Vasca

Vasca is the director of the youth center in Bratsigovo. She was a host mom for the first time last year when Bratsigovo had five trainiees. Megan, the volunteer who stayed with Vasca and her family during training, often comes back to visit.

Vasca's family is not the traditional Bulgarian family. The volunteers who know this family, affectionately refer to them as the hippies because of their different style and attitude not typical of most Bulgarian families. Vasca doesn't usually do the cooking in the house. Her husband Nasco does, but because she wanted to be a really good host mom for Megan, she did all the cooking and planned out each meal a month in advance so that no meal was ever repeated.

Vasca makes the best french fries I've ever had. When I came back from new years with my jacket stained with red champaigne, Vasca made it look new again. When my parents came to visit, I had to take them over to Vasca's house so they could experience her hospitality. She and her family are always a lot of fun.