Patricia Anthony

Getting Employed Through AEGEE

Many people frequently ask what the advantages of AEGEE are, and why they should join. Others stress the fact that it is beneficial to gain experience and to add something special to their CV. This is often said, but the final outcome of this is not so frequently shared. When writing her thesis about AEGEE in Denmark and Spain, Patricia… Read more →

Bringing IDAHO to AEGEE

Idaho might remind the geography brains about some place in the United States of America, but it is obviously not the Idaho that the Sports Working Group (SWG) will bring to AEGEE. Lately, the SWG has been working with two policy officers on two different, but yet a bit similar subjects; organising events combating homophobia and racism in AEGEE. Recently,… Read more →

See you soon, AEGEE-Lund!

AEGEE is unfortunately disappearing in Sweden. Thus having fought for months to keep AEGEE-Lund alive it appears that Network Commissioner Karolina Mazetyte and subcomissioner Patricia Anthony have to say “see you soon” to AEGEE in Sweden at Spring Agora Rhein-Neckar. Some AEGEE members in Lund have decided that they need to move on from our organisation, and others will join… Read more →

From Istanbul to Portugal: The Story Behind the New Contact in Covilhã

Covilhã is located in the mountainside of the biggest mountain in continental Portugal: Serra da Estrela. The mountain has the biggest natural park in Portugal and one of the most beautiful landscapes in the interior of Portugal. During the winter there are many events such as snowboard competitions and the famous “Carnaval da Neve” (Snow Carnival). People can either do… Read more →

Bread! Education! Freedom!

Bread, education, freedom: the three basic human rights according to students who started a rebellion on November 17th, 1973 in Athens against the dictator, and finally managed to initiate something that would bring dictatorship in my country to an end. But how different is our government today, especially on the subject of education? My country has been severely damaged by… Read more →

Snoway: Amsterdam Winter Edition

In late November I started thinking about joining one of AEGEE’s New Year events. I considered Maribor, Riga, Madeira or Samara but in the end I settled on Amsterdam.  The cold weather of the Netherlands scared me a bit, but I was quite confident in my decision and paid the fee for AEGEE-Amsterdam’s “Snoway” event. This is a story of… Read more →