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Arcadis26
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"sabrina stehlik"
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hi Sabrina! you know? I realised I probably cared way too lottle of whom I considered my online friends so I try to make up for it, I hope I can at least to some extent.
I hope the reent situation has not affected you badly. It sure is difficult for everyone. But in times like this the best is to show that you care
So stay strong and I hope things will soon get better.
Take care
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wow thanks so mcuh for thinking of me!
i havent been on in such a long time. i was in korea as exchange student that´s why i probably didn tthink about deviantart so much ^^
anyways thanks lots!
how are you doing?
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that's fine 
how was there, by the way?
you are very welcome
things are quite fine, I can say
what about you?
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Yeah thanks I had a great time over there, especially in developing personally
It was an alien world but full of new discoveries and beautiful memories, I would not want to have missed this experience
It´s good to hear you´re also doing fine
I´m on the verge of finishing my Bachelor`s degree, and I´m thinkng about possibilietes of further studies but other than that nothing much actually
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Sounds great
I bet it must have been kind of an alient world, at least at the beginning. After all, it was a completely different culture and customs. It must have been some culture shock, wasn't it?
Haha, yeah, I'm sure you'd not go to the one on the north
Well, currently I have one job, later I'll see what to do next.
That's neat. Can you remind me the major of your studies, by the way? It was something media-related, wasn't it?
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happy birthday, Sabrina! 
I have yet a message for you to answer but it will take some time due to its lenght
in any case, hope you are doing alright
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Wuuuuah
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you are very welcome
I hope you had a really nice day
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i did indeed
how about you? what have you been up to till now?
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I'm happy to know
yeah, I also get a feeling like that, time passes way too fast
but at least we are not bored, I guess
I've been doing quite fine actually, I came back on college last month and have some other duties currently
I was thinking about getting some job but then I would not have time to practice art so I'll most likely hold it back for a while
maybe I'll start doing commissions
and what about you there?
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i didn´t receive anything worth mentioning actually^^
this year has been full of changes, so my friends are scattered after finishing school.
Yeah, i guess the only reason for the time to pass may be because of us not wanting to be bored.^^quite the philosophical thought...
college? What kind of college are you attending?
I´m also always thinking about getting a job, but it turns out i´ll probably never have the time for it^^.
i´d like to do comissions, too...but who would ask me to do so? haha
actually i didn´t draw anything since finishing school, but the last weeks have been quite streeful so i turned to paper and pen once again and it felt really good. But somehow i think i´m walking the same way time after time. there seems to be no particular change in my drawings. i´m always drawing the same things.
I chose to not pursue art in university, but i´m constantly thinking about it...right now i´m studying korean studies and media studies as major.
what do you plan to do in the near future? any plans?
Greetings
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well, if that's so ^^'
and don't you have any contact with them? I know how it feels when everybody goes into their own direction and you find yourself without any friend left
yeah, ironically, time passes fast when we have things to do and we are not bored; unlike when we are - then time goes slower than a slug
well, I should say it's actually an university, polish schooling system is quite complex and college is not exactly the same thing as university here
you should have some more faith in yourself
I've always been perceiving my art as not good enough but after some time I've found out it's not the right approach - unless we stop thinking in such a way at some point, we will never reach a point when we accept our skills
and I actually consider your skills really decent
in my opinion you should do what you enjoy
and what kind of stuff are you basically learning on media studies?
to tell the truth, I have a big dilemma about that
I would like to have some really good career, like a digital designer or something
and I would definitely like to move abroad, not stay in Poland
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No no, i still do have contact with my old friends (well, some of them anyways. i can´t believe how some friendships, which you considered quite deep, fall apart when parting ways, while others which you considered not as deep are made stronger.)
But they are quite a bit away and i don´t see them as much. I meant, that right now i have new found friends where i moved to, and some of my old friends where i left. it´s not in only one place anymore and i have to get used to that now^^
About the faith...You are right. i sound kind of depressing^^ You´re right one should at least try! And thanks for the compliment btw
So, how DO you actually start those "free for comission" thingies? O.o #medianoob
I think when thinking about the future you have to find something which not necessarily is fun, but is easy for you. Because you have to do this for about 40 years so there won´t be any fun all the time.and when it´s easy for you, you will be better than the rest and you will get higher and higher up. With the eared money you could finance your hobby which is fun, what do you think?
