Going to America....in a month!

I went roaming about the city on Saturday morning. I thought it was the perfect time to get out and take some pictures of the city. Because, well, my time here is coming to a close (in 4 months!) and I still didn't have any pictures of the "hot-spots" in my city. So I strolled about and got pictures of all of the monuments in town (remnants of the Communist past), of the churches, and of the Roman ruins that are strewn about the city. To view pictures go to: http://www.snapshotmemories.blogspot.com or click on the "my photos" link on the side bar.

And it's just dawned on me this morning that I will be home...as in good ole Utah home...in a month with my dancers!!! Where does the time go? Actually, I guess we'll be leaving in less than a months time! Dance rehearsals are well under way and the performance is coming together really well...except for maybe my part because I'm the world's worst dancer! But hey, I've still got about a month to perfect my 4 minute part of the performance! And I think that things are about all set on the home front. My momma and poppie have been working really hard to get things set up locally, so I'm sure all will turn out well.

It's strange to think that I'll be going home again. But I'm well aware that this trip home is in no way about me. This won't be a vacation. This will be a business trip...but one that will allow me to sleep in my own comfy bed again and will let me eat American food. :-) This trip is about my Bulgarian students, colleagues, and friends. I'm so excited for them to go to America and experience a different culture...my culture. While we're in Utah I'm going to make sure that my group gets a chance to eat lots of American food, go to a mall, and go hiking in at least one of Utah's five national parks. There is just so much that I want them to see and do! Why didn't I make this a 2 week trip instead of only 1?

Oh, and it seems that I may have to give an interview with the local TV news station here. Dimov, the dance teacher, told me that the news station wants to interview me and a few of the dance students to learn more about our project: where we're going, for how long, what we'll be doing there, and why - questions of that sort. I don't know when this interview is supposed to take place. Like every other event that takes place here in Bulgaria I'll probably find out the day of. So maybe I should start thinking now about what I want to say and how to say it so I don't sound like a complete moron in my broken Bulgarian.