Mario Aller San Millán │marioallersanmillan@gmail.com "Europe will live or will perish as it arrives or not to take conscience of itself"− Salvador de Madariaga Two interesting pieces of news concerning Europe overlapped in this second half of 2012. To my great dismay, the rumours of the decrease in the budget for the Erasmus Programme (a … Continue reading You, Me and Us: Who makes Europe and Why?
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Ioannis Ntountoumis │ ioannis_doudou@hotmail.com “¿Cómo te llamas? Wo wohnst du? Vad talar du? Quel âge as-tu? Tι κάνεις;” “Mi chiamo Yannis, I live in Istanbul, eu vorbesc greacă, je mi 27 let en Ik ben goed!” Istanbul constitutes a case in itself. It is a unique metropolis which offers, more than any other city, different … Continue reading Crossing the Language And Cultural Bridges in Istanbul
Ioannis Ntountoumis │ioannis_doudou@hotmail.com “The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2012 is to be awarded to the European Union. The Union and its forerunners have over six decades contributed to the advancement of peace and reconciliation, democracy and human rights in Europe”. Thorbjørn Jagland (Chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, … Continue reading The Nobel Peace Prize as a Reminder of Peace for the European Union
When did the ‘exotic’ become more available than the traditional, and how did we move so quickly from dial-up internet connections to Wi-Fi on high-speed trains? While sipping from an extra-sweet coffee, subconsciously aware of the fact that the coffee beans must have been picked by impoverished women and children in remote plantations somewhere in South America, … Continue reading The Christmas Spirit: between malls and memories
Wong Tsz Every year I send Christmas cards to my family and friends around the world. It is a very important tradition for me: one which I wish to keep for the rest of my life. I wrote my first Christmas card at the age of six when it was a school tradition to write … Continue reading On Christmas Cards
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
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