Prague is the capital city of the Czech Republic and its citizens are proud that that has not changed since the beginning of Czech’s history. In the end of 2009 my family was wondering where to spend the last days of the year and the first days of the next one. I proposed Prague for our destination and everybody agreed. That’s how on 30th of December my family and I went to the capital of Czech Republic on a plane. After a short flight we arrived at the airport that is located ten kilometers away of the city. We took a bus and in fifteen minutes we were in Prague.
The first thing that we had to do was to get familiar with the city. We had a four hour walk with our guide that showed us the old part of the city that represented much of the history of the city and the country. I observed lots of landmarks that reminded me the differences and similarities between the Bulgarian and Czech nations. I expected that Prague is slightly bigger than Sofia, but it turned to be the opposite. The major similarity between the two nations is root of the populations. The Czech nation is composed exclusively of Slavic tribes, while Bulgarian nation is a unique mixture of all kinds of tribes and nations including the Slavic tribes. As we continued our trip in Prague I realized that I can barely hear Czech speech. It was full with tourists, mainly from China and Russia. At the end of our first journey in this city everybody was thirsty for beer- the most famous feature of the Czech Republic. That is why we went into the nearest restaurant to taste it and to have dinner because it was getting late. The beer actually deserved its reputation and the dinner was awesome at all. After the dinner we continued our trip to the hotel where we had our sweet and eagerly waited break.
We spent the next three days in nice walks around the city exploring lots of interesting things about Czech Republic and its culture and denizens. I hope to return to this charming city when it is little bit warmer and with friends of mine so it will be more interesting.
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Sunday, November 29, 2009
What is the difference between the image of ACS and the reality?
The American College of Sofia is a school that has a reputation of a prison. One of the rumors is that people here are very rich and most of them are accepted because of their connections and money, but the reality is different. Most of the students that study in ACS are ones of the smartest in Bulgaria. Many students have average grades above 5, 50 which shows the quality of the students and the school. The majority of people that graduate our school later on study in elite universities, which determine their skills, and refute the rumor that in ACS kids go only because their parents are wealthy.
Children that study in other schools believe that in ACS anybody can easily be expelled. There are many facts that refute such statement. The first argument is that in other schools if you skip 10 classes or more you get automatically expelled, but in our school the system is different. After each skip you can be suspended if the dean decides so, but otherwise the limit of the absences is fifty-six. This number equals 7 full study days in any regular Bulgarian school. According to this it is harder to be expelled in ACS than in a regular school. Another fact is that for every larger brake of the rules we go to probation that expires after the end of a semester, except the honesty probation, while in other schools you receive a punishment. If you have one punishment for unexcused absences and one for discipline you can easily be expelled, while in ACS you will have two probations that are over after few months.
The third most popular rumor about ACS is that nobody can cheat there. Probably the teachers are on the same opinion, but the reality created by the students is different. There are so many ways for cheating that are developed by students in our schools that teachers can not even imagine. The American College in Sofia has the reputation of one of the best prisons in Bulgaria, but the reality is different because its quality and the knowledge of the students are deteriorating through the years, which seems sad, but true.
The American College of Sofia is a school that has a reputation of a prison. One of the rumors is that people here are very rich and most of them are accepted because of their connections and money, but the reality is different. Most of the students that study in ACS are ones of the smartest in Bulgaria. Many students have average grades above 5, 50 which shows the quality of the students and the school. The majority of people that graduate our school later on study in elite universities, which determine their skills, and refute the rumor that in ACS kids go only because their parents are wealthy.
Children that study in other schools believe that in ACS anybody can easily be expelled. There are many facts that refute such statement. The first argument is that in other schools if you skip 10 classes or more you get automatically expelled, but in our school the system is different. After each skip you can be suspended if the dean decides so, but otherwise the limit of the absences is fifty-six. This number equals 7 full study days in any regular Bulgarian school. According to this it is harder to be expelled in ACS than in a regular school. Another fact is that for every larger brake of the rules we go to probation that expires after the end of a semester, except the honesty probation, while in other schools you receive a punishment. If you have one punishment for unexcused absences and one for discipline you can easily be expelled, while in ACS you will have two probations that are over after few months.
The third most popular rumor about ACS is that nobody can cheat there. Probably the teachers are on the same opinion, but the reality created by the students is different. There are so many ways for cheating that are developed by students in our schools that teachers can not even imagine. The American College in Sofia has the reputation of one of the best prisons in Bulgaria, but the reality is different because its quality and the knowledge of the students are deteriorating through the years, which seems sad, but true.
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
My hopes and wishes for the future
I am a person who wants to control the events in his life and to be responsible for his future. Right now I am experiencing a very important period in my life when I have to make decisions that will define my future life. Like everyone else I have my hopes and desires, favorite and least favorite subjects and considering them I make my choices. I have chosen to study chemistry or chemical engineering in the United Kingdom and my main goal is to be admitted into a good university there. I hope that I will keep my relationships with my friends and will meet new people in my new school.
I have chosen to study chemistry or a subject in this area because this is the subject in whichI do best and this is the sphere of science that attracts me most. In our everyday life we are surrounded by chemistry derivatives and nobody can imagine his life without this science and its products that vary from the paper to the most modern metals used in the airplane building. This is a sphere of science that gives a lot of opportunities for profitable jobs that will not only bring lots of money, but also will be interesting for me. In order to become a part of the world of chemistry I have to put in a lot of effort to attend a good university and to go successfully through the years of studying there. Even though it seems like a hard task I believe that I am able to achieve that and I hope that one day I will be a successful chemist and will play an important role in the development of this science.
The life of one person consists of his professional life and a personal such. The second part is what I want to keep in this way for the future. I have few a very close and good friends of mine that I hope to keep in the future. They are people who I can trust for everything. I can not imagine my life without them and that is why they are so important for me. I wish that the distance between us in the next years will not affect our friendships in a negative way. Even though I will not be able to see my best friends I believe that we will still be very close and one day will manage to be together for a longer time.
Everybody has his dreams and tries to achieve them. My dreams and hopes are to have a successful career in the sphere of chemistry and to have a nice personal life, and a will do my best in order to achieve that.
I have chosen to study chemistry or a subject in this area because this is the subject in whichI do best and this is the sphere of science that attracts me most. In our everyday life we are surrounded by chemistry derivatives and nobody can imagine his life without this science and its products that vary from the paper to the most modern metals used in the airplane building. This is a sphere of science that gives a lot of opportunities for profitable jobs that will not only bring lots of money, but also will be interesting for me. In order to become a part of the world of chemistry I have to put in a lot of effort to attend a good university and to go successfully through the years of studying there. Even though it seems like a hard task I believe that I am able to achieve that and I hope that one day I will be a successful chemist and will play an important role in the development of this science.
The life of one person consists of his professional life and a personal such. The second part is what I want to keep in this way for the future. I have few a very close and good friends of mine that I hope to keep in the future. They are people who I can trust for everything. I can not imagine my life without them and that is why they are so important for me. I wish that the distance between us in the next years will not affect our friendships in a negative way. Even though I will not be able to see my best friends I believe that we will still be very close and one day will manage to be together for a longer time.
Everybody has his dreams and tries to achieve them. My dreams and hopes are to have a successful career in the sphere of chemistry and to have a nice personal life, and a will do my best in order to achieve that.
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