when you re different than the average person then, you know, you get in trouble. - right. [mellow electronic music] after communism fell, alex pursued his dreams of touring the world as a pro skater. but he eventually returned, enjoying the newfound freedom to promote his sport without catching a beating for it. but he soon discovered that even a post-communist bulgaria faced a lot of the same political nonsense. - you don t have a stable political system. these guys are not afraid to show that they re corrupted, you know? - yeah. - like, this guy s being accused for stealing government money, and the guy doesn t care. he s driving, like, a. - mercedes. - half a mil super car, and he doesn t care. - yeah. - you cannot rely on government even on government systems. i m talking of health service, and or police service, or whatever, you know? you need to do it yourself.