Smoking Kills!!

No, I don't smoke. But I found this empty pack in the street. Yes, I am picking up garbage and taking it home with me.


















You know, we should put warning labels like this on the cigarette packs in America. I mean...it would make more sense to put these labels in America where people can actually read the language that it's written in.

Condi!

So, the Secretary of State, Miss Condoleezza Rice, came to Bulgaria a week and a half ago. This was just after her surprise visit to Iraq. She came for some informal NATO talks and to talk with the Bulgarian government about the 3 U.S. Military bases that will be built in Bulgaria in the up-coming years. Miss Rice had a short meet and greet at the U.S. Embassy in Sofia and we Peace Corps volunteers were invited to attend. I him-hawed about going, but in the end I went. I'm not a particular fan of Miss Rice or her policies. However, I do think that she's an out-standing role model for women. Plus, when would I have ever had the opportunity to meet the Secretary of State? The meet and greet was short and sweet (15 min.). Miss Rice did the pretty...shook hands and posed for pictures. I myself shook her hand and even joined in on the group photo with all of the other volunteers and Peace Corps staff.

That's my face peeking out in the back right-hand corner