My life in 8 slices
AuthorsA bitesized summary of who I am, what I do and what I eat. Enjoy!
“You are never too young to start your own business”.
AuthorsThis interview I took from Devid, he is from Saint-Petersburg. I asked him about his business, struggles during Covid-19, his life and dreams. Let’s find out! Hi Devid! How are you doing? Tell me something about yourself Hi Sasha! I’m doing quite well! Thanks! Ok, so, I’m 24 years old, I was born in Israel,
From Russia with love
AuthorsHi! My name is Alexandra, but you call me Sasha, you might get confused, because it sounds completely different. In Russia it is the same name as you have Alex for Alexandra. I’m an exchange student from Russia, Saint-Petersburg. I’m 23 years old, at my hometown university I’m doing the second year of master’s degree.
You can take the girl out of the island, but you’ll never take the island out of the girl
AuthorsHi there! I’ll take a wild guess and say you don’t imagine where I can possibly come from after reading those first words (little hint: read them again), but as I’m introducing myself, I might also tell you something more! My name is Alejandra, but I ALWAYS go by Ale. ALWAYS (the capital letters are
Meine Zeit in Deutschland
AuthorsServus! Ich bin es, Ihr freundlicher amerikanischer Ross. Ich schreibe diesen Beitrag auf Deutsch, so dass Sie mich hoffentlich gut genug verstehen können. Es ist kaum zu glauben, dass ich nun schon seit 5 Monaten in Deutschland lebe. Die Zeit vergeht manchmal wirklich schnell. In dieser Zeit habe ich viele neue Leute kennen gelernt und
w(e)ed like to be listened to
Authors . PoliticsWe(e)d like to be listened to. And we made it clear. Activism toward cannabis legalisation proliferates in Europe and the world, especially in recent years. Not only medical, but also recreational use is advocated and would be greeted by many as a great news. However, governments seem completely dumb to these requests, and no referendum
Do Americans Understand Friendship?
Authors . CultureAmerican friendships are superficial. Period. It has taken nearly a decade for me to come to this realization. I have spent more time in my twenties as an ex-pat than I have as an American living in the United States. The problem doesn’t just lie within social relationships but also within lifestyles. Americans are consumers.
Technology: Do we control it or does IT control us?
Authors . Culture . SocietyParents of young kids who have been using technology in order to entertain them have realized a basic truth: they lost the battle. Their kids are now dependent on the screens to be entertained. It is a fact that we live on a new technological era, in which our technological devices have become fundamental in
I am responsible for Climate Change
Authors . SocietyYouth-driven Friday’s for Future rallies are catching on like wildfire at a global level. Maybe it isn’t necessarily timely to use the wildfire simile given the recent crises in Brazil and Australia, but you catch my drift. Wow. I don’t think I can even sneak in a simple metaphor because Venice almost drowned. Jokes aside,
Against Life Imprisonment without Parole
Authors . Politics . SocietyLife imprisonment exists in 183 countries; life with parole exists in 144 countries, where there is some provision for release; and, 65 countries impose life without parole sentences. Recent studies have shown that countries that abolish the death penalty replace it with life imprisonment without parole and, widen the array of offenses which carry this maximum sentence.