After signing up for StoryGraph (an alternative to Goodreads), I decided to give a go to one of their annual challenges: to read, in 2025, ten novels from ten different countries. A year later, it’s

A lakótelepem a város egy részén található, ami körülbelül tíz évvel ezelőtt épült. A lakótelep építése előtt ez a telek egy rét volt. Számos állatnak itt volt az otthonja. Manapság a lakótelepnek

Ha a filozófia zen elbűvöl téged és hiszel abban, hogy "itt és most"-ban lenni észünknek jótékony, neked van egy tippem. Nemrég rájöttem, hogy a fogorvosi szék egy kitűnő hely a tudatosság

Tegnap gyertyafénynél töltöttem az estét. A tulajdonos elfelejtette a villanyszámlát befizetni és az áram megszakadt a lakásomban. Az év ezen szakaszában már négykor sötét lesz, ezért az esték

I like holding hands with my boyfriend when we're watching movies. But there's a thing that disturbs me a little. Have you noticed that holding hands can work a bit like a lie detector? A lie

Ich war gerade dabei, die Person zu konfrontieren, die mich seit ein paar Wochen mitten in der Nacht geweckt hatte. (Siehe hier). Ich sah, was ich schon vermutet hatte: Es handelte sich um einen

Kurz nachdem ich in meiner aktuellen Wohnung eingezogen war, habe ich ein Phänomen erlebt, das mich ein paar Wochen lang regelmäßig in der Mitte der Nacht aufgeweckt ließ. Hier ist die Geschichte.

Já faz muito tempo desde a última vez que estudei português. Desde que comecei a aprender húngaro há dois anos, não tive muito tempo para o português. Ainda entendo a língua, mas tenho muita

Es war auf einer Aufstellung eines polnischen Malers aus dem neunzehnten Jahrhundert. Die Veranstaltung zog riesige Menschenmengen an und das Museum war recht überfüllt. Die Menschen drängten sich um

I'm writing about secrets in this post, that's why I will be using vague language (real secrets here!). I hope it will still be comprehensible, and you can substitute the vague parts with your own

A few weeks ago, I was surprised to discover that I've already learned an important lesson from Seneca. So stoicism works in real life, wow! It happened like this. With a group of friends, I went out

In his second letter to Lucilius, Seneca advises his younger friend on his reading habits. Again, advice on what and how to read is something from which we could very well benefit today. I, for one,

Nunca gostei de anis ou de regaliz. Quando era criança, removia cuidadosamente todos os docinhos de cor preta dos meus pacotes de doces de Haribo, por precaução. Em Itália, o licor de regaliz

A book written almost 2000 years ago starts with a reflection on how we use our time and encourages us to make the most of every hour, in order to be truly ourselves. An inattentive life and time

Toda a gente conhece estas situações. Quando pegaste no celular para chamar um amigo e recebeste um telefonema dele neste exato momento. Quando encontraste uma nota de vinte euros logo após sair do

[Originally written and suggested by @Coral, continued by Dora_Serge, and then CocoPop picked up the thread. Mars and Lokus took over, then Daria, then CocoPop, then Coral, then Ouassou and Lokus and

[Originally written and suggested by @Coral, continued by Dora_Serge, and then CocoPop picked up the thread. Mars and Lokus took over, then Daria, then CocoPop, then Coral, then Ouassou and Lokus

[Originally written and suggested by @Coral, continued by Dora_Serge, and then CocoPop picked up the thread. Mars and now Lokus took over.] How about writing a story together? We've already read a

Subjetivamente, a coisa mais perigosa que já fiz, foi escalar montanhas durante uma tempestade. Tenho uma fobia dos raios e não saio da casa, quando sei que vai haver tempestades elétricas naquele

Há um ano, passei a Páscoa com uma minha amiga portuguesa e a sua família, na casa deles no Algarve. Ela tinha-se mudado de volta para Portugal alguns meses antes, da Polónia, onde nós nos tínhamos