There have been rumblings (and I might add grumblings) about the possibility of a "flu vacation" in the near future.

We had one last year. <a href="http://www.karolinkabulgaria.com/2011/01/22/flu-vacation-in-sofia-schools/" target="_blank">I wrote about it here</a>. I was bitter that the kids got to stay home for the week but as teachers, we had to go to school and sit at our desks. We had one <a href="http://www.karolinkabulgaria.com/2009/11/06/school-n1h1/" target="_blank">the year before that too</a>. The big different was that I was actually sick that year. Really sick.

There's <a href="http://sofiaecho.com/2012/01/24/1752075_flu-epidemics-in-some-bulgarian-districts" target="_blank">this article in the Sofia Echo</a> which seems to suggest that a flu vacation is possible (if not imminent). The cheering kids at school in surgical-esque masks in the picture is pretty great. In my mind it seems to highlight the absurdity of the whole thing but maybe that's because I am a foreigner and we don't do flu vacations where I am from.

Anyhow, I haven't noticed too many absent students but it the last week of the semester at school and the kids are desperate not to miss any review/preparation for final exams. Fingers crossed that everyone stays healthy and that there aren't any closures this year.