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Travel to my past
Difficulty, longing, pain, hope are always in the saddle bag of immigrants. The difficulty of leaving, the pain of giving up, the longing towards and hope to reach – what is yours – are always a burden that we carry draggingly. For the one who left themself in certain places… The topic of this article…
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In a car with a stranger
Sometimes when you drive a car, you can see a person standing on the side of the road with their thumbs up, a written sign, and the hope that a stranger will pick them up. As children our parents told us to never get inside a stranger’s car, so hitchhiking seems to be everything but…
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Growing Up in a Culturally Diverse Island
Everyone remembers their childhood as a time of wonder and of great discovery: one day you could be learning why it rains, and the next you might be cooking your first meal. It’s the time to observe and ask questions, to be eager to learn how the world works… It’s generally considered to be some…
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THE FORGOTTEN AQUEDUCT
On the weekends, we’re always free from volunteering work by VCS, so we decided to go on a bit of adventure. Our good friend Chris, who also works at VCS, recommended the aqueduct and agreed to accompany us because he never went there either. We began our trip by getting some food and drinks from…
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One weekend in Albania
What’s the best way to use a long weekend as a volunteer? Right, to travel! However, those four days surpassed all of our expectations of sunny beaches and cheap meals. Keywords: Car accident and a shop owner who chased a bus for us. Friday night. The bus station in Skopje. I arrive ten minutes before…
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Andrej Pavlov – Industrial Designer and contemporary artist
Andrej Pavlov (24), Industrial Designer and contemporary artist exploring shapes created from single continuous line. Most of his work is based on portraits and shapes representing human body, inspired by people’s energy, emotions and creativity spread around him. Pavlov’s art consists unique expression, following peculiar language where aesthetic, physical and spiritual concepts coexist in line…
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The trapped princess
Once there was a girl, who was growing up as a princess and being trapped little by little. How? Well, with the help of the feeling of guilt and fear, of course! Oh, and yes, the undeniable judgment of anything and everything by the people around her. And day by day, she lived by rules…
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Life at home – quarantine in Poland
Because I just came back from Skopje in Macedonia to my home country which is Poland, I thought it might be interesting to share a little bit about how the situation looks like in my country, what are the differences and how it affected me during this time of quarantine. One of the most difficult…
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Everyday life during the quarantine in Skopje
People as social creatures, want to go outside and interact with friends, and while this pandemic limits our possibilities, instead of feeling sorry for ourselves, we can make the best of our time. We are able to do all those things we couldn’t fit into our normal lifestyle. So, let me tell you about a…
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Life at home in Germany
Quietude I am sitting on a bench under a blossoming linden tree. When I close my eyes and listen I can hear the birds sing, the wind rustles in the trees. Quiet murmurs of a little river. Perhaps two, a maximum of three people talking as they walk past the bench I am sitting on.…
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Life at home of VCS family
Starting a new thread “Life at Home” in our Voices magazine, we are reaching few members of our VCS family to ask them about their thoughts and impressions. Finnish, Polish, French and Turkish living in sunny Macedonia… Summer surprised us, especially me from Finland, as I consider 20 degrees plus to be a summer already.…
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