FREEDOM AT LAST!!!

Today the Bulgarian medics that spent 8 years in a Lybyan prison were finally realeased and came back safely to Bulgaria.

For me this is a huge relief because it puts an end to this human, physical, political, ethnic, national and personal mess and tragedy. The 5 women were tortured and treated most awlfully in the Lybyan prison for whole 8 years and no mater what opinion people have, I am just glad that this is over.

A friend of mine today suggested that she is fed up with all this media attention because she thinks it's too much and she also believes that the medics, though not responsible for infecting Lybyan children with HIV, have other crimes. Whatever the case I just think no human being should ever abuse, torture, humilate and inflict pain upon another human being. The rest is just empty political chit-chat of people with no real problems.

Under the sun of Piemonte

Well, there I go - 3 months in Italy already. I don't know whether I've shared this but I never really felt the cultural shock. First option is I have been so well prepared for it that it never really happened or....something else- here in Italy there are so many of the good things in Bulgaria and so few of the bad ones so it's not so hard to get used to it. Don't get me wrong - Italy is quite far from perfect - in my opinion this country is so much about tourism that many Italians think they are on vacation for life :) But still - the Dolce Vita is a fact. Another thing is that I really like the region I live in - Piemonte is a mix of Italian, French and Swiss culture and it has a unique cuisine and charm.

The last two weeks it's been so hot that I almost want to jump out in the window - even in the office where the air-conditioning is working it's very hot. I try to study Italian and do sports in the evening but it's not so easy when your brain is boiled.

As my plans go I will spend August here working (alone :( but somebody's got to support the European team) and will come back to Bulgaria for the whole month of September. So YES, start preparing people- I AM COMING!!! Everybody here tells me that I have started to act and look like an Italian - I hope it's a compliment - but let's see what happens when I come back home.

I got life

This morning when I was going to work with the bus I listened to my favourite song on my mp3 player - "I got life" by Nina Simone. Nina is diffenitely my "best of all time singers" an she has the most spectacular voice ever. Listening to this song reminds me how little is needed to be happy:

"Ain't got no home, ain't got no shoes
Ain't got no money, ain't got no class
Ain't got no skirts, ain't got no sweater
Ain't got no perfume, ain't got no beer
Ain't got no mother, ain't got no culture
Ain't got no friends, ain't got no schooling
Ain't got no love, ain't got no name
Ain't got no ticket, ain't got no token
Ain't got no God

What about God?
Why am I alive anyway?
Yeah, what about God?
Nobody can take away

I got my hair, I got my head
I got my brains, I got my ears
I got my eyes, I got my nose
I got my mouth, I got my smile
I got my tongue, I got my chin
I got my neck, I got my booty
I got my heart, I got my soul
I got my back, I got my sex
I got my arms, I got my hands
I got my fingers, Got my legs
I got my feet, I got my toes
I got my liver, Got my blood

I've got life , I've got my freedom
I've got the life
And I'm gonna keep it
I've got the life
And nobody's gonna take it away
I've got the life "

the Video HERE

Ivrea

Once you start having good weekends out of town - you don't see the end coming. Saturday was devoted to camping and enjoying a barbecue at the lower parts of the Alps in Piemonte - in the surroundings of the twon Ivrea (which is one hour away from Torino). Of course a BIG THANK YOU to LC Torino for the great time and fun.After that we went for a while at the house of the LCP Samantha where I met the infamous rabbit Osvaldo:
We spend the evening at the really lovely and romantic town of Ivrea which was incredibly crowded because it was the annual festival and celebration of the town. When I saw the small cafes and all the Italians conversing and having fun in the streets it just felt that I am watching again "Roma" from Fellini. See a postcard attached for I have a series of too crappy pictures.
I had the most fantastic pizza ever - with proschuto and gorgonzola cheese (please, don't hate me!) and then a good cup of Italian coffee. I don't know how to put it in simple words but Italy is a country of sensual ravishment and series of culinary orgasms. I am beginning to understand what Dolce Vita really means!

Prisoners of love....

Find out for yourself- latest fashion in Torino(maybe Italy too) is when a couple is in love they put a padlock on the rail of a bridge. Eventually this is seen by another couple and they add another padlock. The whole spectacle goes on until the rail is overburdened with padlocks or until a guy like me decides it is something worth taking picture of!

Generally not fond of this type of romantic shit (it's pure waste of time and resources) but I have to admit it is a thoughtful symbol and it makes one hell of an artsy picture.

My brand new....

If there is one brand of sunglesses I love, it is RayBan. Come to daddy!!! Now they are mine :)

WOW - had a fantastic weekend!

Title says it all - this weekend I went with AIESEC Torino to (and near) Asti, which is a lovely small town near Torino. The occasition was to celebrate the new EB team mandate(the so called New Year's Eve). We stayed at the house of a funny AIESEC guy called Fabio - a big nice house with a view at the Alps. But before that we had dinner with some great sea food and Piemonte wine at an open space restaurant. Later there was some disco and then we moved to Fabio's house for drinking games. See results in the morning :)
Somewhere between the second bottle of wine and the beer I met the sweet and cuddly dog Asha(see pic) - again got myslef thinking of Uma....really miss herThe Sunday was dedicated to the swimming pool in Asti - had a lovely day getting tanned, swimming and playing beach volleyball - hardly I am damn good at it, just the Italians don't make much of sport monsters ( I tend to forgive them). Had really a great laugh and spend my weekend really well.

Now I am tired as hell(slept only 4 hours), my bones ache, my head is spinning and I can't spell my name right but I am happy :)