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Correspondent Randi Hair reports from Templeton, California where she visits with Eric Alexiev who spent his formative years on the central coast. His father was born and raised in Bulgaria and Eric was immersed as a kid with the cuisine, culture, and stories shared by his father, Alex Alexiev, and Bulgarian friends at the dinner table. The capital city of Sophia and Bulgaria were ingrained in Eric’s thoughts as he grew up.
Two years after leaving Templeton High School, Alexiev first visited Bulgaria in 2013. He says, “it felt as familiar as any unknown place could feel. I decided to try living in Bulgaria and I moved to the capital city of Sofia in early 2019”.