When I moved to Finland, it felt like there was a match
I met Gulja in person exactly once. During a hot summer day in June 2021, when we agreed to meet to record the interview for this article. Before that, we had m...
Author: Lubica Vysna
How I suddenly started to play for the team Finland…
NGO that I currently work for has many projects run in international cooperation. And I have been participating in a few of them. The project’s workload and res...
Why is saying NO so important and difficult at the same time?
I had recently a very new experience. In June 2021 I put together a group of volunteers in the Neighbourhood Mothers project whose responsibility was to design ...
More cultures – more understanding
My maiden name was Tornoczyova and I have a Hungarian background. My grandparents were part of the Hungarian minority living in the southern parts of Slovakia. ...
When the cultural differences hit you hard or The guide on how to understand Slovaks at work
We spent last weekend in the cottage with a bunch of our Slovak friends. Of course, they were interested in how are things going on in my new job. After a while...
Reconciling work and family life or when mom starts to work…
In my very last blog post, I mentioned that I have started in my new job position after quite a lengthy period. As probably in any new position, I face some cha...