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Finland
Terve! This is only one way of saying Hi in Finland! In this edition, I would like to familiarize you with a few lifestyle habits in Finland that I experienced when I moved here to study. I moved in within just two months of leaving Skopje so you will easily relate to my perspective. By…
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Training course “Freedom of learning” in Latvia
From 30th April till 6th May 2017, members of Volunteers Centre Skopje attended on the training course: Freedom of learning, which was held in Riga, Latvia as part of Erasmus+ programme in which participated 24 participants from 8 countries: Latvia, Italy, Spain, Slovakia, Poland, Romania, Macedonia and Portugal. One of the main activities of which…
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Prom parade 2017 in Skopje
Today 19th of May 2017 on the main square in Skopje was held Prom parade 2017. Me, as a Lithuanian watching it was very entertaining. Teens,who are finishing the High school gathered in the square and made a flash mob-like thing, which we don‘t have in our country. There was over 100 students from 10…
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WHAT IS SCIENCE?
The word “science” probably brings to mind many different pictures: a fat textbook, white lab coats and microscopes, an astronomer peering through a telescope, a naturalist in the rainforest, Einstein’s equations scribbled on a chalkboard, the launch of the space shuttle, bubbling beakers …. All of those images reflect some aspect of science, but none…
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Paragliding
Paragliding is flying sport and is one of the younger extreme sports in Macedonia. Unlike parachuting where is performed a jump from an airplane, with paragliders pilots takes off from mountains or a steep slope. Paragliding flight can last 15 minutes, but if the pilot is experienced and has the knowledge, the flight can last…
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Mersin
Mersin is such a magnificent place, I don’t say this just because it is my hometown. I highlight this because I spent 20 years in Mersin and I was so curious to find the best places, virgin areas to go with friends to make barbecue, drink Rakı, relax in the nature. To be honest this…
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TrainVol Project: VOLUNTEERISM AS A VEHICLE TO SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AND EMPLOYABILITY
A new project “TrainVol: Capacity Building of Civil Society to Strengthen Volunteerism Management and Promote Volunteerism Among Youth” aims to facilitate young people, and particularly youth with fewer opportunities, into social and labor market inclusion, utilizing volunteerism as a vehicle to skills development and employability promotion. The adoption of volunteerism as a mean to achieve…
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10 Things to do in Dubrovnik
This amazing city in southern Dalmatia is bordered on one side by pure Adriatic waters and on the other by imposing limestone cliffs that seem to rise up to the sky. Dubrovnik is a beautiful Baroque city that was rebuilt after the terrible earthquake of 1667, and the old historic center is surrounded by sturdy…
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Monty Python
A comedy group with a special kind of humor “I’m sorry to have kept you waiting, but I’m afraid my walk has become rather sillier recently.”; “I fart in your general generation! Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!” or “Now you listen here! He’s not a Messiah. He’s a very…
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“No Hate Speech” Workshops
As a part of the Erasmus + project ”ARAHS- All raise against hate speech” Volunteers Centre Skopje is holding for “No Hate Speech” workshops in high schools. Since a lot of high school students were interested, we visited again the high school SUGS “Brakja Miladinovci” in Skopje but this time the workshop was held…
