So the internet is still a bit touch and go around here. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't but when it works it really zooms. I can't wait until I have all the kinks worked out and unlimited traffic, which should be available in the next week or two.
But in some other categories of life things are running very smoothly. The grocery store downstairs has been remodeled, in about a week's time, into a store where you pick things up off shelves and put them into baskets before buying them. Now, this might seem unimportant, but to me it's one of the bigger miracles of the last two years here.
The store in question used to be one of the worst in town. It was dark and the people behind the counter were surly and unhelpful when I had trouble describing exactly what I wanted them to find for me. Now, though, I can do all the work myself, and the store is well lit because customers have to be able to see food if they're going to choose it on their own. It's a triumph really. Now I do't have to walk halfway across town to have decent grocery store service and selection.
Also, my school has pounded out a project proposal in about two weeks. We want to install a PA system in the school that will also include a radio studio. The thing is, most schools in America take their PA systems for granted. There announcements at the beginning and end of the day and everyone knows what's going on in the school. But I'venever seen such a system here in Bulgaria, and I'm pretty excited to be a part of something unique like that. I'm working on the funding and we'll know if we have it sometime next month. I'll keep everyone posted.
Posted by Rob at April 30, 2005 04:45 PM