Fulbright Greece/Bulgaria

We just returned from a relaxing trip to visit Katie in Florida.  I had a chance to test some of the things I want to bring with me this summer: digital voice recorder, zip-off pants, rechargeable batteries.  I also bought (with Jill and Katie’s help) a cotton blazer I could wear for dress up occasions.  We’re scheduled to go a reception at the U.S. embassy in Bulgaria on the Fourth of July.  I also received flight information from Meredith at the University of Chicago.  It turns out that Meredith grew up in Rochester and returns here often to visit her parents.  (Maybe that’s one of those six degrees of Bulgaria things.)  I also bought that emergency insurance that will fly me or my remains out of country in case something really, really bad happens. (Hopefully, it won’t.)  And for the bad news, as things stand right now, I’ll be taking an unpaid leave from Sodus Central School while I’m gone.  So this program will cost me a lot more than I planned.