The Black Roses

These are the highlights from what may have been my strangest day in Bulgaria. The organization I am with handed out Christmas goodie bags to children at a hospital with a biker group! The group goes by the name of "The Black Roses."


The day before we put the bags together with just a few of the bikers but the next day there was a whole gang of them. One was dressed as Santa and another had a crazy blue wig on. Before the gifts were handed out we spent some time in the office where Santa had a few drinks before heading out on his hog.


At the hospital the gift bags were handed out and we had something to drink with one of the doctors (we drank to our health).





Following the biker festivities we went to the center where some members of the youth group handed out AIDS information cards...It was an odd day to say the very least.

My Bulgarian Christmas

As usually I find my self short on time for posting but here are some picture from Christmas.

My Turkey - The Before Shot:

The Celebrating Begins:

SUCCESS!! My First Turkey!!

PCVs + Alice :) who came to visit from Japan!!

Some Japanese Candies Curtsey of Alice

Winter Wonderland?

I just receive this from another volunteer, who will remain anonymous, and thought I would share it. I think it just about sums things up at the moment.

Hey Gang,

I have a problem, and I am hoping one of you knows the answer.

Problem: When I was at IST my house froze solid. So my toilet is a block of ice and all my pipes are frozen. Things are slowly getting better, temp is increasing, but I can only get a small trickle of water from my sink.

Does anyone know how to get the plumbing working again? Is I something that will go back to normal once things thaw out?

If anyone has any suggestions or has gone through this before and can offer me some help please write back as soon as possible. I havent showered since friday, and I am getting sick of leaving the house to take a dump. Thanks