Motivated to learn the language

There's nothing more motivating to learn Bulgarian than sitting at a table with a group of Bulgarians in a political discussion, defending our President and country..what an interesting evening, from out of the blue. My friend / translator got a little caught up in the heated discussion, and as much as I could understand what they were saying in Bulgarian, I found it very difficult to express my views in Bulgarian. But..there will be a round two without a doubt. I have a feeling there will be many more of these evenings.