ESC 2020/2021

9 months ago I did know just two things about Cyprus: that it was really small and that it was somewhere close to Malta. Spoiler: one of my two knowledges was definitely wrong. In my defense, I almost had never heard about this country in my life. When I discovered I would have left, I started to collect information and paying more attention when I heard people or radio talking about it. In this way, I began to be more conscious about the place where I was about to live for 1 year: the language, the correct geographical position, the political situation...Still, I was not able to keep expectations.  Then I arrived, and I almost immediately fell in love, before with Lefkosia, then, as soon as I had the chance to travel a little bit, with Cyprus.  

Global environmental change, such as climate change, is a topic that engages scientists, politicians, activists as well as artists working with many art forms. Specific features of art, such as its ability to evoke emotions1, differentiate this form of communication from standard climate change communication...

Summer has always been my favourite season of the year: long days spent at the beach soaking in the sun and relaxing by the sea with friends. However, summer in Cyprus has proven to be a tough one with its very high temperatures...

The everyday’s life in the neighborhood I’m living in is made up by different forms of experiences involving all five senses. Days and nights are marked by the adhan, the muezzin’s calling for the believers, whose voice reaches both our apartment and the shelter...

In Cyprus, locals eat A LOT of meat. Really, a lot. At mezes restaurants, you will always find yourself not knowing anymore how many types of meat dishes you ate, or how they were cooked, or what kinds of meat you ate. But you...

As your parents probably said to you many times: never waste food, it’s a shame! But what’s the actual meaning of food waste? And food loss? How can we, people with individual and social responsibility, act to tackle this increasing phenomenon? Let me give you...

“Asfar, akhdar, ahmar or azraq?“...Come to enjoy our UNO game at the shelter! These are the first Arabic words I could learn while playing UNO games with the Arabic speaker boys of the shelter, corresponding to the colours yellow, green, red and blue. This...

The tradition of coffee is something that I grew up with. In Naples, my hometown, coffee is not just a drink you have during the day to boost your energy but a true ritual. There are many traditions linked to the consumption of coffee...

This past year and a half has been a year of profound change for me. Once back from my Universal Civil Service in Ecuador I went through a moment of disorientation. What would I have done? How to use the knowledge acquired and the...

Although the public perception appears to have changed, there exists a negative mentality towards the widerange of urban visual expressions such as murals, graffiti, tagging, street art and even urban defacement. These diverse aesthetic forms of expression straddle the line between contemporary art and...