In media studies, hm.. right now we just started so (in my opinion) we didn´t learn anything useful. University is also veeery theoretical. A litte too much if you ask me. I would like to use my hands some more^^ We leared about journalism, writing, communication and it´s meanings and so on. quite broad still. and I have some analysis course, too, where you have to analyze serieses or movies. It´s quite interesting and offers great possibilities in the market i suppose
I can totally relate to your dilemma! It´s a so sooo so difficult question! But you know, you have so many years to try everything and anything that may come to your mind! Basically there are no wrong decisions! Everything offers you some kind of experience and helps you to grow and to get to know yourself better! If you feel, that´s what you wanna do, then try! Don´t be afraid, to create huge changes in your life!
That would be my advise^^But i didn´t eat knowledge with spoons, so i only can say what i think.
The world is soo great, it would be a waste not to go out there.
I always wanted to go to korea, so i now study korean and can go uproad after one and a half year. You could maybe do the same? Like doing some semester uproad?
Anyways, sorry for writing so much
See ya <3
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sorry for a late reply ^^'
yeah, it also happens, that's true
and I'm also used to the situation I'm in, I live in a place with very few people around my age
but it's true that I'm a person who prefers spending time at home than outdoors (even though sometimes I get fed up with that) and I'm generally not so social person; being social is quite largely out of my comfort zone
so if I ever had friends, it was generally few single examples rather than groups
no worries
hmm, if I start them for free? well, I'm in such a situationt hat I'd actually like to earn some money... and if I made them for free they'd be called requests
I don't know if my skills are yet up to the task, but perhaps I can say they are fairly decent as for a beginning artist from a trade, so to say
some people told me they've seen less skilled artists who earn money on art
but both of these are somehow correlated; like typically things which are easy for you are those which you enjoy
anyway, I agree that there's no always fun when you are trying to earn money but it's at least good if you generally enjoy what you do; in ther words, think of it as of your mission rather than obligation, a regular chore
because then it will really be a chore
and I would agree with all of that, except, sometimes things we are passionate about do not come as easy to us
for example, somebody may not be born with an exceptional talent in managing a group of people but they may consider it their mission and thus it's a decent challenge for them instead of being a chore
I've never had an exceptional talent in drawing either, but I'm so passionate about art that it keeps me motivated to develop basically all the time
yep, don't know if you have a division into a bachelor's and master's degrees but bachelor degree here contains lots of subjects which may not seem to be too important or usefull; I cal them schedule-fillers; but there's fairly good dose of practical classes as well
it sounds interesting; but for example what kind of opportunities in the market does it offer?
yeah, at least I realised it in time instead of trying something I would regret investing time into later
even though I already feel quite old ^^'
yeah, indeed
I told you that I'm a kind of stay-at-home person but maybe reaching out to wider world could be a cure for that, I hope so at least
oh, Korea? that's interesting
I considered going to Singapore first
then maybe USA or Canada, if I were about to stay in EU (assuming it will not collapse anytime soon), then perhaps Germany or Great Britain but definitely not Poland
oh no worries at all 
until next time
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Hey ho Masa
i´m also sorry for the late reply this time. Christmas preparations are not only killing me, but also my purse, so it seems :/
It seems as if half of the people only come out near christmas eve to buy something. the streets are packed full od humen, can´t say i enjoy that
Where was i?
Ah, about your social behavior (rather staying at home than going out): I think while that´s absolutley fine ( i prefer it that way, too.) it´s also important to go out as often as you can in order to gather new experience! While you should be careful not to loose your precious time to random things, goinig outside of the comfort zone may offer some things that may even surprise you for good!
I also like to have fewer, but more deeper relationships with the people i care about, so i totally understand your point! I think the sum is not important at all. The depht is what counts!
