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My ESC experience: Working with children and youngsters with special needs
Being part of the project “Give to Get”, that is part of the ESC (European Solidarity Corps) program was a unique experience, whereby means of non-formal learning through various activities, you acquire knowledge and skills that will carry you through your life. In this short article I want to share my experience. As one of…
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Where will volunteering take you?
Six volunteers from Macedonia participated in the Erasmus+ project “Volunteering Tool for Youth Empowerment” that took place in Obzor, Bulgaria from 31.08 to 08.09.2019. The volunteers were welcomed by Festivalna Fondatsia “Morsko Konche“ and were part of youth exchange with 42 participants from 6 different countries and with different backgrounds in order to broaden their…
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Welcome Camille, our new volunteer from France!
Здраво ! I’m Camille and I come from Lille, in the North of France. I’m 21 years old and I graduated in 2nd business degree. I’m not just a businesswoman like I learned to be in France, I am also an older sister, a good friend and a scout chief for 1 year (I’m scout…
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Ugly animals and our obsession with Beauty
The first impression counts! Be it in a job interview, on a first date or just while meeting people in general, humans are quick to form an opinion, based on looks and fashion. Bad luck for ugly people? Have you ever seen a naked mole rat? Hairless, blind creatures with enormous front teeth. Certainly not…
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Hurdles to Remove: Remodeling abilities for potency
August is here, and for some of us, the long-craved holidays are coming to an unsought end. Whether you made the most of the summer by lounging with a cold drink at the beach, or swung in a hammock on the aged trees in the countryside, we would like to start the new season with…
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“Finndians” – not Indians
Many Finns moved to North America a little over a hundred years ago. There they met the Indians. Between 1860 and 1944, some 400,000 people flocked to America. Some people emigrated from Finland because of unemployment and of its policy of Russification before independence. Some, however, moved to America just for the sake of adventure.…
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VOICES October 2019
Once upon a time was October 2019 in this Sun Country. The tradition of this country was grandparents taking care of their grandchildren and parents working and earning money. One of the grandparents’ task was storytelling. In this edition, we have stories for our children. We will tell them about the precious moment of enjoying…
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The Traditional Woodcarving in Northern Macedonia. Centuries Old Tradition – West Meeting East
When I was a child, each time I saw some of these carvings I was stunned – how can a human hand create this? One of these carvers explained this on a TV transmitting – it can but you have to be very careful, with one wrong move you can destroy the work of one…
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Cats, cats, CATS…
From ancient Egypt to nowadays Turkey… Time is passing by, but one thing has not changed for a few thousands years – cats are still favorites all around the globe. Of course, there is one common saying according to which the world is divided into two perfect halves – cat lovers and dog lovers. It…
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Discover the Baltic Sea – On the northernmost Rallye in the world!
Launched in 2011, the Baltic Sea Circle is an adventurous and exciting rally that covers 10 countries, 7.500 km and takes you one time around the whole Baltic Sea. The starting and ending point is the Fischmarkt (fish market) in Hamburg in Germany and the most northern point of the route is nothing less than…
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The bill, please
Work in gastronomy is a transitional phase in the lives of many young people. For sure, a lot of your friends have had contact with waitressing, but is this a job for everyone? THE ABC OF WAITRESSING A restaurant is not only about good food, it’s the decor, the music, the smell, the atmosphere and…
