Optimism for Bulgaria

Rositsa Mineva’s English-as-a-second-language classroom does not feature rows of desks. Instead, portable modular tables offer flexibility in classroom layout, and seating can be rearranged to suit the class activity for

When renowned merchant Andrey Arsov tasked Austrian architect Karl Heinrich to design his family home in 1910, the latter had more than 20 years of experience as architect and designer

Perpetual motion would defy the laws of physics, but it is the metaphor that most readily springs to mind when one meets the eminent physicist Minko Balkanski. At 91, he

“Who’s that girl?” The audience’s whispers are directed at the beautiful black-clad young woman who has just come onstage. They quickly subside as the gentle soprano picks up the aria

Kremena Dervenkova took her current job as entrepreneurship advocate because of her love for bugs. Or, rather, because she likes snacking on them. Wait, what? Let’s go back to the

At ABLE Mentor events, Nikolay Nikolov usually sits in the audience, avoiding the stage and limelight. He offers quiet counsel when asked. His youthful appearance often makes him indistinguishable from

One day after school, Moryana Filipova went to an exhibition of carpets and traditional clothing from the Chiprovtsi region at the National Ethnographic Museum. There she met a nice woman

Lukan Chervenkov, who owns performance sock company Shushon, is sure 1 + 1 = 3. This is the synthesis of his entrepreneurial philosophy. He believes that if two people swap ideas,

Hristo Botev School in the Southeastern Bulgarian town of Karnobat is not your average school. Classes here don’t start and end with a jarring buzz; the traditional school bell has