Finish my education

Hello Everybody!

I know that there are plenty of stories, sad stories, urgent stories and stupid stories... I consider mine none of the above! I am 25 years old and in my final MA year in Leiden University. I used to work 3 of my 4 bachelor years in order to save some money for my MA degree. I received my bachelor in Sofia University and always wanted to do by MA abroad, so I chose Leiden. I managed to save enough money to pay all taxes, tuition fees and support myself in the first semester of my studies, but now I am almost broke. My parents cannot really help me, since thier total income is around 600-700 EUR and they have to support grandparents and my younger sister, so I have to the best I can to do on my own.

I would love to start part time work, but in the Netherlands it is quite difficult for Bulgarians to recieve a working permit from legal point of view and so far my attempts have met no success. I forgot to mention that my speciality is International Relations: European Union Studies. I chose this, because I have always been interested in politics and wanted to be able to help people all around the world! However, in order to do this, I have to finish my education, go through an unpaid internship and gain some experience. Unfotunatelly this is too costy at the moment...