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Have you ever asked a stranger on the street about the meaning of life? Have you ever discussed you hopes and dreams with the cashier? Unless you'd be the last drunk and lonely costumer at a bar who has nobody else to talk to, You would usually not do that...

I live by the motto “work hard, play hard”. The great thing about that is, you don’t have to justify a five day holiday to Prague, as long as you’ve worked hard enough to deserve it. With a group of 14 people, we traveled there primarily to join our friend...

When you enter Human Right into google, you get the definition: “A right which is believed to belong to every person.” The universal declaration of Human rights states that all humans are “born free and equal in dignity and rights”, meaning that we are all...

It’s already been more than a week since I’ve been back in Groningen and to be honest, it was quite a hectic start as the block is just ending which means a lot of final exams and assignments. Yet, I am happy to be back at UCG with all my friends and I’m...

Addictions - We've all got them. Let it be music, substances, loved ones..

When you are in the last year of your studies, your mind buzzles around the possible career opportunities and the potential master programs which you will be accepted in. Time to make life-changing  decisions, the, what I call: seniors’ dilemma.

The most stressful thing ever? Making decisions, definitely. And right now there’s a lot of decisions to make. The most important one: Where do we go for our exchange semester next year? Or, are we going to go?

Being human means so many things. We should admit that we’re a pretty privileged species to be gifted with cognitive abilities that allow us to do incredible things. However, alongside with that intelligence also comes an immense complexity of thoughts and...

Have you ever thought of water as a privilege? We have access to clean water whenever we want, all we have to do is turn on the tap. Have you ever considered how often you flush the toilet in a day? Or how much water must have been needed to produce the...

Leonardo da Vinci once said: “To develop a complete mind: Study the science of the art; study the art of the science. Learn how to see. Realize that everything connects to everything else.”