Category: Life
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Taking a break
Read more: Taking a breakLiving in the burn-out era is not easy. Millennials and gen Z-s either overwork themselves, are exploited or just can’t cope with the transition to adult life. Burn-out is a condition that appears as a reaction to long-term stress, primarily from overworking oneself at school or in the workplace. Symptoms of burnout include psychological or…
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To Be Queer and (In)Visible
Read more: To Be Queer and (In)VisibleSometimes I feel like a ghost. A distorted, wavery, pellucid figure, one of the many in an endless sea of other ghosts. It’s not always so bad to be a ghost, to go unnoticed, to remain concealed in the corners of a haunted planet. But when I decide to announce my presence – “Here I…
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Table Tennis: The Ultimate Quarantine Sport to Keep Your Sanity
Read more: Table Tennis: The Ultimate Quarantine Sport to Keep Your SanityIf someone asked me how I manage(d) to keep sane during quarantine I would either say one word: ping-pong, or two words: table tennis. The sport is also called whiff-whaff but if I said that, well, people wouldn’t believe that I have kept my sanity after all. “But, is table tennis even a sport?” People…
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Retracing Invisible Roots
Read more: Retracing Invisible RootsThe dock is swarming with people, fishermen, stalls selling the daily catch and travelers waiting for their ships to start boarding. The sun burns through her clothes, leaving a trail of sweat dripping down her back. On one hip her two year old daughter has made herself comfortable, her large eyes wandering about in wonder.…
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On being away from home – Nostalgia and closeness through distance
Read more: On being away from home – Nostalgia and closeness through distanceWhat is nostalgia to you? There is always a moment during each party when the sun starts peeking out of the darkness and some heartbroken soul is putting on their favorite suffering song from they were in high school and their crush went to the movies with another girl. In a different corner, we listen…
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