The most frequently asked question I hear from my friends and family from home is, "So, What are you doing over there?" Well, the initial response "Just playing with my dingy!" doesn't really register in the head of my grandparents, so I have to switch it up a little bit. This post is about a current program that we are working on called, Junior Achievement. Junior Achievement is an

"To promote a better understanding of the American people on the part of the peoples served.” This statement can be found on page 14 in our Peace Corps hand book. I trust that many of my fellow volunteers, as well as myself, have tried to exude this all-American image were our sweat smells like freedom and our can-do attitude resembles Chris Farley on speed. We are immune to depression, lack

Here is something that I previously posted on our joint Blog page. Though there has been little activity on this site, there are still some interesting articles on it. The gist of this post was an interview with a Baba (grandma). Baba of the Week: Baba "Janet" There are so many great babas to choose from here in my town. They range in all different shapes and sizes, some more spherical then

It is a great time to be an American, citizen of the world, or a guy that is living in Belene. Congratulations to Mr. President-Elect, his family, staff, volunteers and the vast majority that decided change was needed in America. I celebrated the win here in Bulgaria like any other American in a foreign country would: loudly, proudly and with copious quantities of adult beverages. Here is a

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I've try to stray away from work related blog posts, though I have written about work experiences in the past. I don't really know if there is a reason for this, but I think I might try throwing in a post or two about work. I guess I have been trying to keep everything that I do here secret and hidden from the PC. I want them to think that I do as little as possible and I am just a Voluntourist.

Yes, I received the coolest gift ever. Before I explain my perfect gift, let me give you a little background information.When people ask me where I am from I say Chicago. Was I born in Chicago? No. Was I raised in Chicago? No. So why do I say Chicago? This is a good question and hopefully I can offer some sort of explanation on this matter. Sometime during the summer of 83’, a small baby named

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I recently attended an International Tourism Youth forum in Lozova, Moldova. I was asked by my coworkers to attend this program and decided to give a presentationon our organization as well as ideas we have for rural tourism development. I really had no idea what I was getting myself into when I volunteered to go, but I figured that I would give it a shot. The only thing that sucked is that the

Sorry everyone, but I will be out of Bulgaria for the next two weeks. I will post all about the travels when I get back. Maa Salama, Chase

You see them everywhere in Bulgaria. They are abundant in the small towns and villages, but scarce in the large cities. They come in many different shapes and sizes, colors and textures. They are Baba (grandma) hoods. For those of you who don’t know what baba hoods are, let me try to articulate there bad assness in writing. Like their cousin headwear apparel bandanas, these too are tied around

Here is a link to a newly formed blog page with a group of B22 volunteers submitting posts. B22Blogstars Chase

To many of you, the word means nothing. To some, including myself, it means much more. It all starts with a soft, fluffy, circular flour shell. Its body has the strength to hold in copious quantities of deliciousness, yet still has the soft and comfortable feeling that you can only find in a pile of fresh laundry (dry of course). The shell is heavily powdered in white flour which upon every bit

No post for the next week or so. I will be in Hissar for "re-education" sessions. Stay Classy, Chase

They have many names, domestic workers, house servant, maids, housekeepers and my favorite, French maids (that’s beside the point). Since the beginning of time, when the rich decided that it was no longer necessary to wipe their own дупе, there have been maids. It has been well noted that if you are able to acquire said domestic worker, you must be a relatively well off individual. With that said

Yes, I know. You have all missed my ever so inspiring blogs and its impeccable grammar, its hair-raising tales of babas and stray dogs, and even the mysterious epic of "what’s that green stuff under my sink". I won't begin to make excuses for my recent lack of blogging, but over the past two months, I have indeed experienced what writers call, "Writers Block". Yes its true, in order to have "

Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. Is it because of the copious quantities of hella good food that come out of the kitchen? Maybe it’s because you get two days of work and it makes for one heck of a good Wednesday night out on the town. Is it because you get to see your family and friends from home, get to play a little tackle football in extremely cold weather and then go to a home

Sorry for the gap in Blogs. My internet has been out of commission for the past week.So I suppose I will start with my first haircut in Belene. I have had many hair styles throughout my lifetime some of those include the comb over, the karate kid spike, the flat top spike, the Vanilla Ice zig-zags (and lightning bolts), long hair, pony tails, dyed hair, shaved head, and the current "business" cut

Just a little something for everyone out there to watch. This was taken from our swearing-in ceremony in Sofia. Very nice ceremony, led by Mr. Eddie Shim. The two interviews are of Eddie and Rajun. They are 2 of the 3 best bulgarian speakers in our group and represented us well. I, being one of the top 3, was stricten last minute with a sore troat and was unable to give an interview. ( Just

Yes, that's right. Deep Purple made its presence felt in Sofia on Thursday evening, in front of a sell out crowd. Mullets were rocked and the smell of leather was in abundance. Who would of thought that I would have to travel half way around the world to see one of the pioneers of heavy metal. The last band I saw play was The Police at Wrigley Field. Any who, I was invited by a group from the

Wow, it has been a while. Almost 2 months. Sorry to all. I feel bad that i have not be able to keep in touch with most of you but I have been very busy the past 2 months. I will make you a promise for the future, I will update at least once a week from now on. If I don't, you can punch me when I get home.So...... This is a quick summary of the last two months.Last time I left off I was busy with

Make sure you write the cyrilic way and the latin script. Write it exactly like i wrote in Bulgarian. Please write on the Box, "Used clothes not for resale value", or "Used goods, Not Salable (I don't know if that is a word" Also make sure you value the box at less then $50 dollars other wise you get charged as well as me. Chase Morgan Municipality of Belene 35 Bulgaria Street Belene,

Hello there!!! Sorry about the long time in between post. I have been so busy with things here in good old Bulgaria. Any way, I think I left off last time talking about meeting my family for the first time. What a big event! I have been in Bulgaria for about 4 weeks now and have been leaving with my family for about 3. Man, time does fly. I can't believe I have been here that long already.Well, I

Do bur Den!!!My official Pre Service training has begun. We spent 3 days in Philly doing some staging stuff. Paperwork, security training and other stuff. It was a really good time and it was comforting to know that there were 40 other people that were about to embark on the same journey as myself. Everyone is really cool and everyone has their own uniqueness to them. I think that we all get

Hello to all!! This is my first attempt at trying to maintain a blog page and to be quite honest, I don't know how well it is going to hold up. I used to hate writing "journals" for class assignments. As you all may or may not know, I will be departing for the Peace Corps on August 3rd. I will be participating in the Business Advising program. There are 38 other volunteers that are going along