Yesterday I met Zachary Karabashliev, the talented Bulgarian author, at a book launch event in Sofia. His 2008 novel 18% Gray is set in San Diego, California and follows the story of a fictional young Bulgarian couple named Zachary and Stella. As a born and bred San Diegan married to a Bulgarian named Stella I just had to meet him and have a laugh about how random it all was.
And laugh we did—all the way onto the stage during the live stream of the event!
![Me speaking at the book launch with Zachary](https://englishbulgaria.net/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Screen-Shot-2016-02-12-at-09.40.08-1.png)
Accidental foray into public speaking in Bulgaria: ✓