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The Secret Life of an Introvert
Being an introvert in today’s noisy world is like trying to meditate in a room full of toddlers. While the world celebrates loud, social interactions, introverts are often just trying to find a quiet corner. They’re not anti-social; they’re just pro-solitude. Let’s explore the life of an introvert, where silence is golden, and socializing is…
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Zouk, mwen enmé’w
Let’s talk about the best thing Guadeloupe gave to the world. ZOUK. Have you ever heard about Zouk? Zouk is a Creole word that means “Popular Ballroom.” People used to go to zouks, like nightclubs, to spend time and meet each other. During this time, Kadans were very popular. Webert Sicot created the Kadans music…
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Two months of learning, reflecting and being
I was catching up online with a friend who lives in the Netherlands one day and I had expressed to her how exhausted I was of my day to day life back in Skopje. After comforting me with some affirming words, she mentioned Olde Vechte Foundation, this place she had recently been to for training…
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Burek, your perfect meal
Burek (aka: börek, bourekas, boreg, byrek) is widely recognized as a Balkan or Turkish delicacy and stands as one of the most popular pastries in these regions. Its origins trace back to the Anatolian region of Turkey. Due to the vast expanse of the Ottoman Empire, burek spread to the Balkans, North Africa, and other…
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Grumpy in the wild
You’ve probably seen this fluffy ball all around social media. I mean, who wouldn’t fall in love with this cute creature? Its real name is the Pallas’s cat or manul in Mongolian language. But what is so unique about it?A Pallas’s cat is typically the size of a domestic house cat but what makes them…
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The mystery of dreaming
Ever had a really random dream that you can’t make any sense of? It is kind of funny that we just lie in our beds unconscious and our minds make up scenarios, for about a third of our lives. But are these scenarios as random as they seem or do they mean anything? And how…
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So… why are you still single?
After debating with myself for an hour, I pressed “send” and threw my phone across the bed. I immediately panicked and went to clean the whole flat, do the laundry, and maybe take my fish on a walk. Why on earth texting a person you like is so nerve-racking? An hour later, I gathered the…
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VOICES February 2025
One year ago, in February 2024, I was at the Montpellier Caribbean Carnival, celebrating the start of Lent. Totally immersed in a Caribbean environment. Who could have predicted a year later that I wouldn’t be able to go to the carnival because I’d literally be in ANOTHER COUNTRY? A country that is completely unknown to…
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Leaving Earth behind to find it again?
Have you ever thought about how cool it would be to live on Mars? You are not alone with that thought. Space is one of the things that fascinates people the most and science-fiction fans, as well as scientists, are fantasizing about the idea of living on another planet. To find a planet that is…
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The history and development of photography
In the beginnings of photography, the dark room was used by Aristotle, by the Persian scholar Ibn Al-Haytham and by Leonardo da Vinci. The darkroom consists of a closed room with only a small hole so that light can pass through and print the desired subject on a flat surface. This concept is fundamental to…
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From Novels to Stages
Even though some people may say that they don’t know any musicals, I’m sure that everyone has at least heard about one. Whether it is a stage musical, or a movie musical. Like for example Grease is probably a musical movie that everyone probably saw once in their life. But have you ever thought that…
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