Shumen

Today I’ve decided finally to go home to Shumen and visit my family. It was about time I’d say – I’ve been away for more than a half year. When I moved to Sofia to study I used to go home once a month – quite normal taking in consideration that the distance Sofia-Shumen is around 380 km and it usually takes you 6,5 hours by train. Haha after my first return I almost felt like immigrant returning to his beloved city. Now it’s different – I’m used to living in Sofia and spending only 2-3 days a month in Shumen is something normal.
Anyway half a year is too long. I wanted to go to Shumen as soon as I came back from Denmark but I was quite busy with the trip to Beograd, AIESEC and looking for/starting to work. So now I’m taking the night train and will spend the weekend with my family. It will be a nice mini-vacation – a runaway from my daily life and a chance to taste some of my mum’s tasty meals :) Man, my family will be very happy to see me; they missed me a lot while I was abroad. I missed them as well.
Besides that I always like going to this city, to my city. It just feels so natural, so good. That’s the city where I spent my childhood, the first 18 years of my life. I have so many stories from there, so many friends and nice memories – the first love, the first true friendship, the first time I’ve been to a disco, all the contest I’ve been to and many many more... Whenever I go there I like to just wonder round the city center, go to cafes and clubs with friends or go for short trips to the monument, the castle ruins or somewhere else in the Shumen Plateau just above the city. I quite enjoy showing around friends from different cities. Sadly now most of my friends from high school had moved to study to other cities (like me), but still we see from time to time there.
So I’ll be going tonight. When are we going together to show you the charming and magnificent Shumen?! :P

They are FREE!!!!

The Bulgarian medics, sentenced to death in Libia are finally free! Truly a day of national triumph and a boost of self-confidence that we are able to defend our national causes! Rejoice Bulgarians, we prevailed!
With a massive help from EU and the international pressure over Libia, 6 innocent lives were saved and now the medics can hug their families on a Bulgarian soil and continue their lives. Lives that will be marked with the 8,5 years of tortures, constant fear and imprisonment. Some would say that after this nightmare they don't have a life anymore; it's ruined. However I wan't to wish them a revival and a new beggining. They deserve it!

First day at work

Guess where I am now - at the office desk of my first job ever in Bulgaria!!! That's right - I finally started working in Bulgaria, after months spent working abroad. The feeling is quite different, now I work on a job I appreciate and hopefully will like doing. It's not a crappy job somewhere abroad. So what exactly do I work - I'm doing an internship in Coca Cola HBC in Sofia. My internship will last 3 months and I'll be in the finance department - dealing mainly with long-term assets. Truly a job related to my major at the university :) I have a friend from AIESEC as a colleague in the IT department so it will be fun here :) I'm anxious to see what the future awaits me!

The FRIDGE :)

This post is dedicated to my friends from the MC team of AIESEC in Bulgaria - Blago, Milenski and Aga. On Thursday we had a little adventure. It was so hilarious I'm laughing every time I remember it :) So what we did - we moved a fridge. Well it's not as simple as it sounds. Milenski and Aga decided to buy a common fridge and they asked Blago to help them carry it. I happened to be in the MC office this day so I decided to go and help. I had no idea what I was going to be involved in. So we went to have a dinner and after that headed to block 59 in Student's Town where the fridge owner lives. The final destination was block 24. For those who don't know Student's Town - the distance is quite big actually (maybe 1 km or more). But we were crazy enough and sure we can do it. We started the carrying at 10:00 pm - me, Blago and Milenski holding the fridge (equiped with socks for the hands - to make it softer) and Aga looking from aside and supporting us. At 1/3 of the way we were already tired and decided to look for another way to bring the fridge to Milenski's room. Actually Milenski had luck (or had he :P) - a seller from a fruit vendor offered his help - we just had to wait him finish his shift and he would bring the fridge with his car. So we were waiting - half an hour in the freezing night. While waiting some gipsy kids came begging for money and we decided to give them the socks. And the seller came, funally. But it was all in vain - the fridge couldn't fit in the car. We were doomed. The spirit was low - Blago was going to miss the last bus to his home, Aga was freezing, some friends were calling me for a party. So what to do ?! Milenski and Aga went to look for a cart and me and Blago waited with the fridge. We waited, and waited, and waited! Then they came. No, not with a cart, of course, with new socks :D When they couldn't find a cart they went to Milenski's room and took some extra warm clothes and some socks for the hands. So the quest had to continue, the hard way! It was long, it was tough, it was exhausting, it was sooo hilarious :D But we finally made it - the fridge was there - in Milenski's room in block 24. Ufff at last. What was the time - around 1 am. Yes, it took us more than 3 hours! Well, half of the time we spent waiting, but still. Haha we were laughing all the way, making jokes of ourselfs. It was great fun.
So what did I learn from this:

1. no good deed is left unpunished :)
2. now I know how to carry a fridge the most convenient way
3. even the hardest work is fun if you share it with friends :) :) :) :)

So Aga and Milenski - enjoy your new fridge!

