A quick post, mostly in photos.
Being connected with the Bulgarian community here means Bogomila got invited to participate in the annual Festival of Nations held in downtown St. Paul (15 minutes away from our home). Their group had enough extra tickets that they were able to provide enough for everyone in our family who wanted to go. Matt and I took Bogomila, Leah, Reuben, and Rinnah in the earlier part of the day, and I went back with Leah and Owen after supper to pick Bogomila up after she helped work her shift at the Bulgarian cultural booth.
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| Our Bulgarian friends met us in the lobby with our tickets...and Bulgarian clothing for Bogomila to wear! She started with just the hat, and as you can see, was delighted. |
Neat exhibits:
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| Senegalese pottery |
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| South American (Peru??) weaving. |
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| German woodcarving |
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| Native American bead loom |
Silly photo opportunities:
And, best of all, very very many Bulgarian people! ...and Bogomila wanted photos with any one of them who had a moment to oblige.
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| Arriving at the Bulgarian cultural booth |
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| Bogomila stamping passports at the cultural booth. |
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| And a grand finale photograph with many of the Bulgarian dancers...and a few Turkish ones, too. |
And, of course, good food:
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| Eating a french donut |
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| And, just because it was amazing, a carved watermelon (and others) at the Thailand food booth. |
I still always marvel at how little Gwen looks like a Kelbe and does look like an Uckelman.
ReplyDeleteBut, man, maybe it's just that they share a hairstyle, but if I see a picture of Owen without paying much attention to it, he immediately registers in my mind as Gwen. Their facial features are very similar!