International Placement Ruse Bulgaria 2012. Affordability Eating out is very cheap – 5 lev Pizza (£2.00) Taxi from Bucharest airport to Ruse – 80 lev.

International Placement

RuseBulgaria

2012

Affordability

• Eating out is very cheap – 5 lev Pizza (£2.00)• Taxi from Bucharest airport to Ruse – 80 lev• Drinks are cheap• Bus journeys are all 1 lev – to the mall/ cinema

/ work• Flights - £160 from Manchester return• Accommodation - £30-£40 per month

The House

• Is called Baba Tonka• Next to the River Danube• Has 3 bedrooms – 1 with twin beds in• Is split into two – next door are young people

who have physical disabilities• Students have own bathroom and kitchen

facilities.• Shared Laundry with other side of the house.

The House

Your walk to work

• 20 minute walk to work for the Pink House – we went to the Pink House twice per week.

• Very safe• Pleasant• Walk through a park• Lovely in April/May with the good weather!• Not your usual walk to work in the UK!

Your walk to work

The Pink House

• Childrens home – you can walk to it!• Approximately 10 children who live there• Most from institutions that have closed down.• Youtube – Bulgaria’s abandoned children.• This house will make up 50% of the paediatric

part of this placement – 2 days per week.• Conditions – Autism, Cerebral Palsy, ADHD,

Developmental Delay

The Placement

The Pink House

The Ramp House

• Childrens home – A bus journey away. • Cheap buses – 1 Bulgarian lev Per way (40p)• Approximately 10 children.• This house is the other 50% of the paediatric

part of placement.• Conditions – Downs syndrome, ADHD, Autism,

Cerebral Palsy, physical disabilities. • Less able children here compared to the Pink

House.

The Ramp House

Mental Health

• 20% of overall placement • 80% is paediatrics• Mental Health Hospital - inpatient• Bus ride away• Conditions – Schizophrenia, Depression and

Anxiety mainly.• Work alongside Bulgarian students who are on

placement.• Great Opportunity to meet new Bulgarian friends!

Mental Health – Photography class

Summer Shoot in

the

Park!

So – a typical week

• Monday – Ramp House (Paediatrics)• Tuesday – Pink House (Paediatrics)• Wednesday – Ramp House (Paediatrics)• Thursday – Mental Health• Friday – Pink House (Paediatrics)

• Hours of work – 9am-5pm Paediatrics• Hours of work – 9am – 11am Mental Health

Why do International Placement!

• Something different on your CV • Great example of supervising care staff,

leadership skills, effective communication – on Band 5 NHS jobs (And many more examples!)

• Meet new people!• Challenge yourself• Treat yourself – after a long dissertation – you

will want something to look forward to.• Travel opportunity.

Places to Visit in Bulgaria

• Veliko Tornovo – historical centre• Tryavna – old fashioned country town• Varna – seaside resort• Svishtov – student town

Istanbul

• Erasmus Trip!

Weekends

Anymore Questions?

• Email me – kelly.mallinder@hotmail.co.uk• Facebook – Kelly Mallinder