“I’m going on Summer University to Ukraine!” was a statement that causes a lot of raised eyebrows and concerns. With the unstable political situation, the war in the east of the country, and the downing of the MH17 a week before the start of the SU, the concerns seemed valid. Nevertheless, 18 of the bravest AEGEEans decided to not let… Read more →
The Summer University in Samara was unforgettable. The name of this project was “Find your treaSUre in Samara”. Each participant was really able to find his or her own treasure, a different treasure for each person. Some found new friends, some found love, some emotions, some people discovered the Russian language and felt the beauty of nature in the Samara… Read more →
This year, I wanted a different summer. I always chose a beach destination, but I felt that I was missing something. This time, I did not care about the place. The important thing for me was to go to a Summer University (SU) where organisers mixed with the participants and of course, full of teambuilding activities. Why Maribor? I had… Read more →
I am floating in the sea, an ice-cold one in my hand, watching the sun turn the sky into a shimmery pink-orange. After a cool bath in the salty waves, I warm up by the cozy campfire while my new friends share the latest romance gossip with me. This is one of many moments of an unforgettable adventure: my first… Read more →
Everyone returned home, feeling eventually relaxed after two crazy-rushy-hasty-HAPPY weeks, but at the same time, reluctant even to upload photos, not talking about writing stories of the week. But how different it was just a week ago! Each morning started with some person (sometimes you did not even know who he or she was) bursting into your room saying some… Read more →
On the 4th of July our Travel Summer University (TSU) started with 24 participants from 12 different nations, who were eager to find out whether common German stereotypes held true or not. The best way of getting to know a country profound is by crossing it from one side to another, so we started our trip at Lake Constance, which… Read more →
There you are, in the air somewhere between your home country and the Summer University. Destination: two unforgettable weeks. Valladolid, June 20th 2014. As we arrived, tired from the more or less long travel, we just had the time to put down our luggage and choose a spot to place our air-mattress and we were immediately thrown into some ice-breaking… Read more →
Walter White was looking at me, seated down in his cheap, rusty chair. His face was a mixture of rage-looking eyes, disappointing gesture and an unusual peace. I felt weird, lost in my mind, again. When suddenly, a voice broke into my thoughts. – Are you ready? – my dad asked. Yes, I was. My first Summer University (SU) would… Read more →
After hearing lots of interesting, fun stories from fellow AEGEEans about Summer Universities, I decided to try it out myself this year. Why not? Everybody likes a cheap vacation and discovering different cultures while getting to meet awesome people from all around Europe! I applied for different SUs and before I knew it I had packed my bags and was… Read more →
Monday, 3:00 AM, a beach in Messina next to the famous U Piluni (it looks like a pink Eiffel Tower and it’s almost as famous as the French one). We’re sitting on the beach by a bonfire, drinking “Messina” beer, singing Italian songs, chilling. It’s a night of full moon and falling stars… suddenly, Lena, our German colleague, notes that… Read more →
