It's funny to hear Americans talk about food in Bulgaria.

There's usually a moment where someone mentions that he or she cannot eat a whole loaf before it goes stale or must be used for toast. Then another American says: preservatives. Everyone nods knowingly.  Someone else will then chime in: at least a whole loaf is less than $1.

Never thought I'd have a conversation about preservatives and bread that I could scrip out like this. Then again I never thought I'd be living in Bulgaria for my third year either.

That is all.