My name is Dimitar Naydenov, I am 21 years old, and I was born in Sofia, Bulgaria. I am currently a student majoring in Political Science at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut expecting to graduate in Spring 2011. From American political perspective, I consider myself a Democrat, although I don’t share absolutely every single stand on the issues that Democrats usually stand for, as you can – or will – see in my posts. I have been – and still am - a member of the Quinnipiac University Democrats since my first semester as college student, and in the beginning of this year I was elected Treasurer of the organization.
I came to the United States of America in 2007 to study and develop myself, both as an individual and as a participant in groups. I considered – and still consider - it an exciting and wonderful chance in my life, for which I thank everybody who supports me in any way: my siblings and my parents.
Before I came to the U. S., I have never lived anywhere else besides Bulgaria, which is the country where most of my friends and relatives are. I graduated from First English Language [High] School, which is one of the most prestigious high schools in Bulgaria, and I also have a fitness instructor certification from the Bulgarian National Sports Academy as a result of which I worked as a fitness instructor at the Shipka Hotel before I came to the U.S.
The languages that I speak are Bulgarian, English, French and Spanish. I try to practice them as often as I can. The first one is my native language, and I studied the other three in Bulgaria.
There are a lot of hobbies that I have. They include spending pleasant time with friends and relatives, reading the news, reading my favorite magazine IRONMAN, working out at the gym, reading books, watching TV (mostly news and shows), working (surprisingly that’s among my hobbies but I am not obsessed with it) and, last but not least, challenging myself.
At the age of 21 I know that I am not all-knowing, all-powerful and all-good, and I know I never will be. However, it is always worth trying to be as close to that as possible. That’s the way the world community develops itself and thus becomes a better place to live. Regardless of trying though, I think that we should also be satisfied with what we currently have, which satisfaction will supply us with the energy and confidence that we need in our way to success.