Some time ago, I was drinking something with some friends of mine and afterwards we took a nightly walk to the local lunatic asylum (what a fancy word in englisch^^). It was dark and the house was built in old victorian style what really surprised us, as it looked exaclty like one would imagine it in a horror movie. Only the screams and shadows behind the curtains lacked
Anyways, if you had asked me 4 months earlier if i would ever make such an experience i, of course, would have clearly denied. But after i moved out of my parents house, quite some things seem to change for me. I´m curious about how these things will change me and my perspective of the world^^
About doing the things you enjoy and are, because of that, good in...Of course that´s true. i think so too. and of course you can´t always have fun in doing one thing...but i´m just not sure if i want to work for commissions i don´t like just so i don´t starve to death^^as an ongoing artist you surely also think about payment and the coverage of living expenses..I do enjoy drawing, but can i really live from it? Are you always passionate about drawing? Do you not sometimes have the feeling, that you are not good enough? That you can´t express what you like? That you always draw the same? that everything seems futile?
i sometimes have these thoughts, especially while working on many projects i don´t like. I pressure myself, because i thing that i have to draw things i don´t want to actually draw, in order to get better.... Maybe i´m digging my own grave^^
Studying media offers a quite broad spectrum of possibilies. That is the reason i chose it...Maybe you could say i fled from my fears of unemployment as an artist, od no money to spent on luxurious things, from not having any social prestige? i don´t nknow...I honestly have to say, that it probably is that way, that i chose to study media in order to maybe have the possibility of getting a good job, while at the same time trying out my possibilities of an artist? You could say, i chose safe house as my road...But who knows where live will lead me? Currently my biggest goal is to pass korean studies so i get to study in korea for 1 year, and after that i may try to apply for art university? i always wanted to try HAW Hamburg´s illustration *_* or HTW BErlin´s Game DEsign, but who knows^^...
oh, now i forgot to to mention the actual possibilies media study offers: PR, journalism, Television, Radio and marketing are all areas where you can try your talents out...So i think with this kind of study you can´t really make a wrong decision as everything nowaday is media..
I think staying in Germany may offer fewer ppossibilies of really creating creative new things. The usa seems far more interesting for that. I also want to travel to the USA and my hidden wish location has always been Great Britain. The whole isle is so utterly bueatiful for a fantasy geek like me 
Maybe we will, someday, even meet each other as we try to travel to the best locations for living our dreams?
I wish you very beautiful christmas! And at least 2 extra kilos
Stay well, i´m eagerly expecting your answer^^
Sabi
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and it kills not only yours 
btw. it's me who is sorry for replying REALLY late now (after about a year)
well this is kind of strange but really, as I've observed, I really feel better staying at home than spending time in any kind of social environment
dunno how, but that's how it works
like I'm not interested with all those social events, meetings and all
maybe it may come as shocking to some but I'm perfectly fine like that
so perhaps there is no sense to change it by force, heh
lunatic asylum? well, that's not a very appropriate name ^^' like, I guess we should call it mental asylum or mental hospital
the word 'lunatic' may be offensive to those with mental problems and not everybody mentally ill is a bad person (like my aunt had an Alzheimer's disease and consequently died because of its development; it was not too long ago actually)
anyway, that sure is interesting
there are places in a really bad condition which still somehow function even though they clearly demand an overhaul
regardless, I'm sure it would be a way better experience if you tried doing this at night ^^' that would be totally scary
the current building of my university before an overhaul would be a great place for horror trips as it was just so gloomy and obscure
I'm betting the bulding had more than 100 years before the hospital was eventually shut down and turned into university facility
by the way, there have been many urban legends revolving around that hospital, like that the ghosts of patients who died in there are sometimes seen on the university or sometimes even do strange things, like preventing a students to concentrate during exams so they won't pass
but yeah, currently the bulding not nearly reminds of its past self, it was just so renovated
but it definitely had this 'old abandoned castle' vibe, its shape even reminded of a castle and it looked like a castle on a hilltop from certain vievpoint in a town
I do not consider doing comissions only - I know it's not a very good way to make a living bcuase, let's face it, people do not really need our pictures that much to live, so they are not so likely to commision and pay for them
but regardless, in my opinion it's good to hav a variety of different skills so that you can fx be a comic artist but still make some extra money on commissions etc.
