The Bold & The Beautiful

That's right - The Bold & The Beautiful


On air since the 80's but a big hit here!

Case in point:

Today, after finishing one of my classes, the school librarian told me that an old man had stopped by the school. Apparently he wanted me to translate a letter, which would reveal "Who stole the baby" to one of the characters on the soap. The letter included the name of the character and, of course, noted that it be sent to LA.

I suppose it's nice that he wants to help a fictional character recover her baby and, at the very least, the librarian and some of the teachers got some entertainment out of the situation; however, I'm slightly concerned that I'm going to run into this Bold & The Beautiful Fanatic - to tell him or not to tell him, that is the question. Which is worse? Revealing to an old man that a world he has invested himself in, the world of this soap, only exists on a closed set or indulging him, simply saying I'll mail out that letter straightaway?

Rousse!!

Long story short, Peace Corps decided to move me host organizations. I’m now working in Rousse, Bulgaria. Rousse is along the Danube River, which serves as the border between Romania and Bulgaria. I am north of the Balkan Mountains now which means colder winters but the city is great and the job is keeping me busy. I now teach 4 classes a week at the local language high school and am working with the YMCA (yep, YMCA). Apparently they are all over the world; however, the YMCAs here are much different than in America. They are oriented more towards providing social services—there is no gym to speak of (for more on 'YMCA Europe' see http://www.eay.org). At the moment the YMCA in Rousse is planning an AIDS campaign for World AIDS Day (December 1st, http://www.worldaidscampaign.info/). If you or someone you know would be interested in supporting the campaign please let me know. Anything would help!

Here are some pictures of my new home base: