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Author: Kristýna Stará
Ahoj! Jsem studentka posledního ročníku na VŠ Ambis v Brně, kde studuji marketingové komunikaci. Psaní a čtení jsou mou vášní a těším se, že mohu své dovednosti a kreativitu uplatnit v praxi. Ráda také sportuji a cestuji, což mi pomáhá udržovat čerstvou perspektivu. Je mi ctí přispět ke kvalitnímu obsahu a pomoci vám prostřednictvím blogu.
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