A year in Comité Directeur, taking a break from real life for a while, this is exactly how it is. There is one simple sentence to explain all bunch of feelings we have been through; we were here. We lived, we loved, we felt, we cried, we laughed, we worked, oh we did work… Exactly a year ago, we arrived… Read more →
In the month of July, just before starting to pack for our summer destinations, the Culture Working Group members found time for an online discussion of a controversial title: “Multiculturalism is Dead”. True? False? There we were: Carlijn, Dóra, Sergio, Özgün and Alexandra, trying to find an explanation to this statement, and to share our own thoughts, based on personal… Read more →
Recently AEGEE-Europe announced that Nicosia is a new shining contact of our Network. This progress is a very positive step for our AEGEE family. The reason is – Nicosia is located in Cyprus. Most probably, most of you know that Cyprus is an Mediterranean island which has two communities: Greek and Turkish Cypriots. At the moment there is only one… Read more →
During the Green Week in Brussels at the end of May, members of the Environmental Working Group met in the CD house to catch up, but also to have a closer look at the house itself from a green perspective. In the past, CD members complained about the high energy costs, so we teamed up to turn the CD house… Read more →
One should never underestimate the impact of intercultural dialogue in the life as soon as one is in contact with people from foreign countries. Even travelling abroad irregularly reveals some cultural differences. In AEGEE (and other international organisations) we are going further. I have been AEGEE member for six years and I have learnt something new every year. In fact,… Read more →
Of course, all AEGEE members know that the best way to find cheap and wonderful accommodation is to stay with their AEGEE friends – free of charge, friendship guaranteed and local life possible. But what to do when you want to visit a city where there are no AEGEE members living? From my own experience here are some suggestions which… Read more →
“Getting Employed – The non formal way” is the name of a youth exchange which took place in Lyon, from 20th May till 27th May 2012, thanks to AEGEE-Lyon and the support of the Youth in Action program, Lyon Town Hall and the program “Prodige”. This Youth Exchange “Getting employed – the non-formal way” was about offering a space where participants were invited to be… Read more →
“Tiene un dia? Involucrate! “ is a project that AEGEE-Las Palmas started few months ago. The antenna from the Canary Islands decided to set one day a month when they would be collaborating with one local association, in order to raise awareness of our members about different realities. It was a sunny day in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. A beautiful day,… Read more →
“Dear volunteers from Poznań! I have just received an excellent message that happily announces the amount of money you had collected there – thank You, thank You so much! On 1st of June 2012 we celebrated Children’s Day and even though most of you are the adults I wish you all the best!” This is the beginning of the letter… Read more →
In my previous Agorae, visitors used to tell me how great it was to be a visitor in a statutory event, without any obligations. Late wake-up, breakfast, maybe some sightseeing, maybe a plenary, lunch, catching up with old friends, dinner, and party till the morning. It never sounded appealing to me, and I replied by saying that I would not miss… Read more →
