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Imagine trains crossing the borders of your imagination
In these unusual times, we are living in, there will never be too many opportunities to see beyond current difficulties and catch a breath of fresh air to foster our imagination and look ahead. Currently, transportation services are in standby, or at least significantly decreased in terms of frequency. Gaining a glimpse of insight into…
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The golden ratio φ
Life is all a matter of proportions after all, don’t you think? By the way, are there “perfect” proportions you could use in various fields? Let’s dive into the mathematics to reflect a bit together on this allegedly unanswerable question. So, mathematics might appear as a surprising choice to think about such a philosophical topic, at…
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Душата на старите предмети
Како ќе ја опишете вашата работа? Кој е најтешкиот дел, се исплати ли работата во антикварница?Мојата работа е исклучително благородна затоа што со нејзина помош можам да помогнам на многу луѓе што се социјално загрозени и едноставно имаат проблеми со финансиите. Од друга страна, најтешко ми е кога не можам да им помогнам. Што се…
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The soul of old items
How do you describe your job?Excellent, thrilling. I love it. What is the hardest point of your job?The hardest point of my job is when people don’t appreciate antiques. For them, it’s just an old object, so they throw it away. The hardest one and I don’t like it but it’s what it is. How…
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Добредојде на Пол, нашиот нов волонтер од Франција!
Добро утро на сите! Моето име е Пол (за поблиски пријатели) и доаѓам од Франција, малото гратче Дижон. Откако ја стекнав мојата диплома по литература, дополнително работев во разни дејности: фабрика, фарма, продавница. Сепак она што најмногу ме промени беше работата во граѓанската служба во пензионерски дом. Таму ја стекнав мојата желба да помогнам, да…
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Welcome Paul, our new volunteer from France!
Good morning everyone! My name is Paul (Pol for close friends) and I come from France, the little city of Dijon.I got my diploma in Literature and in addition, I have worked in different fields of activity: factory, farming, shop. However, what has changed me the most was doing civic service in a retirement home.…
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Добредојде на Лусил, нашата нова волонтерка од Франција!
Здраво на сите! Јас сум Лусил од Бретања (најдобриот регион од Франција!). За време на моите студии од Меѓународен бизнис имав можност да живеам помеѓу шест и дванаесет месеци во Бразил, Кина, Индија, Индонезија и Виетнам. По моето магистрирање се вратив во Индија на 2 години да работам како бизнис менаџер во локална консултантска фирма…
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Welcome Lucile, our new volunteer from France!
Hello everyone! I am Lucile from Bretagne (the best region in France!). During my studies in international business, I had the opportunity to live between six to twelve months in Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, and Vietnam. After my Master’s graduation, I went back to India for 2 years to work as a Business Manager in…
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To feel is to live
Some tell us to follow our heart. “The truth lies beneath” – they say. But what do we do if the destination of our heart is foreign to us? Where do we go then? Others say that the brain should be the one in the driver’s seat. They say that feelings are the cause of…
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VOICES October 2020
Hello again, Greetings from downtown Skopje! Back in 2003, the talented composer Matthew Bellamy from Cambridge wrote “Our time is running out”. For this October edition, we invite you to think of the time in its wide meaning with us and our cross-border fellowship of writers. Angela brilliantly highlights the fascinating nature of seasons: familiar…
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Mama Miti – Mother of Trees
Wangari Maathai – eco-warrior, activist, Nobel Peace prize laureate. Can planting one tree really make a difference? It can, if you let it grow into a movement to preserve nature, protect forests and livelihoods of rural communities. If you plant more and more trees in the backyard of an authoritarian government, to bring about change…
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