Short and Sweet

Remember how I said I would spend Super bowl in Sofia? I planned this entire weekend. I would stay up all night watching the game and catch a 6:30am bus home. Well I went all the way there only to get sick and stay in my hostel the night of the game. My head felt like it was going to explode and I felt dizzy. I think I was sick because I had not gotten much sleep for two weeks and I was coming down with the flu. Literally when I stood up the entire room was spinning. I was planning on going out anyway but the guys at the hostel begged me not to go because they said I needed my rest. Bulgarian culture is funny sometimes. I noticed on several occasions that when a young woman is sick people tend to think she is weak and incapable of doing anything besides resting. In this case I was incapable of doing anything and was extremely happy that the guys made the suggestion. It was kind of nice to be pampered. The older man grabbed my arm and walked me to the couch as if I was a fragile piece of glass spread blankets over me and tucked me in to bed. The nicest part though was when he massaged my forehead while I drank tea. I needed to wake up at 5am and the younger guy woke me up. They were both so nice!!!!! Moments like these make me really appreciate Bulgarian hospitality. My team lost the game so I did not miss much anyway.

From that Sunday throughout this entire week I have been sick. I really don’t know what’s wrong but food seems to hurt my stomach. Maybe I still have symptoms of the flu. Why take the flu shot if you can still get sick anyway? Today I feel a lot better but hopefully I will be 100% soon.

Drinking tea,

Crystal