Wordless Wednesday: Club Edition

Nearly two weeks ago, after living in the beautiful Bulgaria for 2,5 months, I went out for the first time. What a memorable night it was! When we got to the club after a somewhat boring dinner, I knew I was going to be have so much fun… a little too much, it turned out. The club we went to are some of the nicest ones in VT but apparently not in the whole of Bulgaria. The entrance fee was a pitiful 3 leva (€1,50) but you do get checked for not having a gun with you or any other weapon. The club was a very nice, stylish club. I have been missing that kind of atmosphere, the kind of music they played. At one o’clock, the DJ comes and starts playing Bulgarian dance music, which is really my kind of music. That’s when they also bring out the go-go dancers who are in their underwear.What also stunned me were the two percussionist who came out. You could give them a tip or buy them a drink and they would stay with you for awhile.

This being A and my first time of going out, we were in the perfect company for this. He showed us how to party, the Bulgarian style. Apparently, what they do over here, is they get a packet of paper towels and throw them. One of the percussionists, he put some of the paper towels on the drums. Then he poured a little bit of water, which made it rain a little. Right before he left, he put some alcohol on his drum and lit it up, all the while drumming. I’ve had some great, and crazy, parties over the few years but never have I seen something like this before! Mind you, I don’t go out a lot, maybe once in every couple of months but whenever I do, I guess it’s go hard or go home type of thing.

For once, I took my big camera with me, and actually used it. These pictures are from right as we got in, before it got too busy.

The great thing when you go out in Bulgaria, is that when you get a spot for you and your mates, you won’t have to worry about that spot being taken away from you. As a woman, you can also leave your purse on the stool without having to worry if it will be taken from there. Some people even reserve tables beforehand to make sure they have the nicest spots in the club, we just made sure we were early enough there.

Scavenger Hunt Sunday

It’s time for yet another scavenger hunt! My goodness, days just flies by! This week I got the wonderful opportunity to go visit a kennel with A. This owner has six dogs of our favorite breed ever, Samoyeds. If you don’t know this breed, you really should! I don’t know anyone who doesn’t like or is afraid of Samoyeds. If you love Huskies, you’ll most likely love Sammies too. I will tell you more about the trip to this kennel shortly, but my interpretation of this week’s scavenger hunt is inspired by the lovely loving Sammies.

 

1. Peace

This lovely bunch lives at peace with one another. Upon arrival, they were all jumping on us, running around, barking – what have you. After the initial reaction, they calmed down, and they were so peaceful! They get away with the naughty behavior because they are so friggin’ adorable! And who could not forgive when they smile like that ;-)

2. Fast

Samoyeds are actually really fast! I’d try to take a picture, and they would have moved already. They have energy for days, you’ll never get bored with them!

3. Plain

This handsome little fella just wanted to have a little photo session with me! Just plain smile after rolling around on the ground.  This is a typical look of a Sammy.

4. Left

This is more in the middle kind of picture but you can see the Sammy mainly on the left ;-). I had to be really quick to get this photo as she only stayed like that for a second until she wanted to go check out what the others were doing!

5. Shine

These two are enjoying the sun, the fun, the playing, the barking and they’re always so happy-go-lucky! I truly love that, and love them!

If you want to see and read more of the trip to Samoyed kennel, please keep coming back to check out when I’ve written more about it. I loved this trip, it truly made it worthwhile. Such a magical trip for me. The love Sammies give is something very special! There is no other breed like Samoyeds!

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Wordless Wednesday: Sky Edition

It is time for yet another Wordless Wednesday! Last week, I gave you Airport Edition in two parts – part 1 & part 2. If you’re a frequent reader of my blog, you know that I tell you how beautiful the sky is here. Everyday, it’s like a new painting being painted on the sky. It is unbelievably gorgeous! Instead of just talking about it, this week I thought the theme for Wordless Wednesday should be the sky.

The sky inspires me so much! It is the first thing I see when I wake up. It is the first thing I look at when I go out. Over the course of time, it has truly started to play a bigger part in my life. When I think of Sky, I think of so many things but mainly what comes to my mind is the Native American people. Sky plays a big part in their cultures.

In most Creation Accounts, Earth and sky are the first things created. The sky is often personified in Native American mythology, sometimes as a Creator (Mother Earth and Father Sky) or a powerful spirit (Skan). Sky-dwelling creator figures appear in the accounts of many of the Native American cultures. Among these figures are Above-Old-Man (Wiyot), Akbaatatdia (Crow), Earthmaker (Ho-Chunk, Tohono O’odham), Es-te Fas-ta (Seminole), Kodoyanpe (Maidu), Kumush (Modoc), and Utsiti (Keres).

In many traditions, the sky is the home of powerful sky spirits. Birds were seen as intermediaries between humans and the sky spirits.They were believed to be messengers that could carry prayers to the gods and return with gods’ blessings and guidance. For this reason, Feathers were viewed as a bridge between people and the sky spirit world and were used as offerings and on Prayersticks. According to Cherokee tradition, the sky spirits – represented by Great Hawk (Tlanuwa) – were often in conflict with evil underground spirits – represent by Great Serpent (Uktena).

In the Iroquois tradition, Sky Woman, the mother of humanity, fell from the sky world. To make place for her to stand, the water animals created land. In the Chumash tradition, there is a story of a Sky Coyote, which you can read more about here.

I’ve always respected Native American people, and have been fascinated by their cultures ever since I was young. Though lately, I’ve been more and more pulled into it. I’ve been doing a bit of research of some of the cultures, as there are over 500 different cultures/tribes registered in the US, it is impossible to learn about all of them.

The sky is just a small reminder to me of everything going around me. The wind is a reminder for me to sometimes stop thinking and start listening the nature. And as I listen to the wind, as I watch the sky, I get this feeling of gratitude. Happiness takes over me. These two elements are so important to me. I find inspiration from each, daily.

Scavenger Hunt Sunday

It is time for some Scavenger Hunt Sunday pictures again. This time I actually went hunting outside rather than hunting from my archives ;)! Without much further ado, here are my interpretations…

 

1. Capturing Movement

This also could have been facing my fears as I don’t like to be outside when it’s storming, not in Bulgaria. The storms here get quite wild and I’ve already had a bad experience when I was just looking at the storm and since then I’ve been a little scared… I wanted to try and capture the storm, it would have been even better to have captured the lightning but maybe better luck next time. You can just see the storm rolling in though…

2. Currently

I currently live in this beautiful little village in Bulgaria that I call home. I see this car nearly everyday as I go to the bus stop or go get some groceries. This village, and the city of Veliko Tûrnovo, is so picturesque. It inspires me so much and I love taking pictures from here!

3. Beneath Your Feet

This is just the rawness of the beautiful nature around here. This was taken a day after the crazy storm I showed you in the beginning. As I live in a very hilly neighborhood, the water flows down. I tried to capture this but I don’t think it does justice to the real thing, unfortunately.

4. Face Your Fears

Darkness can be scary to me. I need light just to make sure that no one or nothing can scare me.

5.Texture

These sheep come by our backyard nearly daily. I see the herders walking their animals nearly daily. It’s definitely something I’ve had to get used to! It’s a very lovely sight to get used to though, it makes me smile every time I see that. So, the main ‘texture’ is the fur of the sheep.

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Being a tourist in VT

I’ve been showing you what my living environment looks like. I think it’s time to switch up a little bit, and show you some more pictures of the actual town. Although, I haven’t gotten to do as much tourist-y things, I’ve still gotten to take some pictures from when I’ve been to Veliko Tûrnovo (VT or Viti as I like to call it). This town is so picturesque, you would not even believe it! Pictures are nothing compared to the real thing but I hope I’ve captured some of the beauty this town offers…

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Scenery

My home is my sanctuary, it is a very sacred place to me. So for me to let you in to see my home, is a big deal. My home needs to inspire me everyday. From the moment I wake up, I want to have a smile on my face or when I go to the living room, I just want to feel at ease and inspired. This home does just that. When I open the curtains in the morning, I feel blessed to have found such a gorgeous spot to live in. It’s like a little miracle each morning when I see the mountains, sometimes even mist in the mountains. This has been exactly what I’ve been looking for and dreaming of. I couldn’t be more grateful to have found such a beautiful spot!!

Let me show you what I see everyday..

A actually took this picture of the gorgeous sunset we see nearly every evening

The crescent moon was spotted..

We see some farm animals that the herders walk nearly everyday

The sheep herder sometimes goes by our backyard

This was taken from the top floor bedroom at sunset

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