Hey Carolyn,
   I sent you a tweet but wasn't sure how much you used Twitter. My GF's family is from Bulgaria so we're doing genealogy and she may even go as far as requesting citizenship based on origin! We're planning a trip to Bulgaria to meet relatives etc and currently live in Seattle. I noticed you're also in Seattle. Perhaps we could all get together and we'd buy you lunch or something to pick your brain? You can send me an email if you're interested.  Thanks. ;-)