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The Whale in the Swimming Pool
Millions of people tracking a ship pulling what looked like a giant swimming pool across the German coast to the Danish sea. Livestreams broadcasting the events 24 hours a day for weeks. Ministries, famous activists and influencers, as well as CEOs involved. And all this, for a dying whale. In the beginning of March, a…
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When football stops the world
The world is counting the last days before the start of the football World Cup on 11-th June. For the first time, there will be 3 host countries: Mexico, the United States and Canada. The World Cup takes place every 4 years, starting from 1930, and since then it has been held every four years,…
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Pse e urrej të lexoj me zë të lartë
Leximi me zë të lartë duket i thjeshtë për shumë njerëz. Megjithatë, për disa persona me disleksi, është një detyrë e vështirë. Personalisht, është diçka që përpiqem ta shmang me çdo kusht. Është një lloj presioni i madh, sepse menjëherë fillon të mendosh më të keqen. Imagjinon skenarë të ndryshëm: nëse bën një gabim, si…
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Why I hate reading out loud
Reading out loud seems simple for many people. However, for some dyslexic individuals, it is a difficult task. Personally, it is something I try to avoid at all costs. It is a moment of strong pressure, because immediately, you think of the worst. You imagine scenarios: if you make a mistake, how others might react,…
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Balkan Songs, Shared Memories
Balkan music is one of the most unforgettable parts of life in Skopje. While walking through the city center, sitting in kafanas, crossing the Stone Bridge at night, or listening to street musicians by the Vardar River, music feels present everywhere. It does not stay quietly in the background, it becomes part of the atmosphere…
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Safe space
Caring ears, holding fast,waiting on every syllable. Nothing to be read in between the lines. A gaze, silence that says ‘I am here’. A hand close by, far enoughto leave room for opening. Lukáš Sabol
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Somewhere in Southern Spain My Youthpass Started Making Sense
If you have ever done an Erasmus+ training course, you probably have a Youthpass certificate somewhere on your laptop. Maybe in a folder called “documents” or “stuff” or “idk.” It says you developed competences. Important ones. European-framework-level ones. And if you are anything like me or the 30 other youth workers I met in southern…
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Парите зборуваат
И со децении, на жените им се вели да не зборуваат премногу гласно. Според извештајот од 2023 година на „Harvard Business Review“, жените сè уште имаат помала веројатност од мажите да преговараат за плати, финансирање или инвестициски можности – не затоа што им недостасува самодоверба или компетентност – туку затоа што почесто социјално се казнуваат…
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Money Talks
And for decades, women have been told not to speak too loudly. According to a 2023 report from Harvard Business Review, women are still less likely than men to negotiate salaries, funding, or investment opportunities, not because they lack confidence or competence, but because they are more frequently penalized socially when they do. At the…
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VOICES June 2026
The art of noticing.What a blessing, huh? Walking down the street and just hearing the loud music coming from the car stereo… that warm breeze of June hitting the back of your neck. And what do you see now? All the ingredients of summer are slowly coming out—children asking for ice cream once they feel…
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French Touch
8:35 AM Morning in Skopje doesn’t start, it leaks in. Soft light spilling over cracked sidewalks, brushing the side of a small church on the corner like it’s half-remembering something sacred. Orthodox prayers, not loudly, just enough to remind you that time is real and you’re already late. The air still carries that early spring…
