meet the hARTS team

hARTS Magazine is a place where many types of ART meet and they all seek to have an unimaginable impact on today’s world.

We are a group of teenagers who whole-heartedly believe that -quoting social media- “the Earth without art would be just <<Eh>>”, therefore we are here to spread around what makes us happy and what we think it should be heard.

We hope that you will have a wonderful time exploring around our categories: creative arts, literature, politics, global changes and guest writers next to the “monthly topic” and that our articles will be a good start for exciting discussions.

hARTS 2020 – 2021

Hey, I’m Laura and I am the Editor-in-Chief at hARTS International Magazine. I write, edit, publish, design and run the social media of hARTS weekly!

I founded hARTS back in summer 2019 in order to create a youth-led online platform which encourages and facilitates global teen collaborations on a variety of academic fields.

I have extensive past experience in journalism, poetry, and publishing, with over 30 works published in 5 international magazines. I am an avid public speaker and debater who placed 6th internationally at the COBIS World Debating Championship and 1st at the European Sir Winston Churchill Debate and Public Speaking Championship with my team this year and recieved the Best Delegate Award at the European Youth Model NATO Summit ’20.

Our magazine centers on the basis of imagination and creativity and we hope that, through our articles and posts, we can help you enrich your intellectual appetite for culture, art and passion; after all, that is why you are here. By writing and connecting with each other globally, we grow and flourish together.

I’m so glad to have you on our website. Enjoy!

My veritable love of learning has always been a driving force in my life. Because of it, I was able to expand my horizons and discover the beauty of the world. It is this beauty that I aim to encapsulate within carefully selected strokes of ink on a page. One of my foremost passions is strongly related to language, be it expressed through the quenchless thirst for literature, or the study of multiple foreign languages. I have participated, thus far, in numerous diplomatic simulations as well as played a part in their organization, enabling me to understand and become fascinated by the state of global politics and political theory (leading, inevitably, to a piqued attraction to jurisprudence). The desire to hear people’s stories fuels my participation in and leadership of multiple volunteering groups. All in all, I am very excited to share with you the ineffable beauty and indisputable necessity of the arts.

Hi, my name is Eva Popescu and I am currently a student at the French School of Bucharest. I am happy to be the chief of the economy department, a new category that I am looking forward to developing, in tight collaboration with other gifted journalists, at Harts magazine. I developed interests in economics since I began studying this subject, back in secondary school. My passion for this field has driven me into choosing to study economics at a higher level in high school, taking a business and finance course in a summer school in London and completing a finance education course organized by the National Bank of Romania. The desire to learn more about economics has conducted me into choosing to pursue my higher education studies in this particular course. To me, the beauty of economics lies in its ability to merge both mathematics and social Sciences. I am convinced that the greatest challenges that Humankind will face from now on, will be of economic nature. I am fascinated by the on-going complex issues that strong economies face nowadays, and I can’t wait to share some of them with you! I hope you will enjoy my work.

My name is David Podut and I’ve been doing arts for the past 10 years. I am really passionate when it comes to how art binds together with our world and through my own experiences in business and technology I build ideas on what the future holds in the art world. I am a very flexible and an open person ready to take in all new ideas that come and and develope them as an artists. I am very passionate when it comes to what i love from sports such as snowboard, windsurf, kite, surfing, rockclimbing and wakeboarding. I am currently working on using Artificial neuro network, text to image AI’s to develope my art in this new medium. I am also really passionate when it comes to combining art and technolodgy. I consider NFT’s and virtual art galleries to be the future of art.

My name is Ojjas, and I am studying at Sainik School Sujanpur Tira. I am an Author, EDM Producer, Junior Researcher, Managing Director of L.E.A.P. and Sound Engineer at NIRVAAN. Having an immense interest in Astronomy, I also have an appetite for Particle Physics, Arts, Sociology, Politics and Economics. Currently, I write Articles mainly related to science for Futuristic Photons and The Society of Physics (St Xavier’s College) which are easy to fathom and are deliberately not esoteric. I believe in calm, liberal and multi-dimensional thinking. I also like to meet new people and talk to them about their lives!!

Hi! My name is Ethan Harder and I was born in St. Paul Minnesota. I moved to Cincinnati when I was three and I am currently a senior. My main hobbies are doing Community service, I am involved with Model UN, I am a board member at a non-profit, and I plan to major in International Relations in college. I am excited to write for this magazine.

Hello! My name is Lexi Born and I live in Cincinnati, Ohio, in the United States of America. I contribute monthly to several magazines with article topics centered around art, food, culture, travel, and the intersection between these subjects. As an avid foodie, I love to try different restaurants and recipes from cultures all over the world, and I enjoy traveling to different places. I speak English and Spanish, and I plan to study Economics and Business in college. I am also heavily involved in Model UN, and for the past five years I have volunteered at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden where I am a certified animal handler and educator. I play for my school’s varsity tennis team, and in my free time I enjoy reading, painting, drawing, and playing with my 4 pets. I hope you enjoy my work!

Hello! I am Antonia Atanasiu and I am a student at the French School of Bucharest in Romania. When choosing the higher level subject that our high school offers, I obviously chose economics, a topic that has always fascinated me. From a young age, I knew that it was in the field of economics that I wanted to study, and I am currently pursuing my dream. I truly believe that nowadays, in the present circumstances, economy has gained in importance as it became an omnipresent subject in our lives, being very publicized all around the world. The present generations face major economic challenges, to say the least. With that being said, I am glad to be the Deputy Chief of the economy department in which I am more than happy to work with my fellow journalist, Eva. I am very excited to share with you my work, which I hope you will enjoy.

