(Other) Madeline Stories
Authors . Uncategorized“In an old house in Paris that was covered with vines…” Sound familiar? Those are the opening words to the iconic Madeline story that inspired my name. Growing up I dreamt of someday living in Paris where I, Madeline, could live out my own story-book life. As middle school concluded and high school began, I
From Barcelona to Munich
Authors . UncategorizedHello everyone, my name is Mireia Malgosa but all my friends call me Mire, I’m from Barcelona (Spain) and I’m studying Advertising and Public Relations there.I decided to spend an exchange semester in Munich because I was tired of the routine and I wanted a change in my life, so I talked with many people
A chilly Portuguese kid
Authors . UncategorizedMy name is Gonçalo Câmara. I grew up and was raised in Lisbon, Portugal. Portugal is hailed as a planted seaside paradise. A unique country and hard to understand. A country where football moves masses, where millions take to the streets to celebrate football achievements, in contrast to high abstention rates when important things have
I am not
Authors . UncategorizedI am the master of my fate:I am the captain of my soul. Nelson Mandela I would start my presentation with this little part of this amazing poem Mandela wrote whilst he was in jail. For this semester in Munich, that is a mind set I want to pursuit on everything. Starting at home, where
Mindset of a Wanderer
Authors . UncategorizedHello there! My name is Valeria Martínez Strasser, I am a spanish-austrian 22 years old student, I come originally from Ávila (Spain) and I study Translation and Interpreting (German-English-Spanish) in a very beautiful spanish city called Salamanca. I like music, art, languages, to travel and to write, among other things. Want to know more? Then,
Hey, Ines here!
Authors . UncategorizedHello everyone! My name is Inés Tojeiro Ortiz, as you can see a very Spanish name so you alredy know where i’m from. I was born in a small town in northern Spain called Vigo in the province of Galicia. Maybe you know for the well-known “Camino De Santiago” or for the good food that
Walking Further, Reading More
Authors . UncategorizedHi, I am 袁超颖 (Yuan Chaoying), and people always call me by my first name ”Chaoying”. I come from China. I was born in a small town with lots of rivers in Jiangsu Province, southeast of China and started a bachelor at Fudan University (FDU) in Shanghai since 2014. My major is Journalism, I also
Where are the missing students, Mr. President?
Politics . UncategorizedIt all began on the night of the 26th of September, 2014 in Ayotzinapa, Mexico. 43 Mexican students were traveling from the city of Iguala to Ayotzinapa to protest against discriminatory injustices in institutions towards teachers and students, and to commemorate the anniversary of the 1968 Tlatelolco Massacre. While close to their destination, the students
About Mexican stereotypes.
Culture . Society . UncategorizedThroughout my life, diversity has always been highly present. From being born and raised in Mexico to the numerous visits to friends and family in the United States, from my decision to move to Canada and my experience as an exchange student in Europe. All these experiences have put me in a position of open-mindedness
Economy Bubble in European Football
Sports . UncategorizedIn 2009 Real Madrid signed the portuguese player Cristiano Ronaldo from Manchester United for 96 millions of euros. The Spanish team broke the market with this record movement that lots of sports journalists qualified it as “risky” and “exaggerated”. Not many people could predict that 10 years later, this type of contracts would be considered