{"id":32224,"date":"2015-11-13T14:13:27","date_gmt":"2015-11-13T12:13:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/?p=32224"},"modified":"2015-11-13T02:15:43","modified_gmt":"2015-11-13T00:15:43","slug":"philipp-blum-is-the-member-of-the-month-agora-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/2015\/11\/13\/philipp-blum-is-the-member-of-the-month-agora-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"Philipp Blum is the Member of the Month – Agora Edition!"},"content":{"rendered":"

For the first time, we collected nominations for Local and Member of the Month during the Autumn Agora Ky\u00efv Fair. We received a lot of nominations and, after some consideration, we elected our Member of the Month (MOM) – Agora Edition. The recipient turned out to be Philipp Blum from AEGEE-Aachen, who is also the newly elected IT and Publication Responsible of the Summer University Coordination Team (SUCT). We asked him some questions to get to know him better.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

\"image5\"<\/a>The AEGEEan: Philipp, please introduce yourself!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Philipp:<\/strong> Always a kid, sometimes serious. I’m 24 and doing too much for AEