Hey all. Just realized I have 17 minutes left on my account for the day at the internet club. In my need to post something, let me say that the camp, in its last and final days went very well. The whole camp was wrapped in a tight bow and handed off to the Bulgarian Red Cross, who will, if all is right in the world, run it as a two week English camp, run by Bulgarians, with American guests, instead of a camp run by Americans with Bulgarians as guests.
That was really the accomplishment this year, I think. The switch. Sure, some of us will help plan for next year, and the new volunteers will be the guest instructors, but the camp is closer than ever to being out of Peace Corps' hands and into the hands of Bulgarians. It's all well and good to run camps and train counselors, but when PC is gone, somebody is going to need to step in, and the Red Cross has done just that. They had a few observers/instrucotrs come by and see how the camp operates and were pleased.
So that's all that. Right now I'm relaxing in Silistra, recovering from a very sore throat, a massively scraped knee, and the general fatigue of being away from home, working for two weeks. I also get to spend time with Yuli, the cat, who showed great displeasure at being left behind for two weeks, but has spent the last day showing me how great life can be when she's attached to me 24 hours a day. Walking around the apartment has gotten a bit difficult as she won't stop rubbing my ankles as I walk. I've developed a shuffle to keep myself from kicking her across the room with every step.
So that's the news. Pictures of camp will come tomorrow and all will be pleased.
Posted by Rob at July 28, 2004 05:11 PM