I had such a good weekend. A seriously good weekend. First, here is one new video:
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On Friday, we all drove up to Komonavo for a “hub day,” which is basically one extremely long day with all the volunteers from the other communities. We had seminars on health, safety, and teaching/CD topics. It was fantastic getting to have a reunion with the other volunteers, but it was immediately obvious the close bonds everyone had already formed with the volunteers in their communities. It was also clear that the Lozovo group is by far the loudest and most outgoing (in my own opinion.) J
After our hub day events were over, we were taken into town. We were able to run around for 2 hours, which was the best part! I was able to actually buy stuff, like makeup, tissues, paint brushes w/ a small canvas paper book, some super cheap brushes, a bathroom caddy, and groceries. Oh man, going to the grocery store was the best! I found Cinnamon Toast Crunch, and I about flipped. I bought some chips and chocolate too, but the real prize was the cereal. After the shopping was done, we hit up a hamburger joint.
The hamburger place was something that needs to be on a Travel Channel food show. You walk up to a window and basically ask for a burger. They get a patty and put in like a type of bun pocket (as I like to call it). Then, they add cabbage, onion, ketchup, mayo, and spicy seasonings. Finally, they last addition is the French fries. They literally shove a bunch of fries INSIDE the concoction. They then add more ketchup and mayo, and it is ready to be devoured by yours truly. SO GOOD!!
After getting out burgers, we went and celebrated my dear Mary’s bday with cake at a local bar. Sadly, we only got to kick it for about an hour before jumping back on the hour and a half bus ride home. After returning home around 10pm, we decided to continue our awesome night by sitting on Julie’s house. The roof of Julie’s garage is totally flat, so you can actually sit up there and have room for a party if you wanted. We got blankets, bread w/ivar, and some good ‘ol local wine and rakia. We sat up there until 1am just having the best time telling funny stories, jokes, and simply getting to really know each other better. It was by far my favorite night with everyone.
Now Saturday!! Boy, Saturday was awesome!! Please refer to the videos above for a visual recap of my day. In short, we took about a 40 minute walk out to an abandoned train station, where we just kicked back for a couple hours. It was beautiful!! We loved it so much, we decided to go back again that night. In between those trips, Claire and I helped my mom and dad make homemade ketchup, which was fantastic!! And Sunday…Sunday was mostly spent relaxing, visiting with Milevka’s daughter and kids, and editing said videos above. That is all for now!! I hope everyone enjoys the week!! It’s going to be my longest one yet.
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