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I'd like to make it clear that this is my personal blog.  While I work at the American College of Sofia (ACS) this is by no means an official ACS website.  Here's the <a href="http://www.acs.bg/en/index.php">ACS website</a> if you're looking for it.  Thus if it's not already clear the views and information presented here in this blog are my own.

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When it comes to writing about ACS you'll notice that I never post identifiable information about my colleagues or my students this includes names, photos and the like.  I believe that they have the right to their privacy and that my blogging should not interfere with this.   As such, if and when,  I write about my experiences and impressions at ACS you'll notice that I am much more likely to post photos of campus, descriptions of events I've participated in (Bulgarian National dance) or about books that I am teaching.

What is comes down to is that I have plenty to say about my own life and I don't feel any need to speak for ACS nor do I think that I need to speak much about the work that I do at the American College of Sofia. The work I do is pretty standard--I teach English, I grade papers (I am human so I also grumble about this from time to time), I support students inside and outside of the classroom and I spend lots of time planning, preparing and preping for class.

So that's that. I like where I work, what I do, where I do it and who I do it with.  And all in all, I think this is about as much as a girl could ask for when it comes to work.