and yes, I'm sure every artist has such feelings, nonetheless, in my opinion it's better not to think in such a way because you are only diminishing yourself subconsciously, in your own eyes; besides, when your attitude is only negative, what good may come out of it really? it's better to keep going and not be discouraged by failures
oh no, you are not
I know it well, for it is the same reason why I also attend university, not just create art
this feeling of not being able to make money <__< but... in the end, when you are doing something you may not like as much, I don't really know if it's worth time you are spending
after all, you pay with your time for money you get
so in my opinion it is better to try to make a business from something you enjoy, regardless of how unlikely the odds are because then you are living your passion and feel fulfilled, whereas just being employed in order to make money seems rather like a dull perspective, on the other hand
and believe me, I've seen people 'playing it safe' like that but from what I can see, they are neither really good at doing their regular post job nor in art because they do not have enough time for any
so in the end they are not very effective as employees and they squander their artistic career
I would rather say it's better to concentrate on art, if it's your passion and sacrifice 100% on your time for that and in case things failed (because there is always such possibility), you would have a soft landing with a possibility of being employed somewhere because you have a degree or something to fall back on; but not trying to do two things at once
well, you sure have great opportunities there in Germany
here polish schools do not really offer that much, like I do not have mayors such as illustration or design, at least on public universities
here most of universitites are public, i.e. you do not pay for your education, but to tell you the truth, those best ones, I mean those who give you an actual education are private schools; regardless, most of people study on public unis for finantial reasons and they are claimed to be the best in terms of number of graduates that they release but nobody really verifies what kind of skills they have
back to the topic though, I would like to study at least for one year in one design school in Singapore but heck, it's so damn expensive ;/ loan is not an option for me (not that I would be able to get it for such an amount in my current situation and I would not take a loan even if I could - there is nothing worse than being indebted for 30 years ;/)
the only possibility would be for my family to sell their family house and move into some smaller one
they do not want to do it for now but they will eventually have to as they will get old and living in sucha big house will turn to be uncomfortable
hmm, you know? maybe you are right that studying media could be a good decision
I don't know, maybe I should try it yet, there's never too late
though, my problem is that I have hard time accepting that narrative that media widespreadly use nowadays; I have problem with mainstream media to be precise; like you probably noticed how they are following liberal politics and doing real mess as a result
I don't know if you for example like Donald Trump or not but the way media portrayed him was just so bad and so false, like they were attempting to portray him as this horrible evil person that in fact he's not
and most of things we see in television or read in newspapers is very much all that liberal propaganda and manipulation
if media were more open for the truth, I would have easier time accepting them
but truth is against the interests of the corporates which media cater to, so yeah...
oh yes, I will very much have to eventually move to USA
Poland is just so dull, so poor, so boring and so narrow-minded but USA is totally different story
I also considered Canada but the way things look like there now, I prefer USA
yeah, Great Britain is know for all those great medieval stories and entire mythos
but I'm not so sure I would like to live in those times ^^'
oh yup, a coffee or a tea
thank you very much 
oh and I guess I do not really need these two kilos, I have enough of them currently
I weight more than most of the people around my age, even though I'm not fat, I'm actually rather slim but I'm quite tall and have quite thinck bones
until next time
greet you much
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you´re very welcome. great work.
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Hey thanks so much for the fav on my "Creatures of the night"!
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Sabi-chu! I did the tag hahah an dw about it it was pretty fun acctually xD
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jo
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^^ ... I want you to know that you are amazing & you're my friend until my death. If I don't get this back, I understand. But, I have a game for you, once you read this letter, you must send it to 15 people, including the person that sent it to you . If you receive at least 3 back, you are loved. Nobody knows how important something is until...................they lose it. Tonight, right at 12:00a.m., the person you like is going to realize that they love you! Then, something is going to happen to you between 1:00 & 2:00a.m. Be ready for the greatest shock of your life. If you break this chain, you, you are going to have bad luck with love for a whole year. Send this to 15 people and see what happens ... <3
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you mean it??
did you make this letter?
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