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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?

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

Most of Europe’s popular music is made in either the United States or Great Britain, or is at least influenced greatly by American and British popular music, if only for the fact that a lot of popular music in non-English-speaking Europe is, nonetheless, sung in English. Some countries even try to battle this trend: the French … Continue reading Favourite European Songs : “Dickes B reminds me of my adventures in Berlin”

ATKA ATUN | atka_brozek@yahoo.com Since my pre-teens I’ve gone through obesity, bulimia, being overweight, being underweight, reaching my perfect BMI, and being overweight again. I guess I can honestly say that my relationship with food is long, complicated and sometimes toxic. Being a good Polish woman I still love food and will stay with it … Continue reading Food vs. Life

“The calling of the humanities is to make us truly human in the best sense of the word” – J. Irwin Miller Eunjin Jeong │eunjin.lynn@gmail.com I wasn’t surprised when I found myself in Copenhagen in early October to participate in the Human[i]ties Perspective12 conference at Roskilde University, Denmark. Having learned that the HP12 team, currently led … Continue reading Archive 2012 || Finding an Alumnus (2) – The Journey Continues

Edith Salminen | edithsalminen@gmail.com When I was asked whether I would like to be involved in The Euroculturer magazine as the Food Section Editor, I didn’t hesitate for a second in saying "yes". I couldn’t believe that I, out of all people, had been contacted for this purpose. One of many reasons why I was so … Continue reading Why I Cry of Happiness Over Delicious Food

Heather Southwood | southwood28@gmail.com “From somewhere different?” “Like Europe?” “No, not like Europe”* *War of the Worlds Maybe it’s all psychological or maybe it’s just that America is so much bigger but, for some reason, in the run up to my trip, it seemed like a huge undertaking. There was so much to do, so much … Continue reading A Luxury: Lack of Borders

There are some problems we all encounter regularly as Euroculture students. When Wikipedia doesn’t tell you the answer, when your coordinator just shrugs and your friends know no remedy, ask Miss or Mr Help. If you have a question for them, send it to editors@euroculturer.eu to get rid of your problem! Dear Miss Help, I … Continue reading MISS HELP… Packing!

And I say “This is what life should be like. There is nothing else”. I believe it. I am convinced. And Yota smiles and nods. And for a small fleeting moment, I feel as happy as I can possibly feel. There are no more problems in the world, just the sun and the sea and … Continue reading Feature Story − The Home I Left, the Home I Found : A Vacation in Greece in the Middle of the Crisis