Using original sources, the book examines the mechanisms for informing Bulgarian society, given the communications and isolation of the Ottoman Empire at the time, about the programs, conditions for admission, necessary funds, etc., in schools outside their native lands. The sources of support and the amounts needed for education in schools in different cities are analyzed. The journey of Bulgarian children, young men, and young women to the respective countries, which sometimes lasted for months, is described. The emotional and psychological shock of young people from the backward oriental province upon their first encounter with the new environment, way of dressing, cuisine, and educational requirements is presented. The Bulgarian children have to adapt and find their place in the new conditions. They make enormous efforts to learn the foreign language and catch up on their education and, especially, their upbringing. Their young bodies find it difficult to withstand the stress and, in some countries, the harsh climate, and many of them fall ill and die. Despite the enormous difficulties and hardships, the Bulgarians managed to get involved in the work of European Slavic scholars, to acquaint the foreign public with the past of their people, their language, way of life, culture, and contemporary political ambitions, and to defend their place in European culture.