Fulbright Greece/Bulgaria

We arrived at the Black Sea port of Bourgas.  On the way we drove through some of the hotel construction along the shore.  Gorgeous hotels and souvenir shops are crowded next to each other.  It was easy to see why the biggest industry in Bulgaria right now is construction.  This area is booming!  We also toured the coastal town of Nessebar with its unique architecture and numerous churches.  We had lunch overlooking the sea.  The teachers of the English Language High School of Bourgas met with us this morning.  Despite poor funding, the school had an exciting program with a number of extra curricular activities and sports.  We met several teachers and two student council officers.  We had dinner on our own tonight and everyone seems to be thinking about the trip home.  Tomorrow we leave for Plovdiv and head back toward Sofia.