I try not to let money decide for me in life. I said no to a good job opportunity and I went abroad volunteering. I guess I am young and I can afford to think like this. But actually it is never too late to think this way and ask ourselves what is our passion and how would we enjoy living our life. What really makes us rich? Money or experiences, people that we meet and that inspire us or completely change our life, knowledge that we gain, places that remain in our heart, views that take our breathe away, the feeling we have when we reach our dream?

And as it is said in the video, when you do something that you like, you will become really good at it because you are doing it with passion and dedication and eventually money will come. So don't choose a job or a profession over your dream just because now it is paid better. Think about the people that are an example to you. Why do you think they are successful? It is because they love what they do and they became the best at it.

Life is short, we all know this. So how would you really enjoy spending it? Don't waste your life doing things that you don't like doing and constantly thinking about something else that would actually make you happy. Be brave, take the risk. It will be worth it.

What If Money Was No Object ~ Alan Watts from Edgar Alves on Vimeo.
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Newcastle upon Tyne by night

Newcastle in Motion from Jack Fisher on Vimeo.

 

I have just returned in Romania from Münster, Germany where I attended one of the best international projects - Social Media Bridges connected with the Digital Participation Camp & Summit. I already miss everybody from the camp and everything related to it, but I am extremely happy for the experience that I had, for everything that I learnt and for the all new beautiful friends that I made.

The Digital Participation Camp (DPC) aims at creating an active international network of digital innovators, social entrepreneurs, designers, developers and content creators to unite skills and work together on digital projects for social good. This year 90 participants from 33 countries worked together and developed 8 amazing social projects.

Besides the projects that come to life during the camp, DPC is also about living for 12 days with a group of beautiful people from all around the world, discovering and understanding other cultures and traditions, sharing experiences, making friends for life, creating great memories, learning and developing skills, getting inspired and motivated to bring a positive change into the world. I came back home more rich in experiences, knowledge and relationships that have been created.

The following video is full of beautiful memories and brought tears in the eyes of many participants, including in mine.  

I am truly grateful for having the chance of taking part in this life-changing experience. Special thanks to Carina Schmid from The Global Experience and Mathis Haas from Super Social for your beautiful work and for making all this happen, and to our dear Ingrid Gázquez who worked hard and took good care of the European participants, who attended the project through the Erasmus+ programme.