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Juliana Tzvetkova is an academic and intercultural intelligence
trainer with over thirty years of international experience. She was
born and educated in Bulgaria, and holds an MA from Sofia
University s Faculty of Classic and Modern Philology. She has
taught at the Medical University of Sofia and done freelance work
for the foreign service of the National Radio. She has translated
fiction and non-fiction for two of the largest publishing houses in
the country, as well as documentaries, feature films, and TV series
for the Bulgarian National Television.
She also did the translating, interpreting, and background research
for Economist Intelligence Unit publications in 1997. In 1998
Juliana moved with her family to Canada, where she has been
teaching for a community college in Toronto, Ontario. She started
her intercultural training experience teaching adults in Dubai, the
United Arab Emirates where she taught liberal arts and
communication courses to Emirati college students. She has worked
around the globe from Sofia to Luanda, Toronto to Changchun, Dubai
to Shanghai, and the oil-rich towns of Aktau and Atyrau in
Kazakhstan as a consultant and trainer of trainers on behalf of
Centennial College where she is professor of communication and
language studies.
Today she continues to provide intercultural intelligence
consulting and language training in Canada and China while
continuing to write on culture. She has contributed an article to
the Etiquette and Taboos Around the World encyclopedia, and
authored Pop Culture in Europe, the third book of a series
dedicated to the popular culture in different parts of the world,
to be published in November 2017.
Culture Smart! has come to the rescue of hapless travellers...'
Sunday Times Travel,
' the perfect introduction to the weird, wonderful and downright
odd quirks and customs of various countries.' Global Travel,
' full of fascinating, as well as common sense, tips to help you
avoid embarrassing faux pas.' Observer,
' as useful as they are entertaining.' Easy Jet Magazine,
' offer glimpses into the psyche of a faraway world.' New York
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