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We will not go back permanently
Along the river it is cooler under the trees in this hot and bustling city where a wolrd war started. Sarajevo has a vibe during summertime, when many emigrants come back for holiday. Once a...
Finland, Kajaani, June 2008
Estonian cook making me dinner on late arrival in Kajaani, in the middle of Finland. A lot of Estonians work in Finland as the language is related and Finland is far more prosperous. My friend had...
Lviv, Ukraine February 2019 Remember your years as a student? The best years of your life they say. A little spartan here and there but overall one big adventure. Here's the story of Tatjana, she studies at the Polytechnical University...
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Scotland, UK, Edinburgh, December 2019
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December 2017 Dance studio rehearsal in Minsk
It is early in the morning, around 8 o'clock but this dancer can use the studio of her...
Brains but no work in Sibiu Rumania
A new Euro generation tries to build a life
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“The little swelling in my neck bothered me for some time already but my colleagues said it was nothing. I work...