessimistic, positive, positivity, smashed crockery, smile, Sofia, sozofia, Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan, weight
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The flip side of the flop
Cycling through the park yesterday, I walked past a woman and her daughter. The child was wailing – not crying, but that full on blood-curdling, toe-curling wailing that I’ve only ever heard from bereaved people in an African hospital, and … Continue reading
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Tagged 3 good things, Balkans, blog, Blogging, Bulgaria, Bulgarian, Bulgarian blog, Eastern Europe, flip flops, Handbag, Happiness Experiment, Sofia, Theft, Three good things, Wine Festival
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Wet blanket?
I’m quite adaptable, which is a bonus given my recent decision to up sticks and move to Bulgaria – it means that I can accept the fact that nobody understands tea (it only comes in herbal varieties here) and, in … Continue reading
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