A Breeze in Bulgaria

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Bruce McDonald, Feb 22, 2012 - Biography & Autobiography - 343 pages
A Peace Corps volunteer recounts stories of living in Bulgaria where he and his wife taught English and worked with youth programs. The author provides a fascinating picture of Bulgaria, a beautiful country with a complex heritage. Bulgarians are a hardy and warm-hearted people who live full, rich lives in austere conditions. The volunteers lived in an old Soviet-style apartment building and had colorful interactions with neighbors and shopkeepers, traveling around the country, volunteering at an orphanage, canning for "winter survival," and even some teaching. 
 

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Section 16
Section 17
Section 18
Section 19
Section 20
Section 21
Section 22
Section 23

Section 9
Section 10
Section 11
Section 12
Section 13
Section 14
Section 15
Section 24
Section 25
Section 26
Section 27
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About the author (2012)

Bruce McDonald was an Air Force pilot and then worked for an aircraft manufacturer before retiring and asking the question, "What next?" The answer, for him and his wife together, was the Peace Corps. As it always does, the Peace Corps enriched their lives beyond measure. 

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