They want to be happy, make a good living and do their best. Only sometimes people go about it differently. The trip is part of a two-year comprehensive leadership development program for Nebraskans with agricultural interests. Waddell said the tour showed her that even those who struggle to meet their goals don't need money for happiness. Of the three countries, Bulgarian farmers suffer the most hardships, Waddell said.
Interest rates are high, the country lacks leadership and there's constant turmoil.
Communism ended there in 1989. After so many years as a communist country, Bulgarians still haven't adjusted, she said. Their goals are just to survive. Farmers don't know how to market or what to produc. Those 50 and older still have difficulty making their own decisions.