# I got my Peace Corps assignment! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 28, 2006, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-peace-corps-assignment/346504 "2006-02-28T20:03:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![The\_Big\_Cheese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8baadc/32.png) [@The\_Big\_Cheese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Big_Cheese)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2006, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-peace-corps-assignment/346504/61 "2006-03-08T03:00:42Z")
Nice photos **Sternvogel**. **I\_Dare\_For\_More** , are you in Sofia? Yes, I will go back someday, but I’m working (hoping) on a trip to either Russia or Machu Picchu/Peru right now. Opening the bananas from the other end isn’t strange, just different and surprising. **Kyla** , here’s a travel site I use a lot, [www.virtualtourist.com](http://www.virtualtourist.com) for advice and info if you need it, they even have a forum for questions. [Here’s a few photos of Veliko Turnovo too in the “Things To Do” Tips section](http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/9aaa5/180/), from some guy here in Madison coincidentally (seems to be under construction still) . 🙂 But I’m sure our Doper (that’s a good word, Dare) \*\*Dare\_for\_more \*\*can answer anything. And yes, the Lemon Fanta is great! The Fanta Exotic was a close second. ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2006, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-peace-corps-assignment/346504/62 "2006-03-08T09:27:26Z")
Big congrats! Teaching ESL is a lot of fun, and no matter what career you might choose later, you can always fall back on teaching ESL - you will never have to worry about unemployment, and can travel the world for the rest of your life if you want. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2006, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-peace-corps-assignment/346504/63 "2006-03-08T13:30:03Z")
> [@Mississippienne](#): > > I’m going to be working as a nanny in Bahcesihir, on the European side of Istanbul. I’ll be arriving in early May, so we should definitely get together for a weekend and I’ll show you the sights. 🙂 How cool is that! You will have internet access, yes? Mannnnn, our Doper Operatives are everywhere. ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2006, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-peace-corps-assignment/346504/64 "2006-03-08T21:54:34Z")
> [@Hello Again](#): > > Kyla, that’s so cool! Did you know I spent a summer on an archaeological dig in Bulgaria? This was 1996 or so – I had a blast! I wish I could show you some pictures. Are you training in DC? if so you MUST swing by before you leave. You know, I’m sure I must have known you did a dig there, but I’d forgotten. Excellent! I’m amazed at the Bulgaria-knowledge on the SDMB, but I know I shouldn’t be. I have a three day “staging event” from April 14-17. I don’t know where it will be, but if it’s anywhere near DC, I will let you know. It’d be great to see you! I’ve already got **Eva Luna** ’s promise to teach me how to read Cyrillic. Having already learned to read Hebrew and Arabic, I figure this’ll be no problem. (I hope.) The head shaking thing already has me worried, though, I’m betting that this is going to lead to many funny mistakes. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-my-peace-corps-assignment/346504.md?page=3)