Category Archives: My Workshops & Research

If you find yourself on this blog, you might be looking for authentic activities to enrich your bird-watching holidays in Bulgaria. You’re in time! Bulgarian environmental organizations have just launched a new season of bird-watching vacations – 2023. You can start planning your bird-watching holidays in Bulgaria by downloading a free award-winning guide – Cultural Insights into Conservation Volunteer Bird Watching Holidays in Bulgaria. It’s Not Only About Birds. Based on 30 interviews: Birding & Conservation This book is an original collaborative guide to conservation holidays in Bulgaria. Volunteering, bird […]

The Pomorie Lake Volunteer Brigade has been the landmark fall activity in the region for over 25 years. Every first week of September dozens of volunteers gather at the Pomorie Lake Visitor Centre to work for improving birds’ habitats. This time, we learned and shared a lot by activating the power of informal volunteering. With my interactive game through Facebook and Instagram, we informed over 500 people in 5 countries about our activities. Mapping sustainable holidays in Bulgaria I was lucky enough to twice participate in the Pomorie Lake Volunteer […]

URL SlugPlovdiv 2019: Volunteers of the Poorest European Capital of Culture Created Community Service from Scratch It was an unexpected trip for me where I combined learning and exploring the best places to visit in Spain. It took place within the Erasmus+ Climate Action Now! Save the Future – an international youth exchange. I was the leader of the Bulgarian team of 7 youngsters. The best souvenirs we exchanged were original recipes from the home countries of the teams – Spain, Italy, Lithuania, and Bulgaria. Find them at the bottom […]

Where to start the ‘right’ social initiatives beneficial to personal and social development at the same time? Find practical tips from Bulgarian activists who develop social entrepreneurship in their communities. They gathered at the international workshop”Equality and Climate Justice” (Bankya), where I was one of the participants. Get food for thought! – Bulgarian Fund for Women, Sofia The three-day seminar was organized last week by the Bulgarian Fund for Women in Bankya, a well-known international spa resort and one of the best Bulgarian destinations for sustainable travel. We enjoyed the […]

This post is for those who love dolphins) Enjoy! My recent volunteer experience for a marine monitoring expedition devoted to dolphins in the Black Sea brought me to a marvelous world with glorious sea scenery, interesting meetings, and challenging tasks. It all starts at the Pomorie Lake Visitor Centre with visiting exhibitions or lectures about the local biodiversity. Are there dolphins in the Black Sea? Green Balkans declared November the month of dolphins. Every month they devote themselves to certain species and educate about them with creative activities, quizzes, and […]

Galway 2020 has just extended the cultural programme of this year into 2021. During my recent volunteering at this year’s European Capitals of Culture Galway 2020, I revealed incredible places that are a vital part of the region’s heritage and where the deeply-rooted traditions naturally weaved into everyday life. And those places can be visited at any time regardless of the Galway 2020 programme. Traditional Irish thatched cottage The trip to Menlo, an Irish village about 5 km away from Galway, was part of my volunteer programme. In the 19th century, […]

Get insights into must-visit attractions in Galway, the new European Capital of Culture! Together with volunteers of Plovdiv 2019, Matera 2019 and Galway 2020 we found 5 ways to make work the motto of Galway 2020 Let the magic in! It guided our exploration of city diversity after the official ceremony was cancelled due to the changing weather. My volunteering in Galway (Ireland), the European Capital of Culture – 2020, has become the logical continuation of the Plovdiv internship. I was selected to represent Bulgaria in the framework of the […]

It is the first post of this blog. Like a puzzle, it is made up of my volunteer experiences at European Capitals of Culture: Plovdiv 2019, Matera 2019, Galway 2020, Kaunas 2022, and Veszprem 2024 which inspired me to create this blog. With each volunteer project, we have tried to improve, support, and create. The opening of Plovdiv2019 in collaboration with Matera2019 It all started in January 2019 with my first volunteer experience at the Plovdiv 2019 opening ceremony. Together with volunteers from Bulgaria, the Netherlands, and Italy, we assisted […]