Hi Carolyn! My name's Xan- I'm a 30 year old American living in California at the moment. Thank you for this wonderful blog of your experiences teaching in Bulgaria- it's exciting just reading about your adventures and growth during your time in Sofia, so I can only imagine how stimulating it must have been actually practicing it (though I'm sure the novelty of the setting and culture still were not quite enough to remove all the common frustrations that are inherent in teaching youngsters a new language for several years).

I may have missed this part in your blog (still reading through it), but I was wondering if you have any information on how one can go about pursuing a teaching position in Bulgaria. I've studied Bulgarian for the last few years and have a basic grasp on it, and I am also a EU citizen, which I'm sure is probably somewhat helpful. If you have any advice for me, I'll gladly appreciate it- in the meantime, I'll keep reading your blog entries. Thanks!

Xan