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Wearing a hoodie when it’s 35°C outside

The thing is: I’m afraid of sounding and looking ridiculous. If something that I do might be perceived as “sexy”, I immediately shake it off, like after a tumble, and I never expand it or prolong it in time.

How to become a DJ, with Alexandru Dediu

Alexandru Dediu is a multimedia designer and DJ. He’s part of Block3, a Copenhagen-based group of DJs that organizes music events and podcasts, where they play their own tracks and share their take on the electronic music scene.

Location, location, location

Personally, the word location has been haunting me since then, and although I’ve tried to push it under the carpet for 2021, the truth is that I have to decide if I’m staying in Copenhagen or spending a semester in Lisbon, now that I won’t be going to Rio for my internship because of Covid-19.

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A project of interviews and reflections on how to navigate through life as a young adult, with the aim of making the first step of every decision a bit clearer.

THE NEXT STEP SESSIONS

“The Next Step Sessions” are accountability sessions in group, built to normalize your creative goals by being part of a community of like-minded people. It’s about companionship, accountability, sharing our expertise and getting through the emotional discomfort of giving birth to a creative side-project. Maybe in your social circle no one is into this kind of stuff, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t pursue it!

FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE SESSIONS

“Honestly, this group has been filling my days with joy – it’s been so helpful and I’m so thankful to be part of this.”
– Sara Coggin

“I’m not looking for answers on our accountability group because I know that there’s no one that can realize my project better than I do. But I want someone to be in the trenches with me (…) and the group will let me know when I’m in my own way.”
– INGRID Skåre

“The sessions have been extremely helpful in keeping me accountable with personal and creative projects! Mariana has been such an amazing friend and mentor and helped me define the vision, mission, and content for my blog.”
– Sophia Cheng

THE STORY BEHIND THIS SIDE-PROJECT….

I’m Mariana, an aspiring writer and journalist, and founder of the interview-project “OK, what’s the next step?”. So you have an idea of my background, in April of 2019, I wrote on my journal a list of things I enjoyed doing because I wanted to find my passion and create something out of that. I was mostly bored and disconnected, and craving for a creative outlet. But nothing came out of that list until a few months after, when I started playing with the idea of creating a website that explored the idea that there’s no need to reinvent the wheel and we can figure out what to do with our lives by looking at how other inspiring people have made it.

It’s been less than a year but since then, my website went live, I had the chance to talk and interview people I admire, put online some musings and discovered how to monetize this side-project by creating The Next Step Sessions.

From starting a project, going freelance or traveling the world, this is the space to share the “how(s)” of others, and some of mine too!

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