Podcast in English

Atanas Chikov from Great Britain about his refusal to vote at the Parliamentary elections

Atanas has lived in Great Britain for 20 years and admits that he has not voted for a long time, not because he does not care about the destiny of his motherland, but because he feels there is no point voting. Atanas Chikov, immigration advisor and..

published on 10/2/22 12:07 PM

Valentin Yordanov - the Bulgarian who changed the face of Las Vegas

Valentin Yordanov is a positive, successful and radiant person who has been transforming the face of Las Vegas with his extraordinary colourful art installations, paintings and sculptures. The story of the Bulgarian artist is fascinating and motivating...

published on 9/27/22 4:00 PM

It's good to live as a community where our neighbours are not our competitors, but people who help each other

23 years together at every moment, both at home and at work. Thus, in one sentence we can summarize the lives of Olivier and Mitana Roche. They met in France, but chose to settle down and develop their own family French bistro in Sofia. Since..

published on 9/23/22 8:05 AM

Lin Yuxiang – a young Chinese woman who decided to study the reality of Bulgarian political life

26-year-old Lin Yuxiang from China has been studying political science in Birmingham, UK, with a focus on Bulgarian democracy and political life. The young woman has been living in Bulgaria for a year and has been studying the political life..

published on 8/23/22 2:57 PM
Sian Phillips

A female kaval player and not Bulgarian, but English - how Sian Phillipsa from ‎Lancaster dedicated herself to this instrument

Once upon a time in the Bulgarian tradition, it was not accepted for women to play musical instruments, and even less so when it comes to wind instruments. But over time the taboos fall and nowadays there are not one or two talented Bulgarian..

published on 8/18/22 10:00 AM
Mark Potts

Mark Potts - an American in love with Bulgaria’s Shumen

"Bulgaria begins here" is how the lyrics of the anthem of the city of Shumen go. Today, we tell you about an American for whom the northeastern Bulgarian city was just the beginning of a full-blown love for Bulgaria that he has preserved for decades...

published on 8/7/22 7:30 AM

Architect Aya Irinkova makes London an even more beautiful place to live in

“Your success will not be determined by your gender or your ethnicity, but only on the scope of your dreams and your hard work to achieve them.“ This is the message Zaha Hadid(1950-2016), one of the most influential women architects, wrote..

published on 7/29/22 10:34 AM

Travel, believe, love: The incredible life of Elena Krapcheva

Her life is like a movie… or like some kind of Bulgarian version of Eat Pray Love. And the moral is – believe in yourself and embrace freedom because fortune favours the bold. “Maybe what I have learnt all of these years is that you have to..

published on 6/28/22 1:16 PM

European Statistics Champions: We did our best to present Bulgaria in a comprehensive manner

Bulgarian students have had numerous successes in world Olympiads in mathematics, informatics, linguistics, etc. Recently, Bulgaria earned a gold medal at the European Statistics Competition. The competition for high school students is organized by the..

published on 6/27/22 4:08 PM

From Italy to Mount Rila: Michele Crescentini and his donkey farm

One man’s love of animals and pristine nature took him on a journey from Italy to a picturesque village in Mount Rila, turning it into pure paradise for young and old alike. The village is called Madzhare, and it is located in the..

published on 6/3/22 1:11 PM