I didn’t know there was a cherry tree in my garden

What happened for me to really start appreciating the simplicity of life? What made me so intentional about looking at sunsets? What made me think so much about their meaning? What made me say “I am happy with my life right now” in a corporate call on a Thursday afternoon? I will answer the last […]

You’ve heard of Bulgaria. You haven’t felt it yet.

Where to go by month, and what to experience I won’t pretend I wasn’t emotional. Watching Bulgaria win Eurovision this year did something to me that I didn’t fully expect – it made me want to call everyone I know who has never been here and say: come. Come now, before everyone else does. Come

The first time I feel happy to be Bulgarian

Bulgaria’s entry Bangaranga, performed by Dara, just won Eurovision 2026 in Vienna and we are living in the Bangaranga now. It marks quite a few milestones and firsts – it has the biggest winning margin in points ever; it’s the first winner since 2017 to win both the jury and the televote. But most importantly,