Inspiring the next generation

January Week 2

Weekly Report/ Part 2

January is a month full of hope and desire for personal discovery. As the first month of the new year, it is usually an excuse to acquire new hobbies and interests. So, wanting to inspire you to discover new paths, we welcome 2024 along with some suggestions to color your everyday life! Reading: Re…

Giagkinides

Let’s talk about… rebetiko

Panagiotis and Spyros, with their love for music and the streets of Thessaloniki, the city of their university years, as their common denominator, begin their journey into the music genre of rebetiko. The world gets to know them better as their voice and melody color their stroll. 1. How did you me…

Girl reading

Weekly Report/ Part 1

Weekly Report/ Part 1 The new year is the turning point for making changes, for creating a new reality, for inspiration and creativity. Prompted by the arrival of the new year, we suggest some activities, books, and movies to have a good time with your loved ones as well as to use your free time pr…

TEDxAUTH is always a good idea photo

TEDxAUTH is always a good idea

A movie title, stuck in my mind uninvited. I am unable to define its genre, I am puzzled about choosing the right protagonists for it and I feel almost scared about choosing its set. I can, however, tell you the story, color the narrative with my own words, until the script takes shape and I find…

methexis

On Fridays we Love Issue 12: Methexis

"A word comes to mind; my favorite songwriter often uses it..." Efi broke the silence of thirty-two people who seemed to be staring kind of lost at the PowerPoint presentation with scattered words and questions. Nefeli and Katerina Ch. looked at each other for a moment, before turning back to Efi.…

between stops

Between stops

On a ride with public transport in a foreign country enjoying the reality I lived in those few days, I started observing the world around me and making assumptions about where all of this is heading, where it came from. My goal is to create a game in my mind to spend my time pleasantly until I reac…

normal people

"Normal people"

Like ordinary people, Conell and Marianne taught us what love really means and how one learns to truly experience it, away from toxicity and pettiness. A love that begins in adolescence and whether or not it follows you into your later adult life, you know that it will always find a place to rest…

existence

What is the purpose of my existence?

The human brain processes and filters more than 70,000 thoughts in a day, including memories, future plans, emotions, stress and much more. The repeated and constant reminiscence of the past, fantasizing about the future, and the questions raised about the present is an everyday thing for many peop…

feelings

Walking around with "uncomfortable" feelings

I am starting to notice, as I get older, that us humans tend to push away, or rather try to completely erase, emotions that are not so positive. Anger, pain, sorrow, fear, despair, chaos. We embrace and seek only the feelings that bring us euphoria and security, both physically as well as in our so…