The Road of Democracy- Anti-Extradition Law in Hong Kong
City life . Politics . Society . Uncategorized‘It’s my first time going on a protest.’ says a 21-year-old university student in Hong Kong. Neva used to be a political indifferent person. Many HongKongers started their first protest experience by the time the famous Umbrella Movement took place in 2014, while she still remained silent for the time. However, the government has forced
Marriage equality in Taiwan: no rain on this parade
City life . Culture . Politics . Society . UncategorizedIt was a rainy Friday in Taipei, but nothing could dampen the spirits of the 40,000 supporters of marriage equality waiting with bated breath outside the Legislative Yuan building for the new marriage equality bill to be read. Making up a colourful sea of ponchos and pride flags, there was a long pause of silence
It’s massage, not prostitution
City life . Culture . Society . UncategorizedThe Son of one of Thailand’s oldest soapy massage parlour owners gives insight to the family business and openly admits to the criminal activities surrounding it. Seeing him in person is not what you expect when you think of a pimp. Young, polite, decently dressed with a charming smile and yet – he is one
MEETING WITH ANNA, VICE PRESIDENT OF THE ESN SECTION IN MUNICH
City life . Culture . Night life . Student life . TravelI met Anna K. in Munich during the month of October. The first time I talked with her was during an ESN Mesa Meeting which took place at Geschwister Scholl Platz (the main building of the LMU). She is 22 years old and comes from Germany. Always smiling and in a good mood, she welcomed me with open arms, always asking if everything went fine or if I needed help to take my mark in the new city I was living in. I had the opportunity to travel a lot with her (to Berlin, to Starnberger See, to the bavarian mountains,..) and to take part to many events she co-organized (like parties).
She is now became a friend and I wanted to interview her because I found her experience really interesting, not only as an ESN Mesa member but also as an Erasmus Student because she studied during five months in Italy a couple of years ago.
So, my interview will be divided in two sections : one is related to the experience Anna had as an Erasmus Student. The other one deals about the position she has been occupied in the ESN Network since last year.
Not like any other part-time Job
City life . Health . Society . UncategorizedImagine waking up in the morning and not being able to see how the weather is, not being able to check the latest Instagram posts and not being able to read the newspaper in the morning. This is the everyday life over 37 million blind people and over 120 million partially sighted people worldwide. Of course,
off the beaten path
City life . Society . UncategorizedIn Singapore, every person pretty much follows the same path in life – making their way to university and eventually getting a job, most likely a corporate one. Although it is becoming somewhat more acceptable, majority of the people who steer off this path to ‘pursue their dreams’ are seen as crazy and most probably
Urban Exploration!
City life . Sports . Student lifeCharn, another typical 20 year old student; whom you meet everyday in class. Seeing his mundane life you would never expect someone like him to have a secret hobby – Urban Exploration. What exactly is Urban Exploration? Urban Exploration is basically exploring urban areas that nobody has explored, usually abandoned places and sometimes you may
„Fahren Sie gar nicht erst woanders hin, ich sage Ihnen, es geht nichts über München. Alles andere in Deutschland ist Zeitverschwendung.“
City life . Culture . Student life . TravelHi 😊 ! My name is Mylaina and I come from France. If you already know my name, it is because I have already studied one semester in Munich! I can just agree Ernest Hemingway and his quotation! Munich is really a city I will remember for a long time! I studied political sciences in a
MUNICH: FULL OF SADNESS FULL OF JOY
Authors . City life . Culture . Society . Student life . Travel . UncategorizedMy exchange program in Munich has been the most wonderful experience I’ve had in my life. It was full of first times, everything was new, almost a challenge, and I can not be more grateful. Being a student at LMU Studying at the LMU has been a break from the excessive academic pressure I had
What this semester was about…
Authors . City life . Student life . Travel . UncategorizedLeaving home for a semester abroad was not the easiest thing even if I was « just » flying to Germany. The first days I felt alone, I knew no one here and it was quite depressing. But then the german courses started and I met a lot of new people and made really good friends. We