freedom to be themselves and express themselves in so many ways.” -Lilia Tsarska, Senior “My small theatre community which I really love and appreciate.” -Dimitar Palazov, Senior “My friends. These are people who are trustworthy, responsible and kind. I believe that AUBG attracts a certain type of open-minded, highly motivated and driven people who I know will be successful in life, no matter what they decide to do in the future. After all, the secret ingredient of the university is the people that represent it and all the students who graduate and leave a trace later on.” -Iva Valova, Senior “I think as cliche as it sounds, it’s the community and the people. However, you never really understand it’s value and definition until you’ve lived and experienced it for 4 years. In addition, it’s also the place, the maintenance guys blowing the leaves under my window at 9am, the cleaning ladies talking on the phone with their grandchildren in front of my room, the loud nights of skapto, the thrill of going to tell people to keep it down after quite hours, and of course the excitement before every club event. This is AUBG at its core.” -Ayah Besaiso, Senior “For me AUBG is another world, where “The everything is possible if you are active throughout the years and constantly seeking to improve. It is about being different and not being ashamed of that.” -Yoanna Kostakieva, Senior “For me AUBG is the Bulgaria I want to live in - it gives me hope for the future being surrounded by motivated and ambitious individuals each on different journeys.” -Aleksandra Boneva, Sophomore “The social and active people.” -Hayley Ngoc Mai, Senior “The community is what defines AUBG. Professors knowing you personally and addressing you by name, friends from various standings and countries, and friendly staff make AUBG a special place.” -Maria Fylyppova, Junior “The wide range of diversity, in a sense that people with so many different interests come to this place, joined all together, and somehow they find their strength and weaknesses and help each other, and at the same time they have the whole community, the whole environment that is here. You feel like you are surrounded by friendly people, and people who want you to succeed.” -Georgi Georgiev, Senior “To me, AUBG is all about diversity and the alliance of people of different backgrounds and nationalities.” -Niko Long, Sophomore “AUBG used to be the community and the clubs, the movement inside of the campus, but even though I’m still here, I can mostly relate it to memories. It just does not feel the same. The pandemic washed quite a bit of it away.” -Radoslav Naydenov, Senior “Clarity, peace of mind.” -Maria Terzieva, Sophomore “AUBG is the place where I can do the job I love. AUBG is the people. AUBG is this friendly, inspiring, lively atmosphere.” -Radina Damyanova, Circulation/Reserve Librarian Fall 2021 | AUBG Daily 9
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