How language defines who you are?

Sofiia Synytska In the modern-day world, it’s important to know who we are. First of all the confidence, it brings in ourselves and the values we realize of ourselves and society. But what language has to do with our identities? Well, we often seek our identities in questions like what …

From Fearing Mistakes to No Pasa Nada

Anna Králová I am a perfectionist by nature, which often enables me to carry out various tasks of good quality, but at the same time prevents me from starting new things. The fear of not being good enough is sometimes so strong that I rather avoid aiming at any ambitious projects. However, …

Dear readers,

I am happy to announce that The Messenger has once again been enriched by several excellent articles written by students of AJ_EJTM, autumn 2022. This time it is a small but inspiring issue, especially if you are interested in the worlds of Cephalopods, Dorian Gray, no pasa nada attitude, Lovecraft´s stories or if …

Cephalopod Curiosities

Nela Kolčáková             Octopus is a fascinating animal. It has stunning camouflage abilities, a complex nervous system, and a visual system which might have even better design than our own. However, the first and perhaps unexpected problem that one must tackle when trying to talk about the octopus is the plural form of the …

Falling in Love with Photography

Kateřina Suková When I first held a proper camera in my hands, I had zero ideas about how the thing worked. But when my girlfriend passed it to me, she said, “Go shoot,” and pointed at the garden by our house. Was I nervous? Kind of. Did I know what I was doing? Nope. Did I have …