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Giving up on social media
I'm still staying away from social media ... and it's sooo good! Read about why I decided to not use it anymore!
Andreea Apetrei
Thanks for being around here! I hope you find something useful among all these thoughts of mine ... let's keep in touch!
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Ideas for teaching Marketing face-to-face and online
September 2020 came with many doubts and a lot of uncertainty. It was the beginning of the new academic year which already promised itself to be different. At the university, we were prepared for all possible scenarios according to the restrictions imposed by the local authorities. We were prepared for
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Podcasts with thoughts that may change your life
if you real listen to them…. Listening to podcasts is one of my favourite activities because it’s MY TIME to learn new things. And please emphasise on MY and then, TIME. Brene Brown, Unlocking us When the lockdown was over, and I had to physically go back to work,
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Fashion, the coolest enemy of Earth
Did you know that fashion is the second most polluting industry, after oil? Yes, you can read that again: fashion (the sum of our clothes, shoes and accessories) is polluting our planet, our air and therefore the lives of many people, if not all of us. Fashion is polluting the
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Baby transitions: Practical things that worked with my baby
Ideas first written in January 2020 I’ve read in many books and blogs about how children are having a hard time with transitions. In case you are unfamiliar with the concept, baby transitions are those moments of changing the scenario: When it’s time to have breakfast, or to
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Teaching online and its lessons
Sometimes, I love being a professor; Other times, I’m not feeling that love. I’m hiding this change of feelings behind the idea that “it depends on the students”. Teaching is like a relationship This is my mantra “Teaching is like a relationship“. And as with any relationship it
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Be here NOW
Trigger: “Can’t wait until my hair will be longer again!” No, no, no … NOW it’s perfect! So, be here now! This moment right now is perfect. And no, you really don’t have to wait until the hair will be longer, or until you get the new haircut.
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Merry Christmas and happy thoughts
Too much food last night. And the night before too. And now I’ trying to skip breakfast, but it’s so hard, since I have in front of me a warm, yummy-looking slice of bread, and some cherry-tomatoes and the olive oil bottle whose label is screaming “Bio”. How could
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De ce haina e mai importanta decat hrana?
Intr-o zi, pe cand eram minunati de ceea ce vedeam si traim in Japonia, ne-am intrebat de ce nu calatorim mai des, si de ce oamenii nu investesc mai mult in calatorii. Si tot asa vorbind am ajuns la a analiza modul in care oamenii cheltuie banii si ce putere
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Totul despre toaletele din Japonia
Am pitrocit mult idea de a scrie sau nu a scrie despre experienta mea in Japonia. Asadar, cu inspiratia la maxim datorita cartii “The promise of a pencil” de Adam Braun (carte pe care nu am gasit-o in versiunea in limba romana) m-am intrebat: “Pai pentru ce ti-ai mai facut
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Profesor vizitant in Japonia
Inca mi se pare incredibil ca ma aflu aici, in Japonia. Nici nu vreau sa ma uit pe harta ! Ma ia o frica de neinteteles, vazand ca sunt asa departe de casa. Si apoi nici nu vreau sa ma intreb ce e cu frica aceasta. Sunt sigura ca as descoperi
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La multi ani, femeie!
Ieri a fost 8 martie, si mi-am adus aminte, din nou, cat de frumos se sarbatoresc zilele festive in Romania. La 7 dimineata tatal meu imi trimitea pe WhatsApp a poza cu cel mai frumos ghiveci cu flori din casa ca fiind “pentru mine”; pe la 2 dupa-amiaza imi trimitea