The Christmas holidays are fast coming. And I love this time of the year. Everyone is happy, joyful, and spreading around a good energy, a lot of love. There’s something magical about wintertime. The days start to get a little shorter and a lot colder, all I need is a little shift in perspective to see …
When it comes to making changes and conducting important decisions in regard to conveying better outcomes for society either on the local or maybe wider scale, usually there is a feeling that not much could be done. People tend to accept the situations as they are, especially in the terms of governing political party and …
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You expected to be sad in the fall. Part of you died each year when the leaves fell from the trees and their branches were bare against the wind and the cold, wintery light. But you knew there would always be the spring, as you knew the river would flow again after it was frozen. …
This post is dedicated to a quite recent exhibition presented in Zagreb at the Contemporary Art Museum. The exhibition “I Promise You a Miracle” features a selection of works from seven series by Croatian painter – Davor Vrankic, from those dating back to his student days in the early 1990s to the present days. Over …
ith this post I’d like to shed some light on the workshop I took part in. Because for me it was intended to develop the new abilities in managing my life and controlling my time. The workshop was conducted at our Ocean Znanja office and was called “The main keys of success”. I realized what …
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This post I prepared towards the youth exchange I had a pleasure to be a part of. A part of our beautiful digital team. But besides this, there were moments when I couldn’t stop myself in trying new dance elements from folk dance heritage. The name of the project’s “Let’s Dance Together” organized in Fužine …
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On 26th October 2019 we officially opened at Galerija Kulturni Centar Mesnička the exhibition “Art 4 Social Inclusion”, which lasted until 1st November. The main goal of the project “Art 4 Social Inclusion”, which included a call for artworks and the exhibition, was to raise awareness on the importance of social inclusion by using art, …
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Belly dancing has always fascinated me, and as soon as our Belly class started at Ocean Znanja I decided to dip into this expressive dance style. You can believe, its language conveys a wide range of moods, including mysterious, romantic, spiritual and meditative, as well. It suggests raw emotions through movement. It’s artistic, expressive, passionate, …
Together with my lovely short-term volunteers – Oksana and Valeria, doing their volunteering activity at Ocean Znanja we decided to squeeze a day trip to Mostar, adding a different city and country to our Balkan itinerary. In the true sense of the word it is the city where western and eastern civilization collide. This is …
Arrival training in Orahovica from the 2nd till the 7th of September is a lot more than just a training; it’s something happening, even now. Not as in hip, but like an event, a place to be, but not like a location, but like somewhere within yourself. It gives you time, but not actual hours …
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