I’m an artist – which simply doesn’t limit to drawing but all forms of it! I’m a keen learner who enjoys every opportunity presented, and I never let one go! I enjoy writings poems and motivational stories as well as essays. I’m an MUNer therefore enjoy debating. I enjoy studying and writing about politics and history as well. Also, I sketching and currently learning to sculpt and paint. I have an undeniable love for architecture and travelling, leading to an interest in photography. My portrait has been published in a book for a national ngo. I have also interned for marketing agencies as a content writer, and published two articles in the Delhi Airport Magazine. I’m currently working with The Archive as a writer. I also support in organising regular events at my school, and am a district level theatre actress.

I like to think I can and will make a difference in this world. Guided by the strong belief that beauty is defined by diversity, I express my humble opinion on a variety of subjects that I truly value. My name is Sebastiano. I am an Italian-Romanian student at Tudor Vianu National High School in Bucharest, very passionate about geopolitics, aviation, traveling, and architecture. I would say I am ambitious and have a warm personality with strong feelings. I hope that some people resonate with my perspective, fully manifested in the work I do and that one day we will look in the mirror and make that change.

Hello, my name is Karina and I’m a junior at “George Cosbuc” National Bilingual College in Bucharest, Romania. My hobbies are writing, acting and dancing, although I’m not really good at it. I recently got involved in Model UN, which is something I want to keep doing, since I am interested in politics and social issues in our world. I also love watching movies and TV shows, traveling, discovering new places and trying new things and I would say about myself that I’m a determined and optimistic person. I hope you enjoy reading my articles.

I’m Violeta Mihai, a student living in Bucharest passionate about science, space, languages and football. I hope you will enjoy my posts.

PAST 2020 WRITERS

I’m a Belgian and Romanian teen obsessed by films (cinéma d’auteur) and music (from the past). I currently study at the French School and plan to become a cinematographer or a film director … or a scriptwriter … or something/anything related to film. I actually have a blog where I publish film reviews and share my obsessions related to it (culture-film.com). I’ve always loved writing stories and document myself about what’s happening in the world. I think that I can show you another mentality that teenagers have nowadays : living in a sort of a nostalgic of a past that we didn’t even experience (and often being disgusted by the direction humanity is going) … or maybe it’s just me. I don’t know. I guess you’ll have to read me 🙂

hARTS 2019 – 2020

Hey! I’m Laura and I am the Editor-in-Chief and Co-Founder of Harts magazine as off August ‘19. My passion for prose, poetry and other forms of written expression have been thoroughly impregnated into my life. My poems have been published in the prestigious Daphne Review magazine and I have written for multiple others including “whomans.ro” and “BSB news” and have now taken my passion further by developing my very own online magazine. Having a rich past in drama, music and literature analysis – with more than 7 years of expertise in all three – I am looking forward to express my ideas and interests with you. I am also searching to further develop my extensive writing career. Our magazine centers on the basis of imagination and creativity and we hope that, through our articles and posts, we can help you enrich your intellectual appetite for culture, art and passion; after all, that is why you are here. Enjoy!

Hello!! I’m Miruna and I am the Creative Director and co-founder of hARTS Magazine. Cinematography and drama have always been my obsessions. I have always imagined myself in a position where I am able to share a story with the world in such a lovely way and I’ve always wanted to speak out just as “drama speaks”. Fortunately “drama speaks” will have a good spark with those that share the same passions as I do.

Hello!! I’m Roxana and I am the co-founder of hARTS Magazine. Ever since I was 11 years old, drama and cinematography have not only been hobbies of mine, but truthful guiders through life. I admire everything and everyone required to produce what is generally called “entertainment”. I admire them for telling an important story and for putting so much effort into the making of a movie or a theater show, both through which they communicate with the entire world. “Drama speaks” will hopefully get to know some of those who will eventually become just as excited to read about actors, plays and movies! ❤

My name is Denisa Stan and I am a senior at “Gheorghe Lazar” National College of Bucharest. I am driven by the principle that life is a journey and we must enjoy it,always trying to experience new adventures.I would describe myself as being a kind, careful and workaholic person,trying to put a smile on people’s faces and leave a mark in this world. I have joined the hARTS team as a journalist in jan ‘20.

Hey there! My name is Cristina Alexandra Serban and I am an author for hARTS magazine since January 2020. I really love reading about all sorts of different topics from philosophy to business and science. You can check out some of my recommendations in the “Book of the Month” articles I wrote. Hands down my biggest passion and field I want to be in is Formula 1. Ever since I discovered this passion, my life has changed in a hugely positive way. My purpose through writing is to inspire people to be the best version of themselves and encourage a open perspective to certain opions that can give you a new angle and mindset. To know that a phrase I wrote can impact a life in a positive way is such a fulfilling feeling that I am grateful I can feel. I wish you find something you resonates with you in my writing!

#powerfulbeyondmeasure

My name is Sabina Craciun and I’m a senior at “Mihai Viteazul” National College of Bucharest. I am an author for hARTS magazine since January 2020. Ever since I was young, art has played a massive role in my life. I’ve been painting, drawing, and making art since I can’t remember. I loved transposing all my thoughts, emotions, and ideas on a canvas and sharing them with the world. Recently, however, I discovered a new side of myself–a new way to transform feelings into something people can enjoy. I started writing because I had to, but soon couldn’t get enough of it. I am now excited to write about anything, share my perspectives with the world, and inspire you to do the same.