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Maybe nostalgia is the only home you get
I’ve never liked the smell of spring. Maybe it’s because it reminds me of all the springs before. A sudden realization of how much time has passed, once again. A bittersweet sadness that hits me every year. This feeling has always confused me, because what can be better than warm rays of the sun on…
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Why can’t I breathe?
6 tips to take control of your mental health today Sunday, locked in the bathroom of my workplace with a heavy weight on my chest. I want to cry, but there is no air in my lungs. My eyes are tearing but I am just gasping and my hands are shaking. Why can’t I breathe?…
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He was walking through the dull streets of his hometown. Early spring. The remnants of the snow were slowly disappearing, creating a muddy mess everywhere the eyes could reach. Earphones connected, a random song becoming a soundtrack of the day. Going for another interview seemed pointless. How many has he been to at this point?…
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Behind the bars of society
When a casual and mostly even as “fun” categorized activity turns out to become an earnest evaluation of a time, you know with quite some certainty that you are reading a poem from Rainer Maria Rilke. In one of his most well-known poems, “The Panther”, written between 1902 and 1903 Rilke performs precisely this brilliant…
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Language Alter Egos
While I was back at home, enjoying my holidays, I started to reflect on some things. You know, the random thoughts you suddenly get around midnight before going to bed and that lead you to doing some introspection. Well, that’s how I got the idea for this article. I had already thought about how weird…
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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…
