By Dilyana "Didi" Nikolova , YES Bulgaria '11, and Lili Valtcheva, Alumni Coordinator for Bulgaria Hello friends, We are Didi and Lili, alumni from the YES program in Bulgaria, and we want to share a project we did in Sofia. We think you will find it interesting. Didi's Story One ...
Lili Valtcheva, YES Alumni Coordinator for Bulgaria Lili and other Habitat volunteers on site. This is the third month I’ve volunteered with Habitat for Humanity in Bulgaria. I really feel like they are my family now because even though we are small group of volunteers, we always have fun helping ...
By Lili Valtcheva, YES Bulgaria ‘11 Last December, two of my friends and I decided to apply to be volunteers at an orphanage in Sofia. In April, the orphanage contacted us about when we could begin. It was a hard process, which is one reason that it is not a ...
Gabriela Antova and Lili Valtcheva, '11’, and Toma Pavlov, '12, at the annual Green Days event in Sofia, Bulgaria.
By Reneta Krivonozova, YES Bulgaria, ‘12 The idea for creating a YouTube account came from all the videos I watch daily. Some of them are related to beauty, some to lifestyle, and some to health. I noticed that posting videos on there is a great way to spread a message—to ...
By Lili Valtcheva, YES Alumni Coordinator for BulgariaOn the 8th on June in one of the local schools in Sofia, a local school and local sponsors organized a yearly event about education and sports clubs in school. Usually, most students from the school come, as do their parents.The school was ...
Written by Toma Pavlov, YES Bulgaria '12YES Bulgaria alumni (back row, left to right) Peter Ivanov, '13, Toma Pavlov, '12, and Gabriella Veleva, ’11, served as Alumni Panel Members at the PDO in Macedonia.On July 8 four generations of YES students met in Sofia, Bulgaria, prior to the Pre-Departure Orientation ...
By Dilyana Nikolova, YES Bulgaria, ‘11 Christmas is a special time of the year. Everybody gathers with their family, gives each other presents and enjoys family time. Unfortunately, not every child is lucky enough to have both of their parents, get their dream Christmas present or enjoy a special dinner.So, ...
By Lili Valtcheva, Alumni Coordinator for Bulgaria The 2012 Thanksgiving event was held on Saturday, November 25 at the American Corner in Sofia. Nine children that ranged in age from 4 to12 attended the two-hour event. Some of the children’s mothers attended and participated in the event, too.Children make Trees ...
By Reneta Krivonozova, YES Bulgaria ’12 One day in school, during the break between classes, my classmates and I were discussing ways that American schools motivate their students and make school a fun place for them. I told them that at my American high school in Iowa, we had Spirit ...