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A stranger at home
The hardest part of living abroad? Well, sometimes it’s coming back. Instead of comforting, being back home can be frustrating, confusing and depressing, especially if you didn’t miss a single thing there. Obviously, everyone goes through it differently, and I’m quite an extreme example. Despite that – or maybe because of that – I want…
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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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A summer of sport, youth, and unity: the end.
The 18th Summer European Youth Olympic Festival, known as EYOF Skopje 2025, delivered a week of unforgettable youth sport, unity, and cultural resonance in Macedonia’s capital and surroundings. More than 4,000 athletes from 50 European delegations gathered for a celebration of excellence and friendship. EYOF 2025: Sporting highlights and records set… Italy topped the medal table…
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A summer of sport, youth, and unity
All eyes on sport in Macedonia this July From July 20 to 26, 2025, Macedonia will host the 18th edition of the European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF), a major event that promises to transform not only the country’s capital, Skopje, but also the broader perception of what a small country can achieve on the international…
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Perfecting Imperfection
When I picked up my first Jane Austen book, I was unsuspecting of what I was getting myself into. To set the scene, I was a clueless eighth-grader that discovered English 19th century literature after picking up “Jane Eyre” by chance in the children’s library two years prior. So, little did I understand of the…
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(Finding solace) Betwixt the peaks and troughs
I have become accustomed to a rather mundane paysage. Green and yellow fields stretch as far as the eye can see, trying to fight against the monochromatic, alabaster clouds on the horizon that dominate the sky for most of the year. This is what characterises the East Midlands – a stretch of flat land with…
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Weaved in tradition
The idea for this article came to my mind while I was doing the design for my previous article titled “A Linguistic Tapestry of the Balkans”. I have always been drawn to traditional clothing from different countries, especially to the often colorful and intricate designs embroidered on them. So, this was the perfect occasion to…
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Do you have our app?
He was walking through the dull streets of his hometown. Early spring. The remnants of the snow were slowly disappearing, creating a muddy mess everywhere the eyes could reach. Earphones connected, a random song becoming a soundtrack of the day. Going for another interview seemed pointless. How many has he been to at this point?…
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So… why are you still single?
After debating with myself for an hour, I pressed “send” and threw my phone across the bed. I immediately panicked and went to clean the whole flat, do the laundry, and maybe take my fish on a walk. Why on earth texting a person you like is so nerve-racking? An hour later, I gathered the…
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The train of life
When I started my studies three years ago, I couldn’t predict all the things that would happen during those years, but losing someone was the most unpredictable. One week before starting my studies in Bordeaux, I enjoyed my time in my new flat with my best friends. We were here for a few days. I…
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When lost means found
Have you ever felt this strong longing for the people and places you call “home” when they are too far away and seem out of reach? Have you ever experienced this deep yearning to explore the far-away and unknown when you feel stuck in your routines and a change of scenery seems like the only…
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