A first-time skiing experience in Bansko, Bulgaria

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    A first-time skiing experience in Bansko, Bulgaria
    March 29th, 2019 • Zara Sekhavati
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    I’m dangling high in the air on a ski lift and I’m scared of heights. My eyes are clamped shut until it comes to a rickety halt. The backdrop to my first skiing venture looks like a perfectly decorated Christmas cake. Coated in glistening white snow, my eyes follow the smooth curving slopes and examine…

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