After about 12 hours in the air we arrived in snowy Sofia yesterday. We had left Richmond in 50 degree weather and so the snow and freezing temperatures in Sofia, while not unexpected, were a regression to winter weather. As usual, the first day was uneventful. Our host, Ludmil Mandichev, picked us up at the airport and took us to Casa Farrari, our home away from home here in Sofia. Once we were deposited, he left us to rest, shower, venture out to the little restaurant a block away for dinner and then early to bed. We are never sure how the first night will go. Often we wake up after five or six hours of sleep and can't get back due to the confusion of our body clocks. This was the exception and we both slept hard and long!
Today, we boarded a bus and traveled about three hours to Grabovo, a town in the northern part of Bulgaria. Tomorrow we will be doing an all day seminar on marriage for the church here. It is a "daughter" church of Blagavest, the large church in Sofia where we have taught many times so we are glad for the opportunity to come here. This is our first time in this town and, of course, we are already meeting new people. Tomorrow will be fun. Sorry, for the lack of pictures but we will take some tomorrow and share them on our next post.
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