Let’s talk about mental health – VOICES
“Let’s talk about what truly matters: our minds.” In this new episode of VOICES to Hear, Cassandre, a long-term volunteer at VCS, sits down with psychologist Kadir Mehmed to open an honest conversa…| VOICES
“Let’s talk about what truly matters: our minds.” In this new episode of VOICES to Hear, Cassandre, a long-term volunteer at VCS, sits down with psychologist Kadir Mehmed to open an honest conversa…| VOICES
Rising pollution, dwindling fossil fuels, and higher vehicle costs. When you look at it from this perspective, electric cars seem like a logical choice but if we examine it deeply, we see that it i…| VOICES
There is room for joy -sometimes a living room, spiraled and alive with houseplants,sometimes a garden with an empty bench. There is room for grief -sometimes in a basement,sometimes on a chair by …| VOICES
For the first time in months, something that I kind of dreaded before coming here finally happened. That is not having the motivation to write an article. It’s not so much that I don’t have ideas o…| VOICES
Dallgët e fundit I janë arratisur bregutNë njëmijë pikla Shpërbërë, grimcuarPas brigjeve fqinje S’janë zhdukurS’janë tharëDendur në kripëra Pa emraTë hidhta a pa shije EkzistojnëGulcojnëGjarpërojnëNën rreze të rejaNë drita të ndryshme ReflektojnëNjë copë tjetër diellPërvëlueshëmTë njëjtin diell…Ndoshta s’është vonë Jona Cenameri| VOICES
The last wavesHave fled the shoreInto a thousand dropletsDissolved, crumbledAgainst neighboring coasts They aren’t goneThey aren’t driedDensed in namelessSaltsBitter or tasteless They existThey gulpThey slitherBeneath newborn raysIn shifting lights They reflectAnother shard of sunScorchinglyThe very same sun…Perhaps it’s not too late Jona Cenameri| VOICES
When my mom told me she was filing the documents to become a German citizen, my first thought was “Finally!”. For a second, I felt the triumphant sensation that inevitably follows winning a long-running argument. But although I had been trying for years to convince my mom of assuming German citizenship, it soon occurred to […]| VOICES
Some things in life move us so deeply that they change the way we see the world. They shake our perspective, make us pause, and invite us to breathe differently. For me, that moment came with a book: “The Four Agreements” by Don Miguel Ruiz. This book is not just a piece of writing. It […]| VOICES
How do you create the rap genre? You first have to create the hip-hop movement. And how do you create the Hip-Hop movement? Poverty, drugs, and the Afro-Caribbean community. Now you have Hip-Hop. End of the article, see you in the next VOICES edition. I’m joking. Let’s be more serious. It was the desire to […]| VOICES
Throughout history, women were often silenced. Yet the stage gave them a way to speak, to protest, and to resist. The theatre stage is more than entertainment. It shows hidden problems, social pressures, and unspoken dreams. Particularly for women, it became a place of rebellion. When they could not join public debates, they found their […]| VOICES
Volunteering in Olde Vechte for two months was similar to immersing oneself in a vibrant mosaic of culture and community. Each day brings new experiences, allowing me to connect deeply with the loc…| VOICES
Ten days, four countries, one shared idea – young people becoming ambassadors of the rural spirit. The “Rural Youth Ambassadors” project took us to Brajchino, a village that at first glance seems f…| VOICES
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If you could capture one image that represents your view of the world today, what would it be and why? Is the world you see you? The image in our head that is created about the world upon our belie…| VOICES
When was the last time you felt truly happy in your life? Maybe you will feel that is a deep question, maybe too deep to start an article, but actually, it can be really easy to answer. Maybe it wa…| VOICES
The Future of Credit or a Debit Trap in Disguise? If you have bought anything online in the past two years, chances are you have seen the option “Buy Now, Pay Later.” A couple small payments, zero …| VOICES
Muzika gjithmonë ka qenë diçka më shumë për mua sesa thjesht një tingull. Nuk është thjesht një zhurmë në sfond apo një hobi. Ndihem sikur jam pjesë e saj, duke formësuar mendjen time dhe mënyrën e…| VOICES
Music has always meant more to me than just sound. It isn’t just a background noise or a hobby. It feels like a part of who I am, shaping my mind and its thinking patterns. Waking up, the first mel…| VOICES
Not too long ago, I received an email I was not expecting at all. Even though I knew I would have to face it sometime, it hit me out of the blue. Okay, not completely out of the blue but rather fro…| VOICES
In times when anxiety, stress, and uncertainty knock on every door, especially among young people, not everyone has access to a psychotherapist, nor do they always want to sit in front of someone a…| VOICES
interview with Liljana Mitrovska Be mindful of the energy you bring into this space. This is the sign you see when you first enter the studio – a place where I was spending two hours a week for the…| VOICES
I have something to share about a piece of music that I really like. It tells the story of many Caribbean people who came to France through Bumidom. Bumidom (Bureau pour le développement des migrat…| VOICES
I’ve always been drawn to things that don’t fit. To spaces that are too loud, too soft, too strange. To people who don’t behave or who behave too much.To art that doesn’t apologize, that’s why I lo…| VOICES
As I’m trying to figure out what I will do with my life in 4 months, once my year of volunteering in VCS will be over, I find myself doing a lot of self-reflections. What am I supposed to do …| VOICES
Do you like karaoke, singing in the shower, or anywhere you can? Do you play any instruments or write lyrics? What if the songs you listen to could define your personality? Everyone likes music: th…| VOICES
