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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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Bharatanatyam preserved through the centuries
Bharatanatyam is considered India’s oldest traditional dance form, blending classical form and martial art. This art came from Tamil people, in South India, and is practiced especially in Tamil Nadu and Tamil Eelam (Ceylon Island), but very popular in the whole Indian subcontinent. Since then, it has been linked to the region’s religious practices. Indian…
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Your horoscope isn’t special
You’re entering a transformative period in your life. Challenges may arise, but your determination will get you through it. Someone close to you will offer support when you least expect it. Maybe you’ve read something similar in your horoscope or heard it from a fortune-teller. It feels personal, doesn’t it? Like it’s talking about you.…
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As much truth as history
New Year’s has evolved to become the time of fresh starts and new beginnings, of blank pages and next chapters. The change of the time table from December 31 of one year to January 1 of the next one has come to mark a cut between the past and the future. This invisible barrier set…
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T’as du feu?
Outside pubs and bars on warm European summer nights, there’s always a man with a cigarette. Not because he needs it, but because it gives him a reason to linger. Smoking breaks are less about nicotine and more about timing—about watching, waiting, and finding the perfect moment to approach. He sees her step outside, her…
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Macedonian panda in Latvia
Hello everyone. My name is Jovan Terzioski – Joki and I am an ESC volunteer in Riga, Latvia in the Youth Studio BaMbuss. My volunteering experience started six years ago when I did my first EVS short term volunteering project in… well the same studio I am at the moment, Youth Studio BaMbuss. This time…
