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In your twenties, go home
What do people dream of after finishing high school or university? For many, the answer is: freedom. To see the world. Do something completely unknown. But there is something we tend to forget about. At some point, you will wake up from this dream, which often means going back to your country. What happens then?…
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The culmination of one’s dream – the Olympics
While the eyes of the entire sports community are on the finale of the World Cup, thousands of athletes are preparing for their most important event: the Olympic Games. The Games, which once had the slogan “what matters is participation,” have long been focused on fame, power and business. The origins of the Olympic Games…
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The Story of One of the Greatest Mangaka
In 1978, a manga artist began his career, becoming famous with two manga: Dr. Slump and the second, the renowned Dragon Ball. Yes, you may have guessed it: it’s the great Akira Toriyama. We will recount his story to pay tribute to him, as it has sadly been two years since his passing. Akira Toriyama…
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Bouncing back bolder and better
In this super-fast, hyper-competitive modern era, it has become essential to cultivate resilience – no longer an extra asset, but a vital skill. “Let’s get resilient!”, the Erasmus+ training course organized by MC Dravinjske Doline in the picturesque village of Topolovec, Slovenia, did exactly that: over the course of seven days, it provided the participants…
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When the sky forgets
Since the beginning, humanity has searched to understand what it sees above itself. Before telescopes, before maps, even before words, there was simply the emptiness of the sky. The stars, tiny yet infinite, seemed to form a sort of language. The first humans wanted to decipher it: they connected the points, told stories, invented figures.…
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What Sleep Deprivation Does to You, Stage by Stage
You probably don’t think of missing sleep as a form of injury, but that’s exactly what it is. Or even that sleeping is a task that you can postpone, absolutely not! Within 24 hours, your brain begins to fail in measurable ways. Within a week, your body enters a state of low-grade inflammation. And the…
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VOICES July 2026
There are days when everything feels too fast. Hours blur into one another, faces pass like shadows, and we forget that life isn’t measured by what we accomplish, but by what we truly experience. In this rush, slowing down becomes an act of quiet rebellion, a way to reclaim the rhythm of our own heartbeat.…
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The Purpose of Music and its Role in Human Life
Music is an indispensable part of our daily lives. We listen to music when we are happy, sad, or in love; while studying, exercising, or even during routine activities. Given its constant presence, it is important to ask why music exists, how it emerged, and what needs it fulfills for human beings. Music is one…
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What’s Up? With D Festival
For the second time in a row, Shtip, just an hour away from Skopje, exchanges its calm nature with loud spectacle and becomes the host of Macedonia’s largest summer festival: D Festival. Founded in 2011, it has already hosted around 30.000 music enthusiasts and can best be described with: freedom, positivity and smiles, according to…
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When I opened my eyes
The sky was stripedwith shapes of your smileas I laid in grass and dreamtabout us Suddenly I felta soft touch, a tender hugas I kept the memoryunder my hands And all the bugs they crawled the leavescurious to see what I meantwhen I toldabout home and your name They could notice and understandthat the story…
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Rojava: When Women Build a Revolution
In Syria, a special political experiment started after the civil war. This autonomous region, also known as Rojava has become a symbol of hope for ecological movements in the Middle East. Even though it’s threatened from all sides, this “women’s revolution” still inspires people with its universal slogan: “Jin, Jiyan, Azadî”. “Woman, Life, Freedom.” The…
