PEOPLE+ | Did the "Media Movement Starts (MMS)" project motivate me?

Okay, so here’s the deal: let’s begin this article by mentioning the fact that we had so much fun during the Media Movement project that took place in Kirklareli, Turkey, that we almost forgot to take any pictures. But I really hope that the ones I have, along with some explanations, are going to help you see and understand how great that experience was – not only for me personally, but (I’m sure) for everybody else that participated in it.

We did a whole lotta lot of discussions about media as a whole and how it affects us consciously and subconsciously. On the picture above, you can see me and my team explaining the hidden meaning behind the logo that we designed for the project. What was really motivating about it, was the fact that all of the groups carefully and mindfully listened to each other without interrupting. I could feel the mutual sympathy between all of the participants: no matter the age, the gender and the nationality, we all became friends along the process of learning such interesting and helpful information about the media – something that surrounds us daily.

I made so many friends on that very first project of mine – a great motivation to keep the good work and continue applying to similar ones! Believe me, it really is worth the try! Erasmus, I can say, changed my perspective on life. It gave me the opportunity to explore new cultures.

It gave me the opportunity to explore new cultures.

I tasted so much interesting food that I’ve never heard of before.

We danced so much! I learned so many traditional dances from Turkey and Romania.

We also had a lot of work.

But then rested the right way: productively – in the nature with our phones turned off.

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PEOPLE+ | Welcome on EVS@ICDET Zeynep!

We are welcoming our new EVS from Turkey Zeynep Coten

You can follow her 2 month expirience on our FB PAGE

Good luck!

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PEOPLE + | Why do I want to be an entrepreneur?

Why do I want to be an entrepreneur? I will try to outline the costs and benefits of being such and then will decide which is greater for me.

Usually people who decide to be such tend to spend a lot of time on their start up, sometimes up to 16-18 hours a day. They don’t have set working hours; they have to work almost all the time they (physically) can in order to get the business up and running. The first few clients are the hardest to find – your company is new on the market, no one knows you, there are no previous customers who can give review of your product. And on top of that, statistics show that more than 90% of startups fail.

If you work hard enough and get everything right and the business is successful, the reward is great. And it is not about the money. It is about the fact that you developed entire business out of nothing, which now brings value to the society. The fact that you achieved your dream.

You have to have a certain type of personality to like being an entrepreneur. This kind of people don’t like fitting into the standards and always try to do things better. They don’t mind spending all their free time working on their project, just to bring it to life. They receive great pleasure in just being able to work on and develop that project they always wanted to. I am that kind of person and that’s the reason why I want to become an entrepreneur.

I often think of different businesses that could be established to target a particular problem. Although I have many ideas about different businesses, I haven’t been captivated by a particular one in order to dive into developing it. Also I want to get some working experience first, in order to polish my business skills and get additional ideas. Nevertheless, at some point in time I will most probably start working on a startup.

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