I'm back

Well it's almost a month since I've posted anything here. I kind of missed posting but things were happening so fast that I didn't know what to write about first. It sure was an eventful month so I'll just briefly write what happened to me. So here are the highlights:

Last week in Denmark - after the exam I had just a week to deal with all the administrative stuff before leaving and finally to do some sightseeing. For the last week I saw more of Denmark (Copenhagen in particular) than for the previous 5 months! I felt like a typical tourist walking in the streets with a map in hands :D The last day I managed to say goodbye to my friends and after a sleepless night filled with packing (I know I always pack at the last possible moment) and celebrating my return, I headed to the airport. I almost missed the plane (it's a long story) and the heavy rain made me miserable but after that everything went just perfect. So in my memory I say goodbye to Denmark again and continue with my trip back home.

The trip back home - of course I didn't go home directly but decided first to visit some of my friends, that I met in EWE in Eindhoven. So the plane was Copenhagen - Budapest and I was heading to meet Adam.
Budapest - well what can I say - I fell in love with the city (and the Hungarian girls ;)) Adam really managed to show me the beauties of Budapest and I regretedf I caould spend only 2 days there. But those were 2 amazing days :) We saw all the main tourist attractions and even managed to see a carnaval on the streets. During the nights we had fun in open air parties (they are so much better than the indoor ones) and tried Hungarian Palinka (yummi). If everythings works out Adam will return the visit in August :) Enough about Budapest; next stop - Vienna!
Vienna - time to meet Marek and spent 2 incredible days in the city I always dreamed to visit! If there is somebody that can show you all the best of Vienna - that is Marek. I had sooo good time there that I couldn't even imagine! I finally rode the famous wheel in the Prater, saw Shonbrun Palace, went to the big tower where you see all of Vienna, had Viennese coffee with Saha cake (of course), had a huge pork leg meet with beer in one of the most famous traditional restaurants, visited a concert on the Danube island (ohh the hangover) and many many more things. It was just perfect!!!!

Back in Sofia - finally back home after 5 months!!!! I missed Bulgaria so much. It's nice to be home but I had to face the Bulgarian reallity - on the door of my dormitory I saw a sign that I have to move from the block because it's going to be renovated :( Yuck! I hate moving! And I had to spend 1 of the two days in Sofia to deal with the beaurocracy and to move my stuff in the new room. But I didn't want to deal more with that and with a clear mind went to my next destination - Belgrade!

Belgrade - After EWE Olga told me about similar conferences in Europe. One of them was International Student Week in Belgrade (ISWiB). I applied there and they selected me. Too bad Olga didn't get selected :( So from 28th of June til 5th of July I visited Belgrade for the 3rd time in my life. I can't get enough of this city, it has so much charm in it and I'm sure I'll return there again. About the conference - it was GREAT!!!! Really it was quite fun and I met very good friends there. We were divided in workshops and I think mine was the coolest. We visited the churches in Belgrade, some galleries and museums, had lectures about queer culture and film financing (I skipped the last one to go to another workshop that visited the fortress Kalemegdan :P) Our gruop guide Dusan was really great, very energetic and interesting person. He managed to keep the spirit of the group high and to bond us. And I had the best roommates - a guy from Litva (Vitotas - Vodka for short :D) and another one from Slovenia (Mladen - a typical Balkan macho :D) We had really great time. And all the Slovenians were really great! Next time I plan a trip I might go to Slovenia :) Well I don't know what to say really - it was a great, very eventful week and for sure I'm applying for it next year too!

AIESEC - back to my favourite organization :) I was selected for Vice-President Finance in LC Technical University!!! Yeah! Now I have a lot of work but I'm very pleased and it's going to be soooo interesting this year. I can already feel the sleepless nights, the great parties and conferences and the satisfaction of the achieved results :)

Enough for now. Will write more soon.