10 Reasons to choose a gym

All AEGEE events are organized differently. There are rules and preferable conditions but still – every local decides and arranges it in its own way. When it comes to lodging there is always the crucial question – hostel or gym. Today we will show 10 reasons why the gym is the most inspiring place to host your event.

Reason no. 1 – The mattress and sleeping bag game

If you have never played it, surely you have never slept in a gym. There are official competitions and for sure you have to train a lot in order to defend your local’s honour in Agora’s version of this competition.

Reason no. 2 – You can borrow what you have forgotten

Unexpected situations happen all the time. Either because you forgot something or just it was not permitted to take it in your hand luggage, but as it happens, you always need something. Something that at least one out of 20 participants has. And will be happy to lend it to you. Toothpaste, hairdryer or cell phone recharger…Do I need to give more examples?

Reason no. 3 – Pre-party together

Preparing for a party with a drink or jokes is obligatory for AEGEE life. Sleeping in a gym is just making the process of finding proper company for this shorter and easier. There is no need to walk around from one room to another and recruiting people or searching 2 square meters more. Just look around and you are done!

Reason no. 4 – Jokes

Have you ever had toothpaste in your hand with evil thoughts in you mind? Good news is that if you sleep in a gym you will never be suspected for making such “a crime”.

Reason no. 5 – Finding company

If you haven’t been lucky enough to have mattress you can always join somebody you are attracted just under the reason “It’s so uncomfortable to sleep on the floor. Can you share your mattress with me?”

Reason no. 6 – Perfect team building

You are on a training and group is getting to know each other but there is always an invisible border between them. Not if they sleep in a gym. Living together makes them share the biggest secrets with each other. It’s already clear who is snoring, who is wearing strings and who prefers sleeping almost naked.

Reason no. 7 – One for all, all for one

Musketeers’ Principle is always valid for AEGEE members. Especially if they have some drinks left in the suitcase…

Reason no. 8 – Let the games start

Gym doesn’t mean only wooden floor and big bathrooms. Usually it has all kinds of sport equipment that temp the boys to show how sportish they are. Girls, is there a more sexy view than half-naked competing boys? I don’t think so.

Reason no. 9 – Good combination

Surprisingly you have 30 min. free and you are not sleepy (it doesn’t sounds like AEGEE event but let’s say it is). You want to play cards and you need 3 more people. No problem in the gym. Just look around and problem is solved.

Reason no. 10 – Warm me up

Very often the gym is not warm enough or just your neighbour vomited over your sleeping bag and you don’t have a spare one. That’s the perfect reason to ask somebody to share their sleeping bag with you. And what the hands are doing under a sleeping bag is a secret that just the sleeping bag can share.

Of course there are many more so feel free to share them with us. Until then – meet you in the gym somewhere in Europe!

written by Liliya Buyukliyska, AEGEE Sofia