Real World vs Digital World

Just as media cannot be defined simply as good or bad, my feelings for media cannot be determined simply by liking or disliking it. The ego in the digital world based on the data uploaded by ourselves can make us either happy or unhappy. In my personal opinion, it’s complicated because the media has permeated …

Media brings you closer and further apart

In general, I don’t necessarily use media often. I don’t like to binge Netflix and I don’t keep up with the youtubers I’m subscribed to. My friends even make fun of me, that out of all people, I wanted to study media and culture at university. However, there is something, a specific reason, why I …

Broken Tongue

I speak four languages. My first language is Estonian which I learnt partly in school until the age of nine and then tried to prevent myself from losing it by practicing at home with my parents who are both Estonian. My second language is French as I grew up in a mainly French speaking country (Luxembourg) and attended a French school. My third language …

MY LOVE-HATE RELATIONSHIP WITH MEDIA

I feel like the title speaks for itself. Recently I have read an article about the signs of a love-hate relationship and even though I have never been in any, I feel like all of the signs mentioned in the article perfectly described my relationship with the media over the years. One of the first …

The Dangers of Tinder in Croatia

This is not a story about how I almost got murdered on my trip through Croatia. This is the story of how I found love through media. Earlier this year, I spontaneously packed my stuff, grabbed my best friend and went on a trip through Eastern Europe with her. As the weeks passed, we found …