It's fall here now..we've had a lovely lovely fall so far. Lots of sunshine so far and leaves on the trees are colored and starting to fall and the air is crisp..but not clean! Our dear little town has a major air pollution problem. Between two mountain ranges our cold cold air sinks right down over the town and collects all the wood smoke, yugo car exhaust and cigarette fumes..the air is pretty gray, I'm afraid. Hoping for some of that fine tri cities windiness, so tri cities friends, please send some our way!
It is cold now and houses are not insulated so it's going less comfortable. Allan and I hit the hay early just to get warm...sometimes it's quite a bit cooler inside than out, because there is no central heat or insulation in the rooms, usually just a small wood burning stove in the kitchen..but walk out that kitchen door into the rest of the house and you'll notice that huge temperature change!
Allan and I are still in the training phase..We go to school still pretty much all day for language..and love it. It's hard work, but as we walk through town we are able to talk to people, successfully negotiate stores and bus stations and restaurants!
Next week we head to our new home in Gevgelia, just for a few day site visit. I understand it is warmer..sounds lovely to me already! Hearsay has it that it is considered part of Mediterranean Macedonia....only an hour from Thessalonika and the Aegean sea! It is also where the refugees cross the border from Greece...Allan and I are ready for the next phase of this life!
Time to head home...slavitza will have ruchek ready and I think tonight will be stuffed peppers! Yum...these Macedonians and their peppers..it's a love affair I can get behind!
Again dear friends, thanks for all your support!
Wow I just googled Gevgelia, to learn more about the town. Sounds like wonderful people that are dealing with being a part of the massive refugee crisis. Your next week should be quite an adventure
ReplyDeleteRon,I think this whole business would be right up your and Patty' s alley...seriously cool experience. Hard, interesting, exhilarating, exhausting...but so glad we are doing this. Think about it...
ReplyDeleteJust bought two tickets to Gevgelia. See you there. Of course Patty is at work, so it will be a nice surprise for her when she comes home :) that we will be leaving on a jet plane (old song reference, really old)
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