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Across borders and continents: International love and friendship
People are often curious about how international or transcultural or transcontinental relationships work out, and what they are like, on a day to day basis. It is true that it can be difficult to conceive, if you’ve never been in one, if you live in a place where there is not much room or opportunity…
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Banksy on the Stone
Bulgaria, as much as it has become a popular travel destination in the last years, is still undiscovered land, especially for Balkan maniacs. Searching for new mysterious sides of this country, I accidentally found out about Bulgarian Banksy. You have probably heard about Banksy, the anonymous British artist who, for many years, has been leaving…
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Welcome Pentti – Our new volunteer from Finland!
Hey! My name is Pentti Haukipuro and I am from Finland, Northern Ostrobothnia in Haapavesi. In my childhood I lived in the countryside where nature became very familiar to me. In the end, this led to the fact that I enjoy navigating waterways and forests very much, and that’s also why I like to spend…
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Experience in Ankara
Hi guys! It’s me, Tamara from Macedonia! It’s been already two months for me in Turkey. How time flies. The previous time that I wrote you, I had just arrived in Ankara with all the first impressions and expectations from it. And now we’ve come to the end of my EVS! To be honest, I…
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“Life is a journey. Don’t take along so much luggage!”
My dad used to be a bicycle enthusiast until an accident kind of threw him out of cycling for a long time. He once told me that one of his role-models is Thomas Meixner: a middle aged man from Saxony-Anhalt in Germany, who travelled almost the whole world on his numerous bike-journeys. Ever since I’ve…
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Membership in NATO will Create Much More Conducive Environment
Interview with Colonel Zoran Jankovič, Chief of the NATO Liaison Office Skopje We are so happy we had the opportunity to conduct an interview with the Nato representative to Northern Macedonia. We would like to express our great thankfulness to Mr. Zoran Jankovič for his exquisite collaboration. Research shows that among young people in Macedonia…
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The Red Door
“Till you have a story to tell it means that you are alive” Once upon a time there was a girl living in the country of the Sun with her family. Growing up at on her 6th year she realized that in the Earth there is one spot, one place named Scotland. Something catches her…
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The art and craft of decision-making
We make decisions from the moment we wake up until the moment we let ourselves turn off for the night. What we eat for breakfast, if we cycle or take the bus to work, which yogurt to buy in the supermarket. If we move cities this year or not, which university to study in, whether…
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Taste of Finland
After many rejected volunteering applications finally we received a positive response, a confirmation that we never expected from the distant and unknown Finland. There are two important things to remember about Finland, saunas and mosquitos. After many hours spent at airports seats we finally arrived in the small place called Loimaa. The school where we…
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Foreign Lands: Ali Banisadr’s world of wonder
While summer is celebrating its season again, I often feel the urge to spend most of my time outside. Sitting in a park or relaxing in the sun seems simply too tempting. Sometimes, however, when the heat just won’t fade, I break away from the fresh daylight and seek out the cooled air between closed…
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Welcome Farxiyo – Our new volunteer from Belgium!
Hey, I am Farxiyo Liban Farah. I am 19 years old and live in Belgium in Leuven/Hasselt. I have 6 sisters and 2 brothers and I am a social person. By next year I will study orthopedagogy. My hobbies are hanging out with friends, hiking, parties and listening to music. I am a leader on…
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