ATKA ATUN │atka_brozek@yahoo.com An androgynous woman, an embryo in a jar, a boyish adult, Andy Warhol, Allan Ginsberg, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, LSD, STDs, AIDS, art for art’s sake, Chelsea Hotel, hunger, lice but then – love, friendship, respect, almost divine devotion – innocence. “Just Kids” is a story of an extraordinary couple in the … Continue reading In a Relationship with… Patti Smith
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Penelope Vaxevanes │ prosiliomani@hotmail.com The train goes fast into the night. Soon it will cross the border. I should be using the distraction-free time for work but instead I keep thinking about the therapeutic weekend I just had. A weekend that was filled with three things: food, sleep and endless discussions about guys. It would … Continue reading Darcy vs. the modern girl
Dear Miss Help, Everyone knows that one of the greatest things about MA Euroculture is that I get to live in at least two different places during my studies. But, at the same time, I am heartbroken! I am in a relationship and it is really difficult with all this moving around. It’s like my … Continue reading Miss Help… Long-distance relationships!
It is easy just to be proud when you realise how many people are willing to know about your home country. ‘Because it is France. It is ‘Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité’. An ideal that cannot ring true to everybody if one does not have the same rights. On the 6th of May 2012, from a little city in Italy … Continue reading Hoping to be proud
I have been lucky enough to travel around the Balkans a lot. It’s not just the region I come from but also a beautiful place, even if often underappreciated as a tourist destination outside of its seaside resorts. It also offers some of the best food you would ever try, and foodies from around the … Continue reading Dobro doshli!* To the Balkans and Enjoy Your Stay!
If my experience with culture shock has taught me anything, it’s that I’ll just have to sit it out. Still, my head can’t tell my heart to be happy. Albert Meijer | albert_meijer@hotmail.com I take my coffee to a table that looks out over the university campus. In many ways, this square could be anywhere … Continue reading Juggling Culture Shock
Packing every semester, leaving everything behind and starting the process all over again is something that you love or you just get tired of. How long can you keep going? For some MA Euroculture fellows, the period of the Master programme is already too much. For others, it is just the start of a long-lasting … Continue reading “We don’t say goodbye” – Long Distance Friendships: Can They Work?
From 28-31 October 2012, the MA Euroculture Groningen class went on an excursion to Brussels. Armed with cameras, (digital) compasses, and semi-rested minds due to the previous week’s reading week (which was by most interpreted as a relaxing holiday), we set off for the six-hour train ride and waved goodbye to some of our teachers. … Continue reading Euroculture Groningen Class on a Mission: Exploring the Brussels Jungle
Eunjin Jeong │eunjin.lynn@gmail.com To my surprise, I was a bit tongue-tied when I first met Alex in front of Pushkin’s statue in Pushkin Square, Moscow on a Sunday afternoon. He was emitting aura which made me forget what I had prepared to say. What am I doing in Moscow? Unfortunately, it seemed like I couldn’t … Continue reading Archive 2012 || Finding an Alumnus (1) – A Journey to Moscow
The Euroculturer interviews Lora Markova, the winner of the 2012 ALBA (Annual Liesbeth Brouwer Award) Thesis Prize. We all saw her being awarded with the prize during the Gala dinner at the Intensive Programme in Bilbao this summer. We know that the award is a great asset for one’s academic future, not to mention a … Continue reading Winning ALBA Thesis Prize : ”Try to use Chekhov’s Gun”
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