by Dr. Yan | Nov 21, 2021 | Civilization, Culture, Food
I saw the news about the German Christmas Market in Sofia that would run from Nov 19 to Dec 21 from 11 am to 10 pm every day this year in the city garden, right behind the “One Man” LCD display art structure. Since I was in town, I went there to take a look. The...
by Dr. Yan | Nov 21, 2021 | Civilization, Nature
Having been in Sofia for a while to have covered most of the touristy places, I wanted to know where a local would love to go. My current host recommended Bankya. He’s typically busy with organizing events that tend to be crowded, so he appreciates the quietness in a...
by Dr. Yan | Nov 7, 2021 | Civilization, Culture, Nature
In early Nov, the air was still warm, the leaves were colorful, and the families were seen to enjoy themselves everywhere in the Boris’ Garden Park in the town center. This park was constructed in 1884 and has been the gathering place for many generations. The young...
by Dr. Yan | Nov 4, 2021 | Civilization, Culture
The International Biennale of Glass was from Oct 6 to Nov 7 on the top-most floor of the National Gallery Square 500 in Sofia. Fulbright Commission invited an organizer of the exhibit to give us a tour, and we appreciated the tremendous amount of effort to put the...
by Dr. Yan | Oct 28, 2021 | Pedagogy
It’s been a month since my Project Based Learning (PBL) course started at TU-Sofia. The students are mostly from two programs (Industrial Engineering taught in English and Electronics) and they are from all year-standings from freshmen to seniors. The course...
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