Happy 2009!!

In a moment of New Year celebration reflection, all I have to say is Wow.  What a year.  What a pivotal, life changing year this has been...  I made the decision to accept a job in a foreign country; I finished my final semester of university; I graduated from said university and moved the life I had established over the past 5 years back home; moved to said foreign country and have settled down to my new life here.  New country, new culture, new language, new job, new friends, new decisions for myself... Now, I am pretty close to halfway done with my first year of teaching, and I have met amazing people, have made amazing friends, and have seen some breath-taking places in the world... What a wild and crazy journey this has been!

It is insane how much one decision- my decision to teach abroad- can change the life I have... And I love it.  It is exciting and intimidating at the same time, and sometimes scary, to think about how one decision can totally affect your life... I love it :-)

I had a great Christmas and New Year's with my family in Austria and Sofia... more on that to come.  Now it have been snowing this beautiful, light, dry, fluffy snow (gorgeous!) and we have not had any water in my house since yesterday morning... Maintenance said we would probably not have water for 2 days...Now there are two large plastic water drums in out basement and three boxes of bottled water by the front door representing our water supply...

Who said I loved Bulgaria? Haha... No I love it here.  Just what a grand adventure this all is!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!  May 2009 bring you wonderful things! 

I am hoping for water right now... Especially considering that I teach tomorrow, and thus need a shower.