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Growing through giving in Bulgaria
When I first arrived in Bulgaria, I carried more than just a suitcase with me. I carried a clutter of expectations, quiet uncertainty and deep emotions about my following short-term volunteering experience in the city of Sofia. What I wasn’t aware of at the time was that this experience will leave a significant imprint on…
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To the Sun
Today the sun forgot farewell — It shines to greet you, can you tell? My heart is caged in silent pain — Oh, what have I done to earn this chain? But I’ll reply — it’s no disgrace, Just joy that hides behind its face. I’m so happy that you are mine, I lose my…
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Living under bombs
“So today, the 25th of November, is my birthday! It’s 00:53, I’m 21 now, and as I type this, I feel extremely loved, thanks to my wonderful friends, and I hear the air alert. But honestly? I’m not scared nor care now, I’m happy at the moment, I’m loved and seen, so war can be…
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VOICES February 2026
⭐Lea:Life in Skopje is so different. It is unpredictable. It is surprising. Sometimes taking all my willpower and strength. Still, so beautiful. The people, the cultures, the different ways of living. All the new things I get to do and see. It is changing me in ways I never expected, and I enjoy this process…
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Por s’është
Dhe pastaj një ditëU zgjova pa alarmNuk mendova asgjëHapa bllokun e shënimeveNuk shkruajta asgjë Koka ime ishte boshE zbrazët si një plazhQë me rërën e tij të bardhëTë verbon shikiminNë një ditë të nxehtë vere *** Nuk ëndërrova kurrëPër gjëra të munduraDashurova të pamundurënPor nuk vrapova pas sajAshtu desha unë, thjeshtPa sakrifica, pa bujë Dashurova…
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Yet it Isn’t
And then, one day.I woke without an alarm.I didn’t think of anything.I opened my notebook.I didn’t write a thing. My head was empty.Hollow as a beach,that, with its white sand,blinds your gaze,on a hot summer day, *** I never dreamedof possible things.I loved the impossible,but I didn’t run after it.That’s how I loved, simplyNo sacrifices,…
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A movement in search of sense between impressions and perspectives
“We must not ask ourselves whether we really perceive a world, on the contrary, we must say: the world is what we perceive”, wrote Husserl in “Phenomenology of Perception” in 1945, explaining that our relationship with the world passes through the senses before being consciously perceived and explained by a certain intellectual construct.This direct perception,…
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Adeline Virginia Woolf – A life of one’s own
We are writing the year 1882. England is ruled by a monarchist system, the division in different social classes is as set as the common certainty that a man can only love and be together with a woman, and that men are the rightful rulers of the world. In this year and time, a girl…
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Needle stabbing
When people ask about my hobbies, I tend to feel embarrassed, undermining myself, thinking I don’t actually have a real hobby. Because, while I am sitting around, knitting or crocheting, other people are running around or working on their cars. It feels like no matter how complex the stitch or the pattern may be, the…
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Почеток на приказната: Моето прво поглавје надвор од границите
Дали се уште се мислиш за твоето прво „Еразмус+“ искуство? Се двоумиш, дали тоа е вистинската одлука за тебе и дали ќе успееш… Имаме премногу обврски, учиме како да го менаџираме своето време, стануваме самостојни, се соочуваме со нови предизвици, но не значи дека животот не може да биде забавен и покрај сето ова! Неодамна,…
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Opening the Story: My First Chapter Beyond Borders
Are you still thinking about your first Erasmus+ experience? Hesitating whether it’s the right decision for you and whether you’ll manage… We have too many obligations, we learn how to manage our time, we become independent, we face new challenges — but that doesn’t mean life can’t be fun despite all of it! Recently, I…
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