Where's My English-Bulgarian Dictionary?

Close the door.
Lean back against it.
Close my eyes.
Listen.
Silence.
Finally alone.
Three months crowded with people.
With Bulgarian teachers and host families.
With other American Peace Corps Volunteers.
I can say, "Pleased to meet you."
I can say, "Where's the bathroom?"
How do I say, "Please go away. I need to be alone"?

Look around.
Tiled bathroom floor.
No tub or shower stall.
The entire bathroom is the shower stall with a toilet and a sink in it.
Typical.
Combination bedroom and living room.
Comfy chairs, cushy couch, cozy bed.
Cuddly blue and white unicorn blanket.
Who thought the new American girl would like unicorns?
I can say, "This is my apartment."
I can say, "I like my new home."
How do I say, "I am grateful for my privacy"?

Oh, it's hot!
August on the Danube.
(Is there another one? This one's not blue.)
Open the huge windows.
Gigantic windows swing into the room.
Wow. What a mosquito!
Mosquitoes bite through my blue jeans.
I can say, "I have pains."
I can say, "There are mosquitoes."
How do I say, "Please install window screens before the vampire bugs drain all my blood"?

Hungry.
Oh no. I'm hungry.
Should I trust my Bulgarian language skills
To buying my own groceries?
To finding my way to the market by myself?
What a nice lady.
Yes, I'd like some shampoo, too, please.
Um, what kind? What kind do you have?
Blue, purple, pink, and green.
Oh. Blue, please.
I can say, "Thank you."
I can say, "Give me six eggs, please."
How do I say, "Thank you for not laughing at me when I said I wanted ham but I meant bread"?

Bedtime.
What a cozy bed.
Crisp sheets.
A little rough.
No fabric softeners here.
Listen.
Laughter from other apartments.
All the windows in all the apartment buildings are open.
(Only the bank has air conditioning.)
Horns honking from the taxis lined up along the street.
Chickens cluck on someone's balcony.
I can say, "Good night."
I can say, "Sleep without nightmares."
How do I say, "My first day on my own in Vidin, Bulgaria was not a disaster"?