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My journey of mentoring youth dreams in Aruba
My name is Evgenija, and right now, I’m living one of the most rewarding chapters of my life: volunteering in Aruba through the European Solidarity Corps. I chose this volunteering project because I wanted to combine my passion for youth development with gaining new cultural and professional experiences. At the school where I volunteer, my…
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My Solo Summer Trip Across Europe with DiscoverEU
In August 2022, just after turning nineteen, I boarded a train with nothing but a backpack, a mobile travel pass, and an entire continent ahead of me. For three weeks, I traveled across Europe alone, visiting thirteen cities in ten countries, sometimes only for a day. My ticket to ride was an Interrail pass I…
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House of memories
Can you count to ten in a language you learned in school? How many bones are there in the human body? Who was the first president of the United States? When was your first date? What is the formula for the perimeter of a circle? What is the capital of Australia? Asking these questions triggers…
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VOICES September 2025
Since I arrived in Macedonia, I have felt a small shift inside me. It might be the way people open me their doors without hesitation, or how a shared drink can turn strangers into something closer. The welcome I’ve received here has been more than politeness, it feels like a real invitation to belong, to…
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Finistère, the temperate exception in overheated France
As temperatures soar past 40°C in many French cities, one department remains curiously out of sync with the rest of the country. On the far western edge of mainland France, in the coastal stretches of Finistère, café terraces are full, locals wear sweaters in the evening, and thermometers rarely climb above 25°C. Here, people don’t…
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I want to yodel
“I want to learn to yodel,” said Natalia as she was walking out of the room. I laughed. It’s always just the crazy things you say you want to try, but you never actually do. I say it, you say it, Natalia says it too. You go to a concert of your favorite music band…
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Hangul, much more than an alphabet
Hangul, the Korean alphabet, is often cited as one of the most logical and accessible writing systems in the world. Yet few people know that it was not the result of a slow evolution over centuries, but rather the outcome of an enlightened political decision driven by a concern for social justice. Let’s look back…
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A stage for what we can’t say
I’ve always been drawn to things that don’t fit. To spaces that are too loud, too soft, too strange. To people who don’t behave or who behave too much.To art that doesn’t apologize, that’s why I love cabaret.Not just a stage or a performance.But a way of being expressive, unapologetic, a little sideways.It’s theatre, but…
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Things that make me mad
Anna Wojdziak
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A career begins in a university club room
University campuses are not just spaces where academic knowledge is transferred. Beyond course schedules and lecture halls lies a world full of opportunities. At the heart of this world are student clubs. These communities offer students meaningful opportunities for personal development and social belonging in a wide range of areas including social responsibility, culture, arts,…
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Through the Echoes of my Mind
As I’m trying to figure out what I will do with my life in 4 months, once my year of volunteering in VCS will be over, I find myself doing a lot of self-reflections. What am I supposed to do with my life? Why is life so confusing? What is my place in the world?…
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