Summer, summer, summer is over. However, the list for the Network Commission (NetCom) candidates has just begun. Here is where Sofia Kaskari from AEGEE-Peiraias comes in. She is no stranger to AEGEE both on a local and European level, and she is here to share with us some of her future plans.
1) Let us start with that basic question: you and AEGEE – how did it all begin?
It started two years ago when I joined my first Local Training Course (LTC). Less than two weeks after that, I got in the board of my local.
2) We know you are already in the NetCom so why re-apply? Why not try something new?
As NetCom Assistant I have done some things and I have set some bases for my future work. So I want to continue it and I am sure that now with the experience I have gained, my work will be much better. Also my term as president is about to end, and I will have more time to work, and focus totally on the Network Commission. In addition, working with the NetCom team has been amazing, so it is not something that I want to stop now.
3) How do your studies help in relation with the position you are running for?
Generally in order to be a part of the Network Commission team you do not need to study something specific. But every field of studies could be useful for something. For example I study political science and public administration, and it helped me make the Agreement of Cooperation with the delegation of the European Commission in Greece and the Greek-speaking locals.
4) You have quite an ambitious programme in your candidature. What are your priorities?
I think my programme is realistic, it is focusing on things that I already know or have already done, and I think that they can be improved.
5) One of the most classic questions of all: quantity or quality? Will you focus on increasing the number of antennae or strengthening the ones that already exist?
A combination of both. Increasing the number of antennae is not the only point but also taking care of the other antennae in order to 
have a healthy network. Creating a new antenna is not the easiest thing as you have to be really careful and protective in order to keep it alive after it is founded.
6) How do you plan to combine your responsibilities as president of your antenna and as a Network Commissioner?
I will be president until the beginning of December so I will not have to combine them and I will have more time to work with my locals.
7) Is there anything you would like to share with your readers regarding what you have learned so far in AEGEE?
The thing that I learned from AEGEE is that the more active in it you become, the more exciting your life gets!
Written by Andra Toma, AEGEE-Bucuresti