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Living a Teenage Dream, or a Semester in the USA
by Mariia Minaeva When I started writing my motivation letter for Juniata College, I did not think that I actually had a chance to go there. The United States looked like a faraway dream, a place from films and magazines but not from real life. Not from mine, at least. And I think if I…
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BTS and Parasite, or How Korea is Going Far
by Mariia Minaeva Korean popular culture has always been very distinct from what can be seen in the US or Europe. Korean music and TV shows were considered childish, and not taken seriously by Western viewers as they were too different. So why are Korean songs now topping the international charts? And how is it…
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Languages, Cinema and the Fire of Revolution: Erasmus in France
by Mariia Minaeva There were two things I had heard about the Erasmus programme – international students do not have a responsible attitude to studying and have crazy parties that prevent locals from sleeping. There were two things I had heard about France – French people like complaining a lot and do not speak English (or, if you…
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The Music of Cavetown: A Helping Hand for Mental Health Issues
By Mariia Minaeva And you know when the sun dies None of this will matter half as much as you thought Cavetown, “Calpol” (00:48)