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Is Betrayal a form of escaping Life duties?

“It’s better to have an enemy who slaps you in the face, than a friend who stabs you in the back.” – Anonym

Ever been in that situation when you trusted a friend that much, but thought they were too good to be true? You believed them and after a period of time they stepped on you like you never existed. You did good to them, but in return you remained with nothing. You remained with nothing because you were to naïve to observe the wrong parts. It’s easy to make a friend, but it’s harder to detest the good one. Like this happened to me once and it hurt somehow because I never expected. I never expected, because I was too young and very optimistic about every person that came into my life. It seems I was wrong. I was wrong believing that having many friends was the right path to a successful social life status.

A special letter to my Past Self

Dear 15-year-old me,

before I start giving life lessons, I want to tell you to stop grumbling about how difficult your life is. Being a teenager is nothing compared to being an adult. You’ll have pay checks to pay on time, you’ll think that finding a job is like in the movies and most of all you’ll have to fight for your word in the society. When you are 15 you want to be 20 and when you are already 20, you want to be 15 again. Why? Because when being an adult, you must know how to fight for yourself. There is no more mommy and daddy to help you deal with your job, university or housing. There is no more time to waste in vain. Everything its planned. From the meal you take, till the long hours you spent to perfection your career. So dear 15-year-old self don’t start panicking and don’t start fidgeting, but do enjoy your life as a teen and be prepared when the wave will come.

How is it to be an International student?

Ever since I moved to a foreign country all by myself, my friends and family would constantly ask me how would I cope. How would I cope with university, friends, free time, etc.? If you want to hear the beautiful part, that is fun and interesting, then go with it, but the Truth might hurt you a little. Somehow, you must choose when you are a student and ‘alone’, because hey, we do live in the era of smartphones and WhatsApp, which are our best friends. But still there is a choice when you are a student. You must choose between having fun and studying or staying healthy and studying or even studying + fun + sport and it’s the worst feeling ever when you push yourself to the limit and end up exhausted. So I’m writing this article to let you know what is it like to live as an international student abroad.

Can Regret make us stronger or weaker for Future decisions?

We all have been there. In that point where we regretted something with all our heart. Where we doubted ourselves, whether we did the right or wrong thing. Where we couldn’t move forward in life, yet something was holding us back. We couldn’t experience the beauty of the present, because the past was influencing us. Well, dear reader, nothing is worse than keeping up with grudges of the past. We can’t change what we did, but we can learn from our mistakes and move forward.

Do you make this common German mistakes?

Oktoberfest. Beer & Pretzel. Lots of people, loud music and the smell of barbecues fills your lungs. Although you are with your friends, still you want to test your abilities of German language. You take out your wallet and proceed going to the cashier, while mumbling some German words. “Ein Brötchen mit Leberwurst, bitte.” (One bread roll with Liverwurst, please). “Was?” (What?) says the cashier back. “Einen Brötchen mit Leberwurst, bitte.” (One bread roll with Liverwurst, please). “Das war’s?” (That’s all?) I nod as in the meaning of saying yes, take my food and march away as quickly as possible, embarrassed of my stupid grammar mistake. All this years of learning German and still somehow I manage making mistakes. So, I’m writing this article to let you know what are some common mistakes that beginners make and how to avoid them.

Do we need more Courage or Discipline in Life?

Ever wondered what traits carry the successful people in their luggage? Well, most of us would just say they are Fearless, but I would suggest Discipline. This characteristic drives many people away when they think about achieving results, because to be honest, people don’t actually love coming out of their comfort zone. Coming out of your own bubble means leaving behind everything that made you feel safe and ‘satisfied’. Trust me, you don’t feel satisfied with just a little in life. You’ll want more and more, because that’s how the human being is made. Somehow, you will blame yourself that you don’t have enough courage to take a step for moving forward, but this isn’t the point. Bravery is just 5%, all you need is Discipline. To educate yourself how to work, in order to achieve your best results.

The art of saying NO

It’s easier to say ‘yes’, than giving one hundred explanations of ‘no’. Although, it is said that if you do good, good will come to you, many of us are being manipulated by others but don’t realize it. Maybe, it does feel good to be the one that people turns in for help or the one that has more knowledge, but in all this story you are consuming your precious time for your own growth and development. Friends or family, the ones that are the closest to us know exactly what buttons to push in order for them to achieve what they want, yet this doesn’t mean that we always have to say ‘yes’. Sometimes the word ‘no’ can be as powerful as the word ‘yes’.

5 Effective ways to cope with exam stress

Auditorium halls. Your breathing starts accelerating. You sit down into a chair far away from the professors and pray to have the slightest fate on the exam, maybe a light test version. All you think is passing the semester and the course itself. The sheet slides in front of you and your mind suddenly goes blank. You forget everything and start fidgeting into your seat. You try so hard to remember something, but not a clue. You give up. Turn the page white as snow and exit the room. You scored 0-1 to Stress. ‘Well done’!

Can we use Fear in our favor?

We all fear something, no matter what. Some are experts in hiding it deep down in order to appear stronger, while others try to use it in their favor to obtain what they want. Life is challenging, but we shouldn’t back off and cry in a corner. We must know how to prepare all those sour lemons in order to obtain the sweetest result. The new virus has many people psychological and physically destroyed by losing their job or status, yet this isn’t the worst thing. The worst is to lose faith and to be afraid to start from the beginning. The ‘What if’ situation has people trapped in their bubble by not doing what they really like and want, since the opinion of others influences them. It influences them so bad, that they start acting by the society requests and rules. It’s easy to say ‘I will not’ opposite to ‘Let’s give it a try’.

11 Things I learned during the Pandemic

COVID-19, a virus that for different generations has different ‘surprises’, it made me today reflect on the positive things that I’ve learned while dealing with it. Beginning with the urge to travel, every time that some money would end up in my pocket, till having fun all by myself without spending money. So, I’m writing this post, to let you know the lessons, that I’ve learned during the whole lockdown.