Good evening all! As you can see from the cover photo my barefoot adventures continued. I was lucky to have the opportunity to go with Misha-my supervisor and Maria- the other ESC volunteer to a trip near the rhodope village Mezek where we were in search of a secret non-touristic hidden thracian tomb! The tomb … Read more
Hello all! Today I will tell you about my experience in the pensioner’s club in Todorovo village. The club is in the center of the village, next to the cultural center “Future” for which I told you about in previous posts. There are about 20 members in the club- both men and women. Since the … Read more
Hello dear ones, On Sunday we had a lovely opportunity to spend time as a part of our project, with a group of refugees from Ukraine that live in the Bulgarian city, Pernik. Our visitation was divided in two parts, the first one it was a meeting with the grown-ups (parents) that live there in … Read more
Hello dear ones, As promised, this week I will write a narrative of my interview with Ognyan, whose family was our host during our stay in Mezek. I started the interview by asking him about the moment they decided and why their family chose a village lifestyle. He told me that even before, when they … Read more
Good evening all! In this blog post I will tell you about our experience in the magical Chernelka Eco-trail. While we were in Todorovo we decided to go to Chernelka- an eco road close to the villages Gortalovo and Kartozhabene. Actually back in the days there was a trail connecting Todorovo with the eco road … Read more
Hello dear ones, Last weekend was the highlight of this week for me, or even I will dare to say a highlight in this project so far. Our team, our coordinator Mihaela, fellow volunteer Poli and I went to a village called Mezek. The village is very close to the Greek and also Turkish border, … Read more
Hello all! Today I will tell you about the other beautiful garden of Venets which we visited during our stay in Todorovo. In the beginning of the garden we saw a big pond which collects the rain water of the property. You can see it in the photo below. Catherine explained to me that the … Read more
Hi there, friends! Just a few weeks ago, Bo and I set out on an adventure in Tramonti, a village situated above the Amalfi coast of Italy, as part of Acarbio’s “Roots and Roofs 4” project for renovating an eco center in a local chestnut forest. And I’m here to tell you all about it! … Read more
Good afternoon to all! Today I will tell you about my visit in Venets permaculture farm. Venets is a magnificient permaculture project created by Catherine- a very kind and passionate woman who decided to create a small paradise in Todorovo village (near Pleven) and Debnevo village (near Troyan). I was so lucky to be able … Read more
Hi all! Today I will tell you about the fun permaculture workshop that we had with the children in Todorovo village. We decided to work in front of the cultural center I told you about since the weather was wonderful. The children had bulgarian folk dancing rehearsal before our workshop so they were really happy … Read more