Matej Davčev, a medical student from Macedonia, came to Slovenia for some practical experience as part of his medical studies in Varna, Bulgaria. Ever since he was a kid, Matej dreamed of being a doctor - now he’s living the Erasmus life at the Faculty of Medicine in Maribor. Textbooks, scalpels, operating room coats & a little Balkan flair!
Matej chose to play the song Во коси да ти спијам (Vo kosi da ti spijam/Let me Sleep in Your Hair) by the late Macedonian singer Toše Proeski.
Matej Davčev, a medical student from Macedonia, came to Slovenia for some practical experience as part of his medical studies in Varna, Bulgaria. Ever since he was a kid, Matej dreamed of being a doctor - now he’s living the Erasmus life at the Faculty of Medicine in Maribor. Textbooks, scalpels, operating room coats & a little Balkan flair!
Matej chose to play the song Во коси да ти спијам (Vo kosi da ti spijam/Let me Sleep in Your Hair) by the late Macedonian singer Toše Proeski.
Languages and diplomacy is what keeps Wojciech busy in Ljubljana. Originally from central Poland, Wojciech speaks many languages and would like to improve his Slovenian. Apart from studying at the University of Ljubljana, he also helps out at the Polish Embassy in Ljubljana :) Wojciech chose to play the song "D'yer Mak'er" by Led Zeppelin.
8 min • 17. 11. 2025
Meet Kosta Popov from Serbia — a student at the University of Primorska, Faculty of Management in Koper. Not only did he dive into student life, he became a tutor student, took on the role of buddy coordinator, and mastered the Slovenian language! Kosta picked the song Zažarim by Raiven
10 min • 23. 06. 2025
Katarina Kahankova from Czechia talks about her time in Maribor as a foreign-exchange student.
5 min • 16. 06. 2025
Meet Aizakhon Urinboeva, a software engineering student with Uzbek roots who swapped the hustle of Istanbul for the calm streets of Maribor. What’s it really like to study abroad in Slovenia? She explained how city life on two wheels lead to personal growth and unexpected lessons — like the value of slowing down and enjoying your own company. Aizakhon picked the song Die with a smile by Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars
9 min • 26. 05. 2025
Liling Yan is a PhD anthropology student doing a research on female mountaineers. She was born and raised in China, is a student in Cape Town, South Africa, and is now doing her project fieldwork in Slovenia. As part of her fieldwork Liling goes hiking every weekend meeting other mountaineers and creating new friendships along the way. She loves the mountaineering culture in Slovenia, the mountain tea, jota, and štruklji ;) Liling chose to play the song "Friends (朋友)" by Emil Wakin Chau (周华健).
10 min • 16. 05. 2025
