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     It's 5:10 AM at the Sofia airport. In the few hours since the last post, enough has gone on to be worth another block of text. After dinner, a DJ got some music going in the ballroom for people to dance to. Such dancing went on till 10:30. Those of us who did not wish to participate occupied our time getting ready for the long night, passing around my cello, or playing games. When the dance finished, all the kids were called into the ballroom for a final briefing. Flight 2 (my group) would stay in the ballroom until the bus arrived to take us to the airport at 3:30. Flight 1 would sleep normally until their bus came at 12:30. For us Flight 2 people, the hours between 11:00 and 3:00 were pretty close to absolutely dead. A few games of chess, some pictionary, music, or talking about music filled the time for those who stayed awake. After four mind-numbing hours, we packed up and headed for the airport. The usual airport business commenced, including a full pat down (with hands, not scanners) for about half the group. Now we're waiting at the gate until our plane arrives in 45 minutes. Till next time.

-Philip