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I grew up in Bulgaria in the 90's and these villages were quite derelict back then as well. During summer break, a lot of parents used to send their kids to the
by npace12 8y ago
I grew up in Bulgaria in the 90's and these villages were quite derelict back then as well. During summer break, a lot of parents used to send their kids to their grandparents for weeks/months. I wasn't one of them and I remember being very bored as all my friends would go to "selo" (village)
Now, as a parent living in the US, I can't imagine ever sending my kids to places like these but I wonder what they'd be missing out on development-wise. The villages were great, vast playgrounds.
- nikolay 8y agoI go back to Bulgaria every summer exactly because I want my kids to spend time in places like Altimir, not rot in toxic urban environments in the US. In fact, my kids spend their time in a much smaller village. They are around farm animals, they roam free all day long unsupervised and only come back when they are hungry, i.e. twice a day. My only worry is the ticks, but so far, we've been lucky, plus, I have Tetracycline always handy.
- londons_explore 8y agoWhere human populations are lower, there are fewer ticks that bite humans. Bits of woodland near cities and also with wild animals are where you should be most worried.
- nikolay 8y agoIt makes sense.