I think it's finally safe to say that spring is here in Sofia.
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I know because:
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	<li>I can't stop sneezing.</li>
	<li>I no longer need to wear my winter coat.</li>
	<li>There are strawberries in the grocery store.</li>
	<li>I wore my ballerina flats to work all of last week without socks. Okay, sure a little old baba at the bus stop heckled me in Bulgarian for not wearing better footwear but these things happen. I smiled at her told her I didn't speak Bulgarian and she told me the whole thing again, slower, while pointing at my feet.</li>
	<li>I hate all of the clothes in my closet and want to throw away all of my sweaters.</li>
	<li>I never want to look at my boots again.</li>
	<li>I smile every time I put on my lightweight rain coat. Remind me of this later when I am complaining about wearing raincoats.</li>
	<li>The heat was finally turned off in my classroom. I no longer have to strip down to my tank-top in the mornings upon unlocking my classroom.</li>
	<li>There are flowers coming out of the earth. Out of the earth!!</li>
	<li>Martenitsi are hung all over Sofia.</li>
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