Happy 150th ACS!

ACS is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year. It's quite impressive, and it's one of the oldest remaining American schools outside the US. As the Bulgarian Foreign Minister said last night, Abraham Lincoln was president in our school's first year. Tee hee.  There are quite a few asterisks on this accomplishment: a few different American schools were founded in different parts of Bulgaria, then only merged to become the school we know today in the 1920s. Also, there's the small issue of being closed for almost 50 years during the Communist era. Still, there is a sense of tradition and history that is worthy of being honored. The biggest event for the year was a gala concert last night, raising money for the scholarship fund. The act was Vasko Vassilev, who I admit I had not heard of before this year, but is quite a phenomenon. He was a Bulgarian child prodigy at the violin, and has gone on to much success with the best orchestras of the world, and also done a lot of rocking, not-so-traditional music with a variety of collaborators. It's fun stuff. The concert last night was wonderful, as was the reception at the swanky military club afterwards. The holiday season is chock-full of special events that are all individually fun, but can sometimes be collectively overwhelming. Luckily, this event was worth it. I've posted a few very short video clips that give a feel for the show last night (we were close...only in row 3!). I smile each time I watch these (regrettably short) videos...it was such a fun concert! Great job, Vasko, and kudos to all that helped put this together.