Some of the Things I Miss

The things I miss the most, other than my friends: Crest toothpaste, it's not sold in BG. I am currently using Colgate, but it's not the same. It's like wearing boxers if you are a briefs man, or listening to the Beattles if you are an Elvis fan.
Old Spice clear gel deodorant. I hear that there is Old Spice here but only red and I haven't even seen that. I'm okay for now because I brought two sticks with me but I'm very, very weary.
Tide with bleach alternative. There is actually Tide but it appears to be different from the one we use in the States. They have one for colors and one for whites. I don't remember that in the US, though I'm sure it exists.
Sushi. I crave it so much and it sucks because there's no light at the end of the tunnel. I would have to leave the country to find good sushi. It just does not exist here. Same goes for Mexican food. I saw something resembling a taco and a burrito in a place reminiscent of a Taco Bell and if you've ever lived in the city of SF you know that Taco Bell is not even food and much less so, Mexican food. I think that Mexico should sue the chain for giving their food a bad name, but that's just me.
TV. Yes we have television here but it's pretty cheesy. Not that the TV in the States is any better, but there are a couple of channels that I miss. Namely, Sundance, IFC, some of HBO, Pride FC, The Daily Show with John Stewart (I get some of that on youtube.com) and I think that's about it. Here, there are about a 100 or so channels and a third of them are music and not all that good at that. You'll find all the second hand TV shows like Two Guys and a Girl with Charley Sheen (I'm sorry to all the fans of this show and bad boy Charley), the Hallmark channel is here as are all the movies that went straight to video. I think you get the picture. On the bright side, I'm not watching any TV and that's a good thing, I guess.
Yet another thing I miss terribly is the American style gym (yes, I know it sounds improbable). I checked out a couple of gyms here in Sofia but they were so small and crowded that I couldn't wait to get out. Very expensive as well - 6 leva a day, that's about $4 US cash money. There is still one more gym I have to go to, it's called The Gym, everyone says it's what I'm looking for but at $4 a day I'm not sure I can afford it.
I guess I can go on and on, but instead I'm going to stop and maybe some day, (soon) I'll tell you all the things I love about this place. They are getting to be more and more every day. For now, Dovijdane, Georgi.