Finally Got A Job In Bulgaria Again

Thank you all for all your comments regarding my last post. There is a burning inside me that wants to spill all that happens here but it is being held back by time. It is something that I thought I would have lots of here - this is not the case right now. Far from being a rat race, things just take far longer to do here than in my previous life and trying to acclimatise with this is still something I am trying to fight, although never as much as I used to.

After being made redundant here back in 2007, it is with relief that I have now found local work here at the minimum Bulgarian wage (around 18 BG Leva a day.) I am now otherwise occupied for over 40 hours a week sweating out with other labouring non-English speaking Bulgarians. I am very lucky indeed, as many people here do not have any work at all here. It was found through the family grapevine and social connections, without this I would now probably be on a plane to the UK with borrowed money for the flight and find myself homeless and jobless there.

So as it stands now I am working as a labourer full time. It is physically demanding and I’m totally knackered at the end of the day, (which I really love for some strange reason,) but now have a living here where a contribution to the family budget can be made. I certainly feel less guilty eating the food that is constantly laid on the table. After work it is working on the farm, even in the dark and weekends still at the village of Skalitsa maintaining the farm there (without Internet connections.)

The time spent blogging now is maybe an hour or two at the most prior to hitting the pillow for some well earned sleep. Somehow the pressure to fit things in this time is making blogging stressful trying to cram everything in. For now all I can do is keep things ticking over and that’s what I will try and do. This is being written in a rush at 6:00 am prior to setting off to work at 7:00 whilst eating a banitsa and drinking Ayran.
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8 comments:

  1. Martin , glad you scored a job , hope that will help to balalce out your budget and relieve some of the stress you have been felling . Glad you don't have to leave the country and family to go and make a living eleswhere , and don't worry about us blogers we will still be here when you find the time to post a little story or two about your liife there in Bulgaria and with you sweet wife galia , Ciejay sends a big hello and a congradulations on the job . Malcolm

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  2. I am glad to read this piece of news from you, Martin. Hang in there my friend!

    Hopefully, when you have settled down and work has become more routine and predictable, you will find the time and space to update your Blogs as and when possible.

    Cheers!

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  3. Martin In Bulgaria29 October 2009 at 20:31

    Hi Malcom and Ciejay,
    You are always in my mind, there is no fear of losing friends such as you guys. I think we both have taken the step in life that makes a difference. I will of course remain in touch. Warmest regards Galia and Martin

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  4. Martin In Bulgaria29 October 2009 at 20:34

    Hi Windy,
    You are such a kind and caring gentleman to contribute what you do. Anyone who is struggling a bit has to have hopeful horizons, without these there is no goals to aim for. We are getting there as we always knew we would. Best regards as always.

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  6. Oh wow - congrats on getting a job!! Has it been two years?? Must have been really hard for you!

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  7. Excellent news about the job and as far as the blogging taking a back seat, sometimes you have got to live to fight another day. Hang in there and remember if you don't have a dream you won't have a dream come true.

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