It’s well known that travelling from one country to another isn’t always easy; depending on the agreement between the two countries or current qualifications, some countries may require…| VOICES
No matter how much my appearance changed, or how old I was or how many friends I have gotten over the years, there is something me and my inner child can both agree on: we are both excluded. Being …| VOICES
“Well, we are all gonna die anyway”, this was an ironic sentence I said or at least thought sometimes when I was more involved in climate activism. It might sound very blunt and morbid, however, lo…| VOICES
U bë kohë pa shkruar. Qëllimisht kam refuzuar Çdo valë frymëzimi. Kam heshtur, u jam fshehur Fletëve, stilolapsave, Tastierave dhe gjithçkaje Ku mund të shkruhet. S’kam dashur të zhytem Në nd…| VOICES
It’s been a while since I wrote. Deliberately I have refused Every wave of inspiration. I’ve been silent, hiding From papers, pens, Keyboards and everything, Where one can write on. I n…| VOICES
The European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) is the leading multisport event for the European youth (athletes between 14 to 18 years old) from 50 European delegations. In 2025 Skopje became one of th…| VOICES
From June 28 to July 6, 2025, Filip and I were representing VCS and Macedonia at the “Leadership Goes Green” training course in Arrouquelas, Rio Maior, Portugal. The project was hosted …| VOICES
“Hiii guys! Welcome back to Voices: it’s Chloe here, bringing you all the latest tips, tricks, and trends in the beauty sphere! Today, we’re diving into beauty influencer culture,…| VOICES
From Rennes (France) to Skopje (Macedonia), I decided to opt for green travel. More than 2500 kilometers travelled by trains and buses. Five countries crossed into Europe. Foreign mountains, plains…| VOICES
Everything is social relationships. If you think about that statement, there is something utterly true about it. We are humans that depend on social connections so much that the relationships we ha…| VOICES
Recension mbi romanin 1984 të George Orwell 1984-tra nuk është thjesht një klasik apo një libër “i mirë”, leximin e të cilit ta propagandon gjithë pathos mësuesja e letërsisë në gjimnaz…| VOICES
Review on George Orwell’s Novel 1984 1984 is not just a classic or a “good” book that the high school literature teacher propagates with all her pathos. Treating it as such would …| VOICES
A group of conventionally attractive people arrives at the tropical island. The girls let out the obligatory pterodactyl squeak and proceed to compliment one another. Don’t get too excited about th…| VOICES
Learning to Catch Life in Mid-Air “It started with music.” I was working on the sunlit terrace of the VCS office in Skopje, letting the morning settle into my skin, when I heard it; deep, rhythmic,…| VOICES
Interview with Ivana Markoska Barren mountain slopes, fields of flowers, green forests and wide lakes – Macedonia’s nature is stunning and has an impeccable diversity and richness of bi…| VOICES
Before I arrived in Macedonia to work with Volunteers Centre Skopje for three months, I didn’t know what to expect. I knew nothing about this country, its culture, or its pace of life. Yet, from th…| VOICES
Last April, I had the incredible opportunity to participate in an Erasmus+ project called “Make Music Not War 4” in Bremen, Germany. The project was organised by NaturKultur in Garlsted…| VOICES
The sun on your face, a little breeze squeezing over your ankles and a spectacular view from a mountain top. All of this is what hiking is about. Exploring nature from its most close form of transp…| VOICES
I’ve talked a lot about the Caribbean already and mentioned that Hinduism is the second-largest religion in this area. How is that possible? How does Hinduism appear in the Caribbean? D…| VOICES
I have become accustomed to a rather mundane paysage. Green and yellow fields stretch as far as the eye can see, trying to fight against the monochromatic, alabaster clouds on the horizon that domi…| VOICES
All these mirrors around me reflecting what’s inside. These parts I wish to hide. All these mirrors around me, reflecting. Magnify. All these people around reflecting me. These fears of being left …| VOICES
In this episode of VOICES to Hear, Maike and Sophia chat with Aleksandra Isajlovska, the inspiring mind and driving hand behind the crochet business @pixiechrochetskopje. The two volunteers discuss…| VOICES
Some people feel like it’s a chore, while others will love to do it, but it’s always something very intimate. You show your culture, your personality, your skills, and also your feelings. Sometimes…| VOICES
This time, I want to take you into the depths of the youth music scene in Skopje. I have the pleasure of introducing you to bands from two completely different sides of the scene. Lost In Rev…| VOICES
Taking the last bite of a toast with caramel and banana, you move an empty coffee cup out of the way and get up to leave the café. After stepping outside, you look one last time at the sign above t…| VOICES
Skopje’s architectural landscape is far from modest. It is no surprise that its location in the heart of the Balkans manifested a confluence of various timelines existing adjacent to one another. W…| VOICES
…be a driver. Or better yet, a passenger princess like my friend who I drove around highways, narrow alleys, uphill serpentines and lawless town streets for five days. Because hidden gems of Macedo…| VOICES
Alone time vs. social time, overthinking vs. underthinking, and work vs. life… All these things require a certain balance in your life. In my view, life is a lot about finding balance: if it’s rega…| VOICES
Teksa shkruaj këtë artikull, kam 8 muaj që jetoj në Shkup, Maqedoni. Gjatë kësaj kohe, fillova të mendoja se si përfundova duke lëvizur jashtë vendit vetëm pa njohur askënd… Më bëri të pyesja…| VOICES
As I write this article, I’ve been living in Skopje, Macedonia, for 8 months. During this time, I started reflecting on how I ended up moving abroad alone without knowing anyone… It made me q…| VOICES
