Have you ever been bullied? I bet you have. Everyone at least once in their life, has faced a bully.

Bullying affects people of all personalities, not just those who are shy or different. Even outgoing and popular individuals can become targets. It’s important to understand that bullying happens because of the bully’s behavior, not because of the victim’s.

Throughout my life, I have encountered bullies on several...

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Having lived in Italy for some time now, I have been captivated by the unique lifestyle and culture of this country. One remarkable phenomenon that stands out is the prevalence of elderly individuals who have surpassed the age of 90 and continue to thrive.

Unlike anywhere else I have been in Europe or the US, Italy seems to be teeming with seniors. You can spot them in the streets, joyfully conversing and gesticulating in their distinctively Italian way. They ar...

The wind speed slowly rose, and an ominous cloud of fog engulfed the mountaintop, indicating the impending return of the storm. I quickly made my way to the car, and just as I closed the door, my husband stirred from his sleep. I assured ...

I had been working for Coke, for a few months, when this happened.

My boss came to me and asked me for a favor. If I could look through the media plans and find the reason why did we spend more budget than what we had planned.

I was a Junior Brand Manager back then, and going through media plans, wasn't my job. I had no idea who managed the media till then (apparently everyone and no one at the same time). It was December. So I had to look through every invoic...

Kathy was the Digital Marketing Specialist in the company I was working for, some years ago. (Her name wasn’t really Kathy, but let’s just call her that). She was focused, hard-working, and frustrated. I can’t recall it perfectly but I believe she didn’t last long in that job. The reason was too much pressure from the upper levels.

I remember her being called and asked every two hours by our superior, or even the CEO of the company, to grow the company’s followers on soc...

Take a look at this painting. It’s fabulous, isn’t it? Have you ever seen this painting before? Do you know that this painting was made by a very VERY famous painter? If it’s really that famous, how come you have never seen this painting before? It’s really beautiful, it deserves to be promoted more, right? What if I told you that this painting was made by the most hated man in history, would you still like the painting? That's right, the painter behind this painting is Adolf Hitler.

Should we ...

We were spending a lot of time over the edge of the world, we forgot that we were still very far from our destination. Because of the short daylight of winter days, the light fades away faster even on the top of the mountain.

When we drove down the serpentine road, the s...

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The news was overflowing with warnings about a snowstorm hitting the north of the country. That abundance of snow meant also a high chance of risk for anyone adventurous enough to want to drive in the middle of a snowstorm. But, we, as residents of a city like Tirana, which hasn’t seen snow in ages, were bursting with a desire to go and di...

You won’t believe me if I say I made my first movie when I was 7 years old. In fact, It wasn’t a real movie and I wasn’t alone. We were 3 best friends who happen to read too many books for our age. We got the brilliant idea to write a story and stage a play. Gathered 10 kids from our neighborhood and gave each a role. The script was called “The escape of the butterfly�, and it described the struggles of a lone butterfly stuck in the net of a spi...

Jane was a young woman, and that morning she was about to start her first job. She was going to hold the position of Junior Specialist in the finance department of one of the most prestigious companies in the market. Working for such a company would be translated to a lot of pressure, especially for a newbie like her. But as the first in class, she was always prepared and ready for every assignment, confident she would shine regardle...