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When some years ago I attended a school or met somebody new, we usually exchanged telephone numbers and even house address. Today nobody uses this information anymore. I just hear: ˝Are you on Instagram or Facebook, so I can add you or follow you there?˝ Everybody is moving to social media and its usage change how we look out on things and how we communicate and behave. It definitely has some advantage but its presence really so perfect?

YouTube is often discussed negatively by the mainstream media, which often distances itself from the platform. This article discusses why this is the case, and explores the question of how YouTube might fit into the future of media.

Der Versuch zu verstehen, was hinter der Bewegung steckt und ob dieser Konflikt jemals gelöst werden kann…

Non-productivity and procrastination is a huge problem in today's society, especially among young people. Because in this digital age, motivation to do something, staying on task and avoiding distraction is harder to accomplish than actual work we have to do.I was asking myself how can we improve our daily lives and make our free time after volunteering or work more productive? Below I wrote some advice that I read in the books and websites on productivity and time management subject. Let's make this volunteering period time fully productive!

Have you ever been told something unexpected about your actions? How did you react to this and how did you use this knowledge? In this article I try to explore the art of feedback and how it can influence individuals and even the whole world.

We, especially young adults in nowadays world, find ourselves incredibly busy. We are rushing from one thing to another. It’s easy to get distracted, anxious, and completely overwhelmed about how to manage our life. The only free time we grab in the afternoon we probably spend it with the phone in our hand or with eyes glued to the computer screen without any awareness what surrounds us. The only time we spend outside, in nature is walking to the closest store, taking out the trash and walking to the mailbox. Slowly and with a bit of ignorance, we have gotten us far away from the rhythms of nature.

WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, Viber, Telegram, Twitter and this list can be continued evermore. All those mentioned are social media networks without which we cannot imagine our lives in this day and age. But maybe 10 years ago I didn’t know about them at all or some were not existing yet. The world has changed so rapidly that currently, we have I would say two realities: online and offline. But do we perceive them and behave in the same way, which rules applies in both and what are the difficulties we can face while diving in online communication?

Last month I had the opportunity to attend a Red Cross international Peace Camp at Vogelsang IP in the Eifel National Park, Germany. There I discovered an important place where you are encouraged to both reflect on the past and built a postiive future. This article explains the history of this unique site.

Hey, do you volunteer at European Solidarity Corps (European Voluntary Service) and your project is coming to an end? Would you like to continue and stay in touch with volunteering but you don’t know how have no time to check or just don’t know where to find opportunities? Down below I prepared a list of more and less known organizations, opportunities and platforms that can help you find your perfect next project in Europe and worldwide. Because volunteering is just beautiful!

With the progress of democracy the concept of activism is more and more often mentioned in the media space. You can find characteristic «public activist» in biographies of many public figures (artists, journalists, writers etc.). Even those who don’t take to the streets to protest and instead post on Facebook become activists. In this article I try to figure out what «activism» means and which easiest methods of activism exist in the 21st century.

The Austrian music group "Bilderbuch" impresses with an unusual promo action and is a great example for a band that is neither Austrian nor German-speaking but simply EUROPEAN.

We’ve all experienced difficulties when communicating with others. That can be especially a problem while volunteering or working in a foreign country where you maybe don’t speak their language perfectly and therefore it can be a challenge knowing how to best express your thoughts and opinions without being misunderstood, ignored, create a negative atmosphere or a verbal fight. We are going to explain 4 communication styles that people mostly use in their daily life. These are: aggressive, passive, passive-aggressive and assertive communication style and tell which one is the best to use in your daily life.

As the participant of the Erasmus + youth-mobility project of non-formal education, I questioned myself – how can we measure quality of my mobility project, or any mobility project and activity I am going to organize and participate in? Which criteria should I use to prepare and evaluate any youth-mobility project - if it is productive, meaningful and well-organized? From 22 - 24 July, 2019, I took a part in the training in Budapest, which was dedicated to the two new tools, created to use and increase quality in mobility.

So many things happened to me during my ESK, but this part of intercultural communication, meeting people from different countries, religious, cultural backgrounds, making new friends, breaking cultural stereotypes – were one of the best things during my volunteering year in Germany, which I will always be grateful for.

I still remember reading Elizabeth Gilbert Eat Pray Love book, where she describes her journey to Italy, India, and Bali. My favorite part was India where she lives in an ashram and learns how to meditate. That story inspired me (and many others) to try to get into my first meditation session. But meditation and its benefits were well-known way before all the modern world heard about it.