Heartwarming Scenes from Bulgaria

1. My grandfather taking his medicine with a sip of wine (behind my grandmother’s back, of course).

2. The snow-covered trees in Борисовата Градина (one of Sofia’s biggest parks).

3. Reminiscing with one of my best friends that if it had not been for a certain Orbital concert we may never have met.

4. Finally having parts of my U.S. and BG worlds intersect (i.e., Bulgarian friends from the U.S. meeting some of my high-school friends).

5. The sound of the national anthem and dancing дунавско хоро after the countdown to midnight on New Year’s Eve (however corny it may sound).