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NameSandra
Genderfemale
Country of OriginNetherlands
Destination CountryBulgaria

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s-1 I came to Bulgaria because I wanted to try something new after I graduated from university.
s-2 I decided that I wanted to work abroad and I had already met a lot of very nice Bulgarian people in the Netherlands.
s-3 Additionally, I have an East European background and I wanted to know what it is like to live in another part of Europe.
s-4 My mother is from Ukraine and my dad from Syria.
s-5 I lived in both countries and in Russia when I was younger but grew up in the Netherlands.
s-6 When moving to a new place you expect everything to be different but there are always a few things that you assume as standard, that are the same in every place; but even those small ordinary things can turn out to be totally different.
s-7 For example, in the Netherlands it is polite to take a decision right away and not wait too long.
s-8 Here in Bulgaria I feel it is more polite to wait a little longer before answering anything.
s-9 Also, you expect nonverbal language to be the same everywhere.
s-10 So when nodding no you actually mean no and not as in Bulgaria when people nod no they actually mean to say yes.
s-11 This has led to some funny moments here.
s-12 Even though I know this is the Bulgarian way and I had visited Bulgaria before, sometimes when I order and the waitress nods no it takes me a few seconds to understand that she is actually saying yes to my order.
s-13 In the beginning when I decided that I wanted to move here it was pretty easy.
s-14 I took the decision and I continued my life in the Netherlands.
s-15 Two weeks prior to my move, after I found a job and my ticket was booked, I started to become more nervous.
s-16 I had to say goodbye to my friends and family, and I realized that I was leaving my life in the Netherlands behind me.
s-17 I never regret moving, I think it adds a lot to your life to live somewhere new and unknown.

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