Firstly, I moved to Croatia for doing my short-term volunteering service on the 5th of May 2019, but than a little later I became even happier person after starting a long-term. It was maybe the easiest decision in my life, as I was/am completely crazy about Croatia and the Balkans in overall. I just remembering, …
Everyone goes through tough situations in life. Whenever I encounter problems, I need to face it bravely. And counselling is one of the most effective weapons I have against the whole range of mental health issues including depression, anxiety or sadness. When you talk about it to someone who is professionally trained to listen, it …
I was thinking what topic to choose for writing. And stopped on this one. The main problem is that we think we understand the minds of others, and even our own mind, better than we actually do. Despite the fact I do it countless times a day, I’m sometimes terrible at it. Our lives are …
This week I first came across a biological weapon named “Wuhan-400” in Dean Koontz’s novel “The Eyes of Darkness”. I doubt anyone had the notion that the famous thriller author was “predicting” a real-world outbreak of COVID-19, coronavirus disease. But accepting the fact of today’s reality, after such an outbreak had occurred, I’d like to …
Last week throughout our Talent Fair event I learned how to sew my little Drawstring Bag. Together with the host of this workshop – Lucija, we called this baggy “for 2 lemons”. You can see this cuttie creature from the photo. But it’s really simple and with this post I just want to encourage you …
In our community and surroundings, there are probably several things that, coming from our own perspective, could have been better. Depending on the place we are coming from, it could for example be a lack of awareness about environmental issues, social injustice, exclusion of minorities, gender inequality, a big financial gap between rich and poor …
On the 23rd of February I visited the most fantastic event I have ever seen in my life – Sunday’s International Carnival Parade in Rijeka. Nowhere in the world I was able to experience such a distinctive blend of a European civil carnival based on historical and cultural customs and elements of folklore and mythology. The …
Last week I was interviewing the Crosol NGO (Croatian Platform for International Citizen Solidarity). Through the talk I realized how it’s important to learn from the experiences in education, or how education creates social solidarity. Somehow through our conversation I spread the significanse of the formal methods in education because what education does is by …
One of the most important concepts I’ve learned throughout this week is the difference between the “fixed” mindset and the “growth” mindset. In a fixed mindset, individuals believe they are either born with talent or they’re not. They’re either naturally good at something, or they’re not. They view intelligence as a fixed trait. Individuals with a growth mindset …
This week the Invisible Zagreb free walking tour drew my attention. It was led by former homeless person – Mile Mrvalj. With a new and unconventional approach people got informed about contributions in tackling the problems around the city of Zagreb through different eyes. I thank for meeting such a fighter as Mile, because he …