Sorry St. Paddy
Last night was a flop. It had all the ingredients for being a great night: St. Patrick’s Day + an Irish Pub + Green flip flops. So, what more does an expat need?
I guess the answer to that is: people. No one had a clue it was St. Paddy’s. No pinches for lack of green, no green beer, nothing. We walked in to ‘Ulysses’ – the Shoumen Irish joint - and it was deadly quiet. A few tables of people who were just beering work worries away and a light bar staff.
Myself and a couple other Americans sat down and ordered a few Becks – because the bottles were green – and sat around for what hopefully will be the lamest St. Paddy’s I will ever endure.
So, to my friends in the land of the free, I hope you enjoyed toasting to the Emerald Isle and put enough back for the both of us. Cheers.
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Completely different note, there is a site for Peace Corps Bulgaria folks to share pictures. Here are a few of mine: http://upcbpg.blogspot.com/2005/03/mark-l-jackson.html
And, here is the site in general: http://upcbpg.blogspot.com
--Mark
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I guess the answer to that is: people. No one had a clue it was St. Paddy’s. No pinches for lack of green, no green beer, nothing. We walked in to ‘Ulysses’ – the Shoumen Irish joint - and it was deadly quiet. A few tables of people who were just beering work worries away and a light bar staff.
Myself and a couple other Americans sat down and ordered a few Becks – because the bottles were green – and sat around for what hopefully will be the lamest St. Paddy’s I will ever endure.
So, to my friends in the land of the free, I hope you enjoyed toasting to the Emerald Isle and put enough back for the both of us. Cheers.
~~~~~
Completely different note, there is a site for Peace Corps Bulgaria folks to share pictures. Here are a few of mine: http://upcbpg.blogspot.com/2005/03/mark-l-jackson.html
And, here is the site in general: http://upcbpg.blogspot.com
--Mark
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