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By Boyko

Me

• I was born in 1996, February 22, in Varna, Bulgaria. I lived there through pre-k, kindergarten and first grade, then I moved to Bucharest, Romania. There I lived for 3 years (2nd, 3d, and 4th grade). Then I skipped 5th grade (because in Bulgaria we start one year later then in the American system) and went straight to sixth grade in Belgrade.

• What is it? Do we actually know what it means?• Anything which is pop is simply anything that is popular at

that time; that can cover many things, not just music.

Pop

MeBefore

• In the past (1-7years old) I might have liked something a lot and wanted to wear or behave like it, but that didn’t really matter because I was too small to be influenced by it; my parents probably chose everything for me and thaught me manners of how they wanted me to be.

My Fashion Before

Continued

All chosen by my parents…

Music - Vrbchetata This is a Bulgarian band (Vrabchetata) which writes and sings songs for little kids, my parents let me

listen to them a lot.

Ti si moeto momiche- Vrubchetata

Mambo #5 - Vrubchetata

Hubavata Jiji- Vrubchetata

Bal na miskite - Vrubchetata

Banski na laleta - Vrubchetata

Dve kebabcheta - Vrubchetata

Vse na men li?- Vrubchetata

Obladi Oblada- Vrubchetata

And many more songs and videos…(Click on speaker to start)

Vzemi Ogin Zapalime - Slavi Trifanov

Mome Kalino - Slavi Trifanov

Music – Slavi TrifanovSlavi Trifanov is a famous Bulgarian singer who also has his own very famous night show (Slavi’s show).

Kato struna - Slavi Trifanov

Ad I Raj- Slavi Trifanov

Kombainera - Slavi Trifanov

Ludo mlado - Slavi Trifanov

Stop! - Slavi Trifanov

Raina - Slavi Trifanov

And many more songs and videos…(Click on speaker to start)

Music – My Dad• My dad sings and plays on the guitar a lot at home, especially when I was little, so that has

influenced me and what music I like. He likes to sing a lot of Bulgarian, Serbian and Russian songs mostly folklore music, ballads, some gypsy songs and many solo guitar songs.

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Later…

• (8-11) I had a little more freedom but I still wasn't influenced much by pop, but I was greatly influenced (fashion wise and behavior wise) by my brother and by mine and his peers.

Influences From My Brother

• When I lived in Romania my brother influenced me a lot. From him, I definitely widened my ‘slang’ vocabulary; and I also tried to dress like him because that is what I considered cool.

Maybe a little exaggerated…

Bulgarian MusicThat Has Influenced Me

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Now

• Now (12-14+) I am much more independent and I guess I am influenced by pop, not as exaggerated as some other kids my age but I still am influenced in behavior and fashion.

Music - RapMany… but here are some of my favorites:

And many more songs and videos…(Click on box to start)

Happy Music

And many more songs and videos…(Click on circles to start)

Other Songs

And many more songs and videos…(Click on box to start)

Current fashion - tops

Most of the clothes that I wear I wear because that is what is pretty much popular and common in my

age group these days.

Current fashion – t-shirts

Current fashion - bottoms

Current fashion - Accessories

Cartoons That Influence Me NowSouthpark

This is a song from Southpark The Movie, its sung by Terrance and Philip (two Canadian cartoon characters who make only fart jokes)

This is a song from Southpark The Movie, its sung by Eric Cartman who is ticked off at Kyle's mom who started a campaign against the Canadian show an captured Terrance and Philip.

Cartoons That Influenced Me Before

Movies That Influenced MeThese are all some of my favorite movies and movies that I think have affected me the most, and in different ways. Most of these movies like Euro Trip for example is just a movie which has been a pleasure to watch and I remember many parts of it and think of it from time to time. Euro Trip is a very funny movie and its probably my favorite movie.

American Pie is also a classic comedy series of movies that everybody should watch sooner or later.

Van Wilder

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VAN WILDER(S) IS ALSO A VERY ENTERTAINING MOVIE WHICH HAS A VERY IMPORTANT MORAL ABOUT LIFE “EVERYTHING IS FUN AND EASY IF YOU LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE.

Road TripThis movie is also a comedy, another very entertaining movie that I like to watch. It is formed in a very different format though, the whole movie is told by this man that u can see on the right.

All very cool movies although “The Hangover” is such a copy of another old movie that I like called “Dude Where’s My Car?”

Single Player

Multiplayer

Call of Duty 4 is a first person shooter game. It comes with two modes, single player and multiplayer. In single player you can only play missions and arcade mode, but in multiplayer you can play with and against your friends, you can also “Create a Class” which adds an extra competitive component to multiplayer mode. A few weeks ago the new Modern Warfare 2 came out and I cant wait to play it and get influenced by it , I guess.

Counter Strike 1.6 is probably the most famous first person shooter game. The logistics of the game are simple, counter- terrorists vs. terrorist, every player has an amount of money in the begging of the match, he/she buys a gun and ammo + equipment like vest etc. the first team to eliminate all the other team’s players OR finish the task (bomb a site, save hostages etc) win.

These two games are very much alike, Frozen Throne is just an add-on (extension of Reign of Chaos). This is a strategy game created by Blizzard. In each one of these two games there is a campaign mode which follows the story of Warcraft (there are Warcraft books.)

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