"I taught a lot of children how to dance Bulgarian folk dances. We perform at all the celebrations at the Bulgarian school in the Bulgarian embassy. Quite a few children have learned and many of them are now parents and they in turn take their children to the Bulgarian school. I mostly work with students for whom Bulgarian is not their mother tongue. And following the example of my own children I try to help them to speak Bulgarian. And I am proud of the fact that they manage to do it very quickly. And to help them understand the meaning of Bulgarian words, English comes to the rescue. We have one child whose mother is Bulgarian and the father is Chinese.  Another has a Bulgarian mother and a Cypriot father. Yet another one - the mother is from India, the father from Bulgaria. But all these children are beginning to speak wonderful Bulgarian with us. English is like their mother tongue. So they learn Bulgarian with the help of English, in which we explain to them the meaning of Bulgarian words." 

"I now work with autistic children in different age groups. Every year in September I am assigned to different schools in London, depending on the need. I am working with an agency so I can be more flexible and help more schools. I have the necessary experience to recognise the children and assess how to work with each of them. In my experience with water ski schools where I have worked, I have been an assistant teacher in a variety of different classes ranging from preschool age 3-year-olds to 11-year-olds. I am familiar with the technology of the English system because I have attended many workshops on working with specialized technology for children with disabilities. I've worked with autistic children who don't speak at all but only respond through their eyes."

About her work as a teacher in a school that is a member of the Association of Bulgarian Schools Abroad, Elena Ganeva-Robles says that this is a great advantage because the meetings organised by the association give her the opportunity to meet colleagues and exchange valuable experience in working with Bulgarian children growing up in a foreign-language environment. 

"Do not accept us Bulgarians from abroad as completely different citizens. Because when we are in Bulgaria, both my children and I feel somehow that we are not Bulgarians. Care about us, too. Because after all, we also contribute to building a very different worldview in Bulgaria. It's true, sometimes we make mistakes, we all have mistakes, but be a little bit more open to these kids who come to Bulgaria and bring some new thought, new attitudes towards building many things. Even in their games the children are different and we have to accept them. So, let's help each other, let's hold hands. Because this is what the world is all about - supporting and helping each other."