Yesterday Sven and I received a visit from Ilya, a young man who once painted our house trim. Ilya impressed us with his fastidiousness and his flair. He held several jobs, while on Cape Cod, and raised money for future studies abroad, working as a waiter for a number of years at a local restaurant. I remember attending his going-away party five years ago. Our ambitious friend from Bulgaria was off to Oxford to study the law. Ilya now practices international corporate law from his office in Bulgaria. He was in Wellfleet to check out what being a tourist feels like. We discussed the social skills young people can acquire while working here in the summer. I was touched that, while in Massachusetts, Ilya picked up a paint-brush that he actually used and plans to frame it once home. This Bulgarian lawyer is a perfect example of what one can attain if one sets one's mind to it ...
Sunday, September 18, 2011
In Which Ilya Comes to Call
At a bed & breakfast, you never know who is going to come knocking on your door in the summer. 
Yesterday Sven and I received a visit from Ilya, a young man who once painted our house trim. Ilya impressed us with his fastidiousness and his flair. He held several jobs, while on Cape Cod, and raised money for future studies abroad, working as a waiter for a number of years at a local restaurant. I remember attending his going-away party five years ago. Our ambitious friend from Bulgaria was off to Oxford to study the law. Ilya now practices international corporate law from his office in Bulgaria. He was in Wellfleet to check out what being a tourist feels like. We discussed the social skills young people can acquire while working here in the summer. I was touched that, while in Massachusetts, Ilya picked up a paint-brush that he actually used and plans to frame it once home. This Bulgarian lawyer is a perfect example of what one can attain if one sets one's mind to it ...
Yesterday Sven and I received a visit from Ilya, a young man who once painted our house trim. Ilya impressed us with his fastidiousness and his flair. He held several jobs, while on Cape Cod, and raised money for future studies abroad, working as a waiter for a number of years at a local restaurant. I remember attending his going-away party five years ago. Our ambitious friend from Bulgaria was off to Oxford to study the law. Ilya now practices international corporate law from his office in Bulgaria. He was in Wellfleet to check out what being a tourist feels like. We discussed the social skills young people can acquire while working here in the summer. I was touched that, while in Massachusetts, Ilya picked up a paint-brush that he actually used and plans to frame it once home. This Bulgarian lawyer is a perfect example of what one can attain if one sets one's mind to it ...
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