Eight participants and many guests – in total, more than 20 people from Austria, Romania, France, Germany, The Netherlands, Hungary, Poland, Iran, the Ukraine etc. Why did they all come to Frankfurt? They all followed our invitation to the Frankfurt Spectacular Art and Culture Festival, taking place every summer in late August, to celebrate diversity, culture, art and party. Our… Read more →
Imagine you take your laptop, open the Summer University page, browse through the list and make your choice. You write the application, get accepted, buy your tickets and months later… you are THERE. For us, “there” was at first Catania, on the island of Sicily. It all started like a unbelievable dream, because as soon as we arrived, we became… Read more →
On July 19th the event “Sunshine on the land of love-Calabria coast to coast” startedin the wonderful village of San Lucido, Calabria (Italy), an event lasting for ten fantastic days of sun and fun for the 45 AEGEE members that participated. These participants were able to enjoy more than sand, sun and fun. Different trips as the visit of the… Read more →
Catch the Balkan rhythm. Nothing more than a few words that may not mean a lot to someone who is not introduced to their background meaning, but to the ones who actually could experience them personally, they can bring up a lot of memories, emotions and some of the unforgettable experiences. Although this is a name of only one Traveling… Read more →
A small and beautiful town called Ogre is located almost in the middle of Latvia. Ogre? Yes, you understood correctly. But nothing to worry – there are no monsters or cannibals in the town as you could misunderstand by the name. On the contrary, it is a very peaceful town. The only thing that could give a cause to think… 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 →
Going to Gdansk? Remember to bring clothes to wear for the beach, but also a rain coat, an umbrella or whatever that may protect you from the Polish weather! Gdansk it said all over the city when I arrived to this Polish sea side city in the beginning of June. I had packed my stuff, and was headed to spent… Read more →
“Can you write me my application for this event?” – this is a strange question that a friend asked me. The explanation was sophisticated and convincing but the point was that it is not easy to write an application. The reason why it is so difficult is that it has to be original but at the same time – giving… Read more →
AEGEE is truly a European organisation. It is full of different cultures, traditions and names. When I first joined AEGEE, the “oldies” gave us a list of different words in “vocabulary” they gained from the time they joined. At that time, I have heard only perhaps one of the words from the long list. One truly does learn a lot… Read more →
