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Adventure Travel with Jennie Morris: Seeking Adrenaline, Accomplishment, and Adventure Through Free Fall and...
Jennie Morris is not your typical Florida native. After being raised in one place her entire childhood, she went on to travel to 121 countries on 7 continents. Jennie doesn’t just go sightseeing on her trips. She spent a month skydiving every day in Namibia, swam with piranhas in the Amazon, and joined a cruise to Antarctica on a whim. Her philosophy of life is simple and inspiring: she wants to see and do everything because she understands how incredibly short life is.
Deconstructing the Film “Departures” In a New Chapter of Japanese Cinema
Japan is one of the most nuanced countries in the world, a place where every single ritual, each calibration of social position, is connected with ancestors through its historical roots. Cinema production in Japan is also soaked in the daily routine and mindset of the country where `the Sun rises`, as the Japanese say. Together, we will explore fascinating stories about culture, birth, life, and death in our special cycle about the Japanese movie industry.
Olympic Medallist from Italy Marta Pagnini: ‘From the Worst Moments Come the Best Lessons.’
From starting gymnastics by chance to making it onto the national Italian team, and then going to – pinnacle of every athlete’s career – the Olympic Games. Italian gymnast Marta Pagnini is an Olympic bronze medallist, but gymnastics is just one of many things that Marta loves doing. By the age of 29, Marta has been the Italian team’s captain, has won numerous medals; and recently received a University degree, has written a book, and has become an Instagram influencer with many followers. What was her life like during her sports career, and how has it changed since then? How can you overcome difficulties and make it to the Olympics? What does the life of a gymnast consist of? Marta shared all of it with me in a very honest and open interview for Youth Time Magazine.
Don’t Get Confused by Facts and Opinion
If only it were easy to tell what’s a fact and what’s an opinion. In a world where anyone can become a source of news through social media and the Internet, it is getting increasingly hard to identify trustworthy information. Read on to learn the differences between facts and opinion and see which media outlets will mostly provide you with factual information as opposed to personal views so that you can make more informed decisions when forming your own opinion.
Read to Remember How Martin McDonagh Used to Create His Movies, As He Makes...
This coming year, the outrageous director Martin McDonagh is going to complete his 4th full length movie, `The Banshees of Inisheer`, which will be the third installment of the `Aran Islands Trilogy`. In the cast are Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson, the killing pair from ` In Bruges` and regulars in Macdonagh movies, even though they will appear together only for the second time. The overall cast theme is quite interesting, so we will return to it later.
The Importance of Gaming in Learning Management Systems
Adding Games to enhance the learning process might have sounded like a bizarre idea years ago, but it has become the most innovative learning technique for worldwide learners today. But what are the benefits of gamification? And what skills can students learn through this learning methodology?
Paris Peace Forum 2020: Call for Projects Is Open
A great opportunity for project leaders to showcase innovative solutions and push the project forward. Apply for the Paris Peace Forum now!
Behind the Curtains: The Burdens of Reporting During a Pandemic
By way of illustration, while my editor and I were discussing the format of this article, people all over social media were part of an immense debate whether ibuprofen makes the current pandemic worse or not (this article has no intention of resolving this dilemma itself).
Lemniskata, ‘Life with No Barriers’: a Sheltered Workshop that Recycles Unusual Materials
Lemniskata is an NGO in the heart of Prague, Czechia, which employs people with disabilities to produce eco-friendly stationery products made of malai leather, handmade paper, recycled coffee mugs, and animal excrement (yes, no typo!). It is also an inclusive community where people find a sense of belonging, fulfilling work, artistic expression, and, most importantly, a home. In an interview with Vlasta Urbanova, director of Lemniskata, Youth Time learns about inspiration, people, art, and the meaning behind the “Life with No Barriers” workshop.
University cities – Tokyo, Japan
Japan by itself is a country well known for its universities, most of which are well above par. Over the years the country has been attracting students from all parts of the world and the population of international students has been on the up and up. The last available data from the statistics department showed that the country had over 267,000 international students in 2017. Today this number is estimated to be close to 300,000.
InterActions Professional Exchange Opens Call for Applications
InterActions enables professional exchange and cooperation between civic initiatives, independent media, research institutes and social business in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. The deadline is on 30 April 2020.
Films That Provoked an Outrage
Many films have been produced and have been thought provoking. In my memory, no film has caused more anger and rage than the three we recommend for you for watching this weekend. It’s a different matter that two of them are comedies.
How to Bring the Stage into Your Living Room: Watch Plays, Concerts, Theatre Performances...
Going out to see performances can be a lot of fun. But what if you don’t have the time or want to stay in your comfy clothes? Turns out that there are so many ways to stream world-renowned productions directly to your TV. The Berlin philharmonic, Broadway, the Vienna Opera, the London National Theatre, and many individual artists offer free content for your entertainment!
True or False? How to Check Information on the Internet
Have you ever been amazed by how fast the news spreads on the Internet now? With retweets and shares that flood our social media feeds comes the responsibility to sort through the information and quickly decide which is worthy of considering and which is labeled as fake. In this article we are going to talk about the tactics and tools one can use to distinguish whether information comes from a reliable source and whether the content was manipulated, or not.
The Psychology behind Online Shopping
As online shopping becomes more and more common, the experts shed light on the psychology behind online shopping, consumerist behaviors, key differences between online and regular shopping, the perks of selling/buying goods online, human traits such as the desire to fit and look more acceptable.
Everything I Learned Working in a Hostel
This is a personal story about people and about what I learned during my work in a hostel. Although I only worked there for seven months, this experience helped me to develop my social and communication skills, especially not to have prejudices because everything may be considered, but nothing must be judged.
Online Communication and Misunderstanding
In this unique interview with Youth Time, experts of communication discuss the biggest benefit and the biggest downfall of many online communication opportunities, if/to what extent online communication is having an impact on causing misunderstanding among us, why this form of communicating is becoming more and more common, and how the advance of technology (i.e. online communication) intensifies the existing state and form of misunderstanding between people in various capacities of communicating.
Let’s Introduce FOMO
You can barely open your eyes, yet immediately you reach for your smartphone and start surfing the gigantic world of the internet to figure out what happened while you were ‘gone’. Your country has a new government? There has been massive flooding? Scientists have discovered a further impact that dairy products have on your health? Or, perhaps none of this has happened at all? Was it just your fear? Seemingly it was your Fear of Missing out (FOMO).
10 Do-Gooder Apps That Help You Give Back
You don’t need to have a lot of free time or money to make a difference. The following apps help you to give back without changing your daily routine. Donate to a good cause by tracking your exercise, eating, sleeping, taking a break from your phone, doing surveys while taking a bathroom break, taking photos or watching meaningful videos in addition to your favorite YouTube channels. Doing good feels good, and you can begin today!
One Young World Summit Full Scholarship
The annual One Young World Summit convenes the brightest young talent from every country and sector, working to accelerate social impact. The Summit will take place from 14-17 October 2020 in Munich, Germany.
























