Wow…Bulgaria…

This HP is back from her trip to Eastern Europe. In a nutshell, Bulgaria has a lot of beautiful scenery and tons of potential as a country. This is of course if you can get past the litter EVERYWHERE, the smell, and the inability to flush toilet paper. Yup, nice vacation. HA!! HP05 had a great time with her brother, despite being sick the entire time. The first half with a stomach issue and the second half with a full on cold. But, being sick does not stop an HP from taking advantage of her surroundings.

HP05’s brother took her on a hike the first full day in his town. After puking her brain out the night before, adjusting to the time difference and altitude, they started up a mountain. Unfortunately, 2 and a half hours later and only half the way up, they had to turn back. Sorry bro!! Thank goodness for benches, even though HP05's brother gave her a hard time for needing them when he did not!! She is very impressed with his in shapeness! The rest of the week was filled with tons of walking around southwest Bulgaria. HP05 has 3 new blisters on her feet AND wore through a pair of shoes, which she left in the hotel in Sofia. That’s a real vacation! She was also reminded of her love of Milka chocolate, loved the 2 liters of mountian fresh water for $0.50 and really good beer for $1!! A huge thanks to my brother for an awesome trip. It was great to see you, where you live, and the great things you are doing in the Peace Corps.


Congrats to the HP’s who did an awesome job in the Cherry Blossom 10 miler and those who are kicking ass in their training.