Hello, Spring! I'm glad that you've finally decided to stick around in Sofia.

So glad in fact that I finally found the time to get a haircut <em>and</em> I had my first iced latte of the year. All in all things are looking up after a very long and fairly cold winter. I am happy to tuck my winter coat away and I am looking forward to pulling out some warmer-weather clothes out of my closet.

Getting your hair cut is great because it makes you feel like a new person. So does the arrival of Spring. Top that off with a four day weekend and an iced latte. <em>Wow</em>.

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All of a sudden, bang! New haircut, a shot of caffeine, a dose of sunshine and long nap and the whole world looks different.

This said, it's been months since my last hair cut.  Part of the reason for this is that I am nervous about communicating what I want in Bulgarian. Don't get me wrong, I am not high-maintenance when it comes to my hair I just want something that looks good and is relatively easy to style. I'm pretty happy applying mousse and waving a hairdryer around my head for a few minutes until my hair is mostly dry.

So it boils down to two things, I am nervous to speak Bulgarian and because I don't necessarily have a clear idea of what I want it makes it that much more difficult to communicate what I'm looking for. You know, aside from the fact that I want a haircut.

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Anyhow, I conquered these fears this weekend. I made an appointment and got my haircut and I did 95% of it in Bulgarian. Not bad.

When I told my MoM this she laughed and asked me what I was talking about. She said so the bangs are American and the rest of the haircut is Bulgarian?! No, <em>MoM</em>. Gesh. I communicated nearly everything in Bulgarian to the hairdresser. Only 5% of my conversation was in English visa vie a second hairdresser.

My dAd says it looks very European. I think he says these things when he doesn't know what else to say. I assume that in his mind it's a complement. Or at least I hope that it is.

And last but not least, a special thanks to my friend G. who snapped this pictures when we were out shopping. He thought originally that I was joking when I asked him to take a picture of me and my iced latte. As these pictures prove, I was not.