GALLERY

Rory Miller, USA

Rory Miller, USA

HUNGRY, RESILIENT, ALLURING

Rory Miller, USA


Born in Seattle, the 33-year-old American Rory Miller manages a craft beer company...

RIN YAMAMURA, JAPAN

RIN YAMAMURA, JAPAN

BULGARIA IS HOME

RIN YAMAMURA, JAPAN


The 35-year-old theatre costume and stage designer Rin Yamamura moved from Tokyo...

Kone Yaku, Côte d’Ivoire

KONE YAKU, CÔTE D’IVOIRE

BULGARIA IS HOPE

KONE YAKU, CÔTE D’IVOIRE


The 30-year-old car mechanic Kone Yaku arrived in Bulgaria from Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, in 2012.

EHLIBEJTE MEHMETAJ, ALBANIA

EHLIBEJTE MEHMETAJ, ALBANIA

A PART OF EVERYTHING BULGARIAN

EHLIBEJTE MEHMETAJ,
ALBANIA


The family of the 24-year-old Albanian Ehlibejte Mehmetaj arrived in Bulgaria in 2004...

JOHANNA ALCANTARA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

JOHANNA ALCANTARA,
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

WE'D CHOOSE BULGARIA

JOHANNA ALCANTARA,
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC


Johanna Alcantara is 36 and moved from the Dominican Republic to Sofia six years ago

DAFAR SHABAN, IRAQ

DAFAR SHABAN, IRAQ

CONTINUING.FOR.WARD

DAFAR SHABAN, IRAQ


Dafar Shaban was born in Plovdiv, 28 years ago, in the family of Iraqi immigrants.

SAIF-UR REHMAN, PAKISTAN

SAIF-UR REHMAN, PAKISTAN

PEACE IS THE BEAUTY OF BULGARIA

SAIF-UR REHMAN, PAKISTAN


The man who introduced cricket to Bulgaria, Saif-ur Rehman, is 40 and was born in Pakistan

Dmitry Yagodin, Russia

DMITRY YAGODIN, RUSSIA

NEITHER RUSSIAN, NOR BULGARIAN

DMITRY YAGODIN, RUSSIA


Moscow-born 35-year-old artist Dmitry Yagodin arrived in Bulgaria in 1997.

Bamba Mohamed Lamine, Mali

BAMBA MOHAMED LAMINE, MALI

BULGARIANS ARE INDIVIDUALISTS

BAMBA MOHAMED LAMINE, MALI


A musician and a graduate of marketing and sales management in his native Mali

ZOË HOLLIDAY, THE UK

ZOË HOLLIDAY, THE UK

MORE FAMILY ORIENTED

ZOË HOLLIDAY, THE UK


Zoë Holliday is a 30-year-old Briton, has a degree in philosophy and theology

CARLOS ARELLANO, MEXICO

CARLOS ARELLANO, MEXICO

CHILLIES HOT AS MEXICAN

CARLOS ARELLANO, MEXICO


Born in Mexico City, Carlos Arellano is a publicist and arrived in Bulgaria in 2009

GWEN SCHOETERS, BELGIUM

GWEN SCHOETERS, BELGIUM

BULGARIA IS FULL OF CONTRASTS

GWEN SCHOETERS, BELGIUM


The 32-year-old Belgian Gwen Schoeters came to Bulgaria four year ago

BAHDHAT SHEIKH MUS, SYRIA

BAHDHAT SHEIKH MUS, SYRIA

MY DAUGHTER WAS TAKEN TO THE CIRCUS

BAHDHAT SHEIKH MUS, SYRIA


Bahdhat Sheikh Mus is 43, a Kurd from Al-Qahtaniyah, Syria.

MARIO MONTESORO, ITALY

MARIO MONTESORO, ITALY

REVOLUTION IN MENTALITY

MARIO MONTESORO, ITALY


Two-and-a-half years ago, Mario Montesoro left his native Genoa

NORA OBANDO, NICARAGUA

NORA OBANDO, NICARAGUA

MORE SMILES?

NORA OBANDO, NICARAGUA


Nora Obando from Nicaragua is a psychology graduate but after she arrived in Bulgaria

DIRK VAN HARTEN, THE NETHERLANDS

DIRK VAN HARTEN, THE NETHERLANDS

NOTHING IS WHAT IT SEEMS

DIRK VAN HARTEN, THE NETHERLANDS


The 43-year-old journalist DIRK van Harten swapped Amsterdam for Sofia in 2008

DZHULI DZHAMIL TATUZ, SYRIA

DZHULI DZHAMIL TATUZ, SYRIA

YOUR HEART ON YOUR SLEEVE

DZHULI DZHAMIL TATUZ, SYRIA


Dzhuli Dzhamil Tatuz is a 40-year-old Syrian Kurd from Aleppo who arrived in Bulgaria

HUGH FRAZER, NEW ZEALAND

HUGH FRAZER, NEW ZEALAND

CRYING ON ARRIVAL, CRYING ON DEPARTURE

HUGH FRAZER, NEW ZEALAND


The 46-year-old New Zealander Hugh Frazer arrived in Bulgaria in 2004

MUSA NIASI, GAMBIA

MUSA NIASI, GAMBIA

MOUNTAINS ARE AWESOME

MUSA NIASI, GAMBIA


Musa Niasi, 27, from Gambia, arrived in Bulgaria in 2013

EHAB MOHAMMED, EGYPT

EHAB MOHAMMED, EGYPT

ORZ OR ORIZ – IT'S THE SAME

EHAB MOHAMMED, EGYPT


Ehab Mohammed is 29-year-old Egyptian with degrees in commerce and computer sciences

MONA KAUSHIK, INDIA

MONA KAUSHIK, INDIA

NOT ONLY THE BIG CITIES

MONA KAUSHIK, INDIA


Indian Mona Kaushik arrived in Bulgaria for the first time in 1979

RAGHIB IBRAHIM, SYRIA

RAGHIB IBRAHIM, SYRIA

I DON'T FEEL IN FOREIGN LAND HERE

RAGHIB IBRAHIM, SYRIA


Raghib Majid Ibrahim is 53, a lorry driver from Al-Qamishli, Syria.

PIERO EPIFANIA, PERU

PIERO EPIFANIA, PERU

BULGARIANS CHANGE WITH WEATHER

PIERO EPIFANIA,
PERU


The Peruvian Piero Epifania is 27 and is a musician.

NOAH MAAYAN, ISRAEL

NOAH MAAYAN, ISRAEL

SAD AND QUIET

NOAH MAAYAN,
ISRAEL


Noah Maayan was born 64 year ago in Israel, and five years ago was relocated from Prague to Sofia

GUSTAVO VELAZQUEZ, VENEZUELA

GUSTAVO VELAZQUEZ, VENEZUELA

GETTING OUT FOR A BEER

GUSTAVO VELAZQUEZ,
VENEZUELA


Five years ago, Gustavo Velazquez graduated film and TV in Spain and arrived in Bulgaria for a two-month practice.