So I've been living Sofia now for three years and in August, I'll be starting year four.  It's sort of hard to believe that I've been living here three years and that I've chronicled most of it on this blog. I hadn't blogged before moving to Bulgaria but I decided to move it seemed like the thing to do.

This blog was born as a result.

Anyhow, this is a hugely nostalgic and self-indulgent introduction to a blog post titled: blogs, beer and Bulgaria. Yep. This is a post about beer (in this case Heineken) and Bulgarian blogs.

Last night I tagged along with a friend to a get together for Bulgarian bloggers. I had no idea what to expect but after <a href="http://www.karolinkabulgaria.com/2011/06/07/why-youre-lucky-that-i-edit-myself/">writing a blog post about a hole</a> recently I figured that I'd better go. Of course, I had a great time.

Everyone was very nice (and most people were sporting very cool glasses). I spoke some questionable Bulgarian. I met some long time readers. And I drank some beer (I guess I owe a quick thanks to Heineken for hosting the event. <em>Thanks</em>).

I've never been to an event like this before and truth be told, I probably wouldn't have gone on my own.<!--more--> In part, it's because I've never really felt like I inherently fit into a niche blogging community--like a food blog, a healthy living blog or a daily fashion blog.  I write about life abroad. I write about navigating a new culture in a foreign language. I write about travel. I chronicle bits and pieces of my day-to-day life here.

Sure, I write a blog about Bulgaria. But at what point do you cross the  line from writing about a place to being a blogger from the place? I have no idea and I have a hunch it's an impossibly hard question to answer.

Last night was super interesting for me because while I write extensively about life in Bulgaria, I don't write in Bulgarian. The community of bloggers in Bulgaria however do write in Bulgarian but in large part also can communicate in English.  My Bulgarian however isn't great and while I am working on it, I haven't really found many Bulgarian blogs that I feel connected to. Most of the Bulgarian blogs that I follow are picture heavy and text light and the people I follower on twitter post in a mix of Bulgarian and English. However the event last night really made me want to read more widely Bulgarian-language blogs.

I just have no idea where to start. <em>Thoughts</em>?