How do you feel about...? With Serena

To me PMS stands for Peanut Butter Makes me Shine. Creativity and new ideas might rise when you feel down but how do you feel when it is not like that? Do you feel understood and respected during PMS/period? Do you feel comfortable and valuable? Women’s bodies are pieces of art full of emotions and energy maybe with knowledge and communication we can make the most of it.

Rupi Kaur writes ‘How you love yourself is how you teach others to love you’. What’s self-care? Do we really need it? Emma Seiko and I share our self-care routine and we are more than glad to receive your feedback and suggestions back. Take care.

The brain is a visual beauty seeker. Several scientists believe that part of beauty is just a desire to live. Creating digital content is one of our main activities to meet this natural and survival request of beauty. Olya studies communication at HAN University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands. What’s beauty on social media? How to boost creativity? How to build connections? She’ll tell us how and why.

Bori Fekete studies International Business and Management at the University of Rotterdam, advocates for climate change awareness and tries to live sustainably as much as possible. Get inspired by listening to her!

Did you know that Slovenia is one of the greenest country in the world? As reported by NatGeo, Slovenia is also one of the most sustainable ones. Its territory is 60% covered by forests, 44,7% of Slovenians respond to a survey ‘walking in the nature in the vicinity of their home’ as the activity that enriches their life the most, followed by ‘being at home with family’ and ‘visiting friends’ . This episode is about the relationship with nature, woods, lakes, hiking, gentrification, tourism, tips for Erasmus students. Marko Plevnik makes us discover the only country in the world including the word LOVE in its name. Well, there is nothing you can do more than falling in love with sLOVEnia!

Emma - student at the Democritus University of Thrace in Greece, at the department of history and ethnology - opens up about healing and growing emotionally. As our icon Brenè Brown would say ‘allow yourself to be vulnerable and that’s your power!’

Have you ever dreamt of Mexico? Chiapas is my biggest dream trip! Born in Poland and now Case Manager at the refugees resettlement program in Rochester, Minnesota, Weronika shares her tips and feelings about travelling solo South America. Once I read on NatGeo we aren’t born to be in one place, we strive for movement. We nomads! Weronika reminds me how essential is to travel to become the most interesting version of yourself. Enjoy her vibes!

What do you know about the Balkans? Beside warm people, amazing burek and beautiful landscapes, gender inequality affects the political participation of women. Fisnik, activist and student of International Communication at the South East European University, shares his knowledge and feelings about women and politics in North Macedonia. Despite the UNSCR 1325, data show that women cannot influence the decision- making process as they should not even in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Luckily, young people are here to advocate for it!

Have you ever fallen in love in Erasmus? Have you ever fallen in love with Spain? Well, in this soft and cheerful episode Vanessa shares her love story and feelings about Burgos. Jolín, if you want to know how her love story ended, listen to it!

Being a council member of the equal opportunities department in Giorgia’s municipality is her most rewarding challenge. Giorgia -MA graduate in Global Politics and Euro-Mediterranean Relations - shares her story and how she feels about her role. It is an invitation to normalise women in politics starting from the bottom and our own community.