Miriam Beschoten | miriam.beschoten@gmx.de Kraków, Poland. What is the first thing that comes into your mind when hearing this? Well for me, as a German, it definitely painted a different picture from what I actually experienced while spending my second semester of the MA Euroculture programme there. Starting with the architecture, I expected to see … Continue reading Feel Truely European in Beautiful Kraków
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ATKA ATUN | atka_brozek@yahoo.com In the old park, in ice and snow caught fast Two spectres walk, still searching for the past. Journey into the Past is a book about love, anger and shame. The protagonist, Ludwig, a twenty-three year old man from a poor background, becomes a Councillor’s private secretary, moves into his mansion and … Continue reading In a Relationship with…Stefan Zweig
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
Emilie Lambiel | emlambiel@hotmail.com Udine is a small city situated in the northeast part of Italy, in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region. It is close to Venice (2 hours by train) and very close to the Austrian and Slovenian borders. The region has two official languages: Italian and Friulian, a Rhaeto-Romanic language. The city of Udine has … Continue reading Euroculture in Udine, Bella Italia
Bianca Rubino | biancarubino@gmail.com The European Parliament, the Council of Europe, the European Court of Human Rights, the city of tartes flambées and of storks. These are the most popular visions associated with the city of Strasbourg. But actually the city, whose Pont de l’Europe connects France and Germany, besides being a “European Capital” due to … Continue reading Strasbourg: Pas Seulement Capitale Européenne!
Ludmila Vávrová | lidavavrova@gmail.com Not many people know about the Czech Republic, except that the beer is cheap there and that Prague is a beautiful city. I spent my autumn semester 2011 (my first semester of the MA Euroculture programme) studying at Palacky University in Olomouc, a town in Moravia in the west of the … Continue reading Olomouc – Olomouc is Something
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
Learn in how many languages an American, Alexandra, can say “I love you”, and why William from Strasbourg would wear dark blue for the rest of his life. Find out what Groningen student Matthieu considers to be a useless purchase and whether it’s okay for Dutch student, Hessel Luxen, to vote Democrat one year and Republican … Continue reading Meet the Freshmen: “The most useless thing I ever bought was a round of shots”
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