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Too exhausted to care
21Jun

Too exhausted to care

(this text is my opinion) No surprise that, as someone from a post-Soviet country, I see war (or genocide) in Ukraine differently than...

How to greet people in Dutch?
25May

How to greet people in Dutch?

Before coming to the Netherlands (I volunteered in a family house via workaway for two months), I knew that people here greet each...

Life under an anatomy atlas
05Apr

Life under an anatomy atlas

Some of you might already know that I had been a medical student before coming here. Over 3,5 years (4,5 if we include my academic...

Hope
22Feb

Hope

When I was preparing for an IELTS exam (English exam that many internationals took), I knew that something unexpected could happen; I...

Those little asses
18Jan

Those little asses

Nobody likes them. They are hard to chew, one side is browner than another one (so imperfect!). When you bite to it, you almost break...