Balkans. Thessaloniki. Human Rights. Youth Participation.
There are no special people, everyone is unique and special and An European Solidarity Corps project is an opportunity for everyone! One of our former volunteers is a proof of this.Despite the fact that she is deaf and that at the beginning it was complicated, she managed to integrate, find a way to communicate and […]
Come on our tour of Thessaloniki with a little budget! Ezgi and Elena, two of our volunteers from Balkan Hotspot, will take you on a tour through the city. Including the most important sights/monuments: Rotonda, Anopoli castle etc. Fun activities: cute coffee shops, museums, nice places and much more. Everything you must see and do […]
For the international women’s day we ask the women around us to share unwanted comments they received and their experiences with sexism in their daily life. TW: The following stories contain descriptions of rape and harassment.
In March we went to Istanbul to explore the city, try looots of delicious Turkish food and meet up with our friends. During this week we saw many sights, lived trough many funny moments and ate a lot, so if you want to follow our journey, take a look at my Vlog 🙂 Here you […]
We are surrounded by colours from the moment we wake up until the moment we go to bed at night. All of these things have colour, including our homes’ walls, our food, and the sky above us. And although we might not always be aware of it, these colours have a significant impact […]
One of our physiological needs, just a need for some, great satisfaction and happiness for others, a companion of meetings, indispensable for special days, a celebration indicator of precious moments, the savior of boring nights and yes, what we are talking about is food. Before we tackled the topic of food, we had forgotten what […]
Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech -Artist’s concept of an astronaut on Mars We are in November 2024, Artemis II is taking off with a crew of 4 people. The goal of this mission is to test NASA capacities to put humans in orbit around the Moon. This journey is a part of a more ambitious project: return to […]
Since 2003, the Greek government has devalued all kinds of arts degrees. Recently, at the end of 2022, it stirred the knife in the wound by voting a presidential decree 85/2022. It no longer grants any proper degree in artistic practices and restricts theatre, music, film and fine arts schools. Therefore, art degrees have a […]
Thess questions is a interview podcast dealing with a variety of topics. It’s all about hearing from different perspectives, in the houses and streets of Thessaloniki. The first episode deals with the topic introversion and extroversion. We will hear the scientific theory behind it, talk about stereotypes and prejudice as well as how it’s also […]
Last weekend we made a little trip to Edessa & Pozar to go for a swim in the thermal baths and to see the biggest waterfall in Greece. Check out my vlog to see how it went 🙂
