A Journey which i taste life through

by Jihad Hamasaeed (Iraq)

I didn't expect to find Bulgaria

As a young boy who studied in the university i have finished my second year and intended to start the third i have received an email from Erasmus Mundus Coordinator which stated "congratulate you have been qualified to attend a 10 month internship for the coming year 2017 in Sofia-Bulgaria " ,when i read the email i did not expected that and asked myself "are you the one who is going to study in abroad for the coming year ?" . Later when i have accomplished my second year of bachelor in home university i got the invitation letter from University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy in Sofia and immediately i have started to arrange the documents for my travel ! Have been passed through tough days to apply for the Bulgarian visa ,travelled to Erbil then Baghdad and finally to Ankara for the purpose of getting visa ,after many barriers and difficulties i got the positive response from Bulgarian embassy in Ankara in 01/11/2016 . I have started my journey to the host university in 04/11/2016 ,at the beginning due to of my first experience to be in abroad it was very difficult ,been in a different country different culture needs time to adapt ,as early as possible i started my preparation to adapt myself with the new conditions which i have been in ,next i managed the academic courses with the head of chemical engineering in UCTM went through several exams with the given syllabus and contributed with the situation and youth communities immediately ,i have started the journey which was full of suffering and ended up with lots of benefits which was the best productive year in my life ,in 07/09/2017 with a rich academic and entertainment background ended up the journey backed to the home country . Kind Regards Jihad H.Salih