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Skopje’s Winter Woes
Skopje is a very similar capital, but also very different from other Balkan capitals. Different architectural styles can be found in it, as well as remnants of the Ottoman influence, and all this gives the city a special charm that is attractive to tourists. But, locals don’t see their city this way, because of all…
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A tale about stories
43.900 years ago, our ancestors found a cave and drew a hunting scene in a monochrome dark red colour on the wall. Today, it is known as the oldest drawing. It marks the beginning of storytelling. Stories surround us every day. We watch movies and series, read books, see commercials, visit the theatre, and hear…
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Swap of styles, sharing of values
Clothing swap at SUGS Gymnasium “Rade Jovchevski-Korchagin” Clothing swaps are events where participants exchange their cherished but no longer used clothes for clothes they will use. The clothing exchange culture originated in 1994 in San Francisco, but our organization Go Green got the idea to hold this kind of event from our ESC volunteer from…
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Christmas – One celebration, two dates
Christmas is a Christian celebration which has been celebrated since Antiquity. It celebrates Jesus Christ’s birthday, the Messiah in the Christian religion. All Christians in the world (and even some atheists) celebrate and it’s a very important date in the Christian calendar. Around the world, a lot of different traditions, rituals and customs are linked…
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Open your mind and Just think about this!
Sarata Monteoru, a beautiful village in Romania with even more beautiful people. Even though it is known for its healing mineral springs, for me, it was healing in a completely different way. “Just think about this” training course was my first Erasmus+ project and I am so grateful that my first experience was so positive…
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VOICES February 2024
Welcome to February! The name of our second month comes from the Latin word “Februa” and means clean. During this period there were “Februalia” associated with celebrating the beginning of the sacred year, rites of spiritual purification, and penance for transgressions. This definition also concerns the later phase of this month when the winter time…
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A Pearl Is Born
The American professional basketball league, aka NBA, improves day by day. While salary and the world effect were expanding, racial diversity was also increasing. In the 1980s, there was some inequality for foreign NBA players. But now, we have a lot of MVPs (Most Valuable Player) from foreign countries. With this trend, many Europeans are…
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Renaissance of the Inner Self
As a generation, have we overlooked the diverse practices our civilization cultivated to reconcile opposing ideas? The pursuit was unity, guided by the ancient proverb “As above, so below; as inside, so outside.” This equilibrium persists in enduring beauty seen in art, architecture, and literature. Today, we revel in absolute availability, endless information, and the…
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Hubble Trouble
What is wrong with the expansion of our universe? How will our universe end? How did it evolve? How much dark matter it contains, and how much dark energy? To answer these questions, we need to know about the Hubble constant. The Hubble constant isn’t something we encounter in our everyday lives, yet this little…
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’’Life is ruled by coincidence’’
The gaming world is growing every day worldwide. A lot of people are fascinated and interested in using popular types of equipment to have fun while playing, usually having their favorite select brands and genres of games. I have a long experience with the topic – to be precise, with the “MDickie” gaming and programming…
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Strategies for effective communication
Communication is exchanging ideas, thoughts, and feelings with each other. The core of communication is to make you understood by others and understand others. For this reason, effective communication requires some skills to reach your goal. People as social creatures have a necessity to act collectively. For the success of common action and cooperation communication…
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