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A long snowy trip to Gabrovo
... was inspirational. The twins were so full of life, making jokes (and tea), welcoming us in and you can tell from from their interactions that Pastor Rumen has been a huge role model for them. He treats them like his own sons and is so loving and encouraging of them. It really was a joy to see. Today has been all about hope and joy. It sounds a bit cheesy but it's true.
Video here.
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Bulgaria... Oh dear.
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The entrance was pretty straight forward too. They checked our stuff and we were in Bulgaria. Suddenly the trappings of wartorn poverty were swept aside. The roads were clear and smooth and the edges were tidy and clear. We made good time towards Sofia, a large city along the way we wanted to see. From the last 10 miles we were able to see the outskirts so we knew this was going to be a big and impressive place to visit.
I could write a diatribe on my ...
Life after the Amacello.
... Moscow – a plain boxy building. We got our room keys and retired to our room. By the time that our bags arrived at our door, it was time to go downstairs to meet everyone and walk to our dinner restaurant. As we walked outside we were somewhat surprised to find that a very loud rock concert had started right behind our hotel. [It turned out that our rooms were sound proofed enough that we didn’t notice the ...
Another monastery
... Turks but what us now found there appearsalmost medieval from the outside. Inside it's filled with spectacular paintings, which if you spend long enough examining, seem to tell from a variety of perspectives - such as ways to torture the devil (?), (which I located on the outside right hand wall of the church of the Virgin birth). Our final ...
The Slavic Alphabet
... has to do a bit more processing to change already established shapes into new sounds. P sounds like R, for example, but the r-looking shape doesn't sound like P! M sounds like M, but m sounds like T.
Anyway I've gotten pretty good at it in just a few short days. I've been practicing sounding out words in newspapers and on menus, and no longer need my "cheat-sheet" to read signs on ...

