It's funny how my last post is about feeling better and now I'm writing about how miserable I am, but I feel a strong urge to write about every aspect of my life. The good and the bad. In order for you to understand why I am so miserable, firstly I need to tell you about my backround. I am a 19 year old student studying communication sciences (which was my dream college). Currently I am in a healthy relationship, for the first time, with an phenomenal person. I am living with my brother and sister since my parents moved to Germany to work. I am financially stable and my grades are excellent...

Hi, I am Alex. Let's deflect our thoughts a bit from a current coronavirus situation and think for a second about our Planet Earth. We celebrate Earth Day on April 22nd every year and on that occasion we remind ourselves how each of us can contribute to preserving our precious planet and keeping it safe and healthy for the generations to come. After all it is the only planet where people can live and therefore we should be aware how do we behave in turn. So, here are some practical examples that I stick to in my daily life, you might find them interesting and useful: I recycle and separate...

This colorful “Ball” we live on is called Earth. Earth is rich in water, mountains, ores, plains, plants, animals. The countries are rich in nations, cultures, differences, specialties. Let's do our best to make our “Ball” greener, more colorful, happier. Every year, on April 22, we celebrate Earth Day. Earth is our home and we are all responsible for it – children, young people and the elderly. We have a duty to take care of it and preserve it. Global environmental actions are slowly changing consciousness and the world, but time is running out. We urgently need to be informed better, more...

This infographic should help young people understand how they can contribute to saving our planet (created by Dominik with illustrations from My Simple Show app)

With the start of a new school year just around the corner and the COVID-19 pandemic still in full swing, students' views on going back to school are divided. The question of whether to return to school or not is an everyday conversation topic and has been more relevant than ever before. So, what should we do when the pandemic is still far from being over but our right to education is at stake? Quality of online classes has been heavily debated ever since the schools were closed last time. While there are many perks of online classes and learning from home has shown its good sides, many...

The other night I watched documentary on TV about the earthquake in Zagreb which happened seven months ago. The scenes brought me back exactly to that early morning which I will never forget, when some sort of unnatural shaking force woke me and my parents up. Those few seconds of shock and confusion will remain deeply etched into my memory for the whole life. It was really tough. We figured out quickly what we were supposed to do and were in the street in about fifteen minutes, together with all other people from my neighbourhood. It was cold, so we had to dress well. It was a time of the...

Sometimes life can get pretty difficult to deal with, but it's important to always get back on the right track. When it gets the hardest, that's when you need to work on yourself the most. No matter how old you are, everyday tasks can start to seem impossible; even a simple "getting out of bed" can become a daily struggle. That's when you know that something's wrong with you. When I say "wrong" I don't mean that you're bad, unhealthy or broken. To me it simply means that you need a break to collect yourself and there's nothing wrong with taking a step back. Today's generation has to deal with...

During the last few years, Europe has found itself in an unexpected situation: the migrant and refugee crisis which peaked in 2014. The estimated number of refugees in search of shelter in 2014 was 886.000 people, which was 269.400 (+45%) more than during the previous year, while in southern Europe that number reached 170.700, which was 95% more than the previous year. (Source: UNHCR) During those times, Europe was supposed to show the world that it would turn the principles it stood and fought for during the times of stability into action. Unfortunately, Europe failed to do so and showed that...

All things that surround us have their home: the stars have the night sky, the wind has the fleeting hug of the leaves, thousands of little creatures are hidden in the meadow, and the birds are nestled in the groves. When their melodious singing meets the disturbing noise of the crowding cars, in each feather covered chest, a small heart trembles in fear, scared of the ruination of their nests, while we live on unbothered. Every home we know of is on Earth, a small part of the universe we all belong to, but do we appreciate it, protect it like we should?

When, a thousand years ago, a human’s ancestor took his shoes and stick and went to a different mountain, he never knew that would start gigantic migrations that we know today. According to Encyclopaedia Britannica, there were four big migration waves in human history. The first and biggest one of them was the Big Atlantic migration. It took place in the 19th and 20th century when 37 million people moved from Europe to the United States. The main reasons for the Big Atlantic migration were hunger and poverty. After World War II, 16 million Germans returned to Germany from Eastern Europe and...

When I was a little girl, I would always hear my family complaining over our government and our leaders. One day I asked them: “If you don’t agree with our government then, why don’t you do something about it?” They just looked at me and laughed. They said: “You are too little to understand, it’s not that easy.” Since that moment I’ve grown and I’ve learnt, so I’ve chosen this topic to finally share my opinion about it.