July 2011
20 posts
WatchOh, Marian…
WatchMalea and Toshko’s arm wrestling competition.
Last Day at Vidrare
We went to Vidrare one last time before we left Razliv for Sofia. This time I made sure to take more pictures of the kids, despite the fact that we’re not really supposed to photograph them. Some of the pictures are difficult to look at, but it’s the reality of the lives of these kids, and surprisingly, they are a lot better off than many other children who are institutionalized here in...
Ciao Razliv
Yesterday was our last day in Razliv. Since there are a lot of boys in Razliv, we thought it would be a good idea to bring in a few guys to play with them. Luckily, Elena got in contact with some LDS missionaries and they came to play with the kids for the afternoon. It was a great end to our time here in Razliv. The boys got to play soccer with the missionaries, and they all loved having strong...
Some Minor Changes
Since we definitely cannot control all of the kids at Razliv, we decided that it would be better to split them up into groups for the remaining two weeks of our time here. Not only are they rowdy, but we noticed that a lot of them want individual attention that we cannot give them when they are all together. Elena, who speaks Bulgarian, talks about how a lot of the kids just want to talk....
WatchThe kids talking to two little boys who live in the neighborhood and whom they met during our walk. So adorable.
The Walking Cherry Branch
Yesterday was hilarious. We decided to take a walk with six of the kids, and during our walk, we met a lady who decided to give the kids cherries. We said okay, not knowing that she was going to bring a ladder and cut a branch off her cherry tree for the kids. So for the rest of our walk, the kids carried a huge branch of cherries to the orphanage.
The lady who gave us the cherries had...
Dancing in Vidrare
Last Thursday, the kids in Vidrare decided to put on a show for us as a way to thank us for coming to visit them. They sang and danced for us, and then we joined them for one dance. It was too cute.
I also got to spend some quality time with Teddy, my favorite baby boy. He is really calm and when I hold him he usually just looks me in the eyes the whole time and touches my hands. I think...
“Greek Guy: There has been a change of plans. Instead of you all taking us out to...”
– Me trying to convince our host family and their Greek friend to join us for dinner at a restaurant. These three are in the late 50’s and I’m sure they think we’re super lame.
I have been jogging around the village...
for the past few days and everyone knows it. I think that they find it really weird. Every time we go somewhere, someone tells me or Elena and Malea that they’ve seen me. But I still love running past the fields and saying ”Zdraveyte” to the old lady who has a herd of cows in a nearby pasture. Yesterday, it looked like it was going to rain and an old man stopped by me on the road...
WatchIntroducing Sasha! Here he talks about his two sisters in Sofia and his love of skateboarding and janke.
WatchMeet Emil, my little Indian boy (I always tell him he looks Indian, even though he is not). He talks about how he likes to go for walks and eat janke (some sort of Bulgarian fruit that looks and tastes like a sour plum).
