Weaving weekend III

My friend Didi invited us to see the 'snow bear' she had built with her grandson.
It is one of the coolest things I've ever seen made from snow. 

Held another weaving weekend at Yulka’s. It went well. This time, instead of Peace Corps volunteers, it was attended by Fulbrighters from some of the bigger towns in Bulgaria. The Fulbright Program in Bulgaria supports researchers and teachers. The teachers typically work in English language high schools in larger cities for about a year. The researchers, of whom there are fewer, are on much more flexible timelines. One of the girls, here on a research grant, is living in Sofia and working on a study of the relationship between waste collection and minority issues. Another researcher from a previous weekend is studying the role of the Orthodox Church in post-communist Bulgaria. It’s interesting to hear the different perspectives their experiences of Bulgaria, its culture and people, have given them. Even though there are HUGE variances among the sites and experiences of PC volunteers, we still shared general commonality in our training, goals, etc. It gave me a new appreciation for some of the relationships and activities in my daily life to see them through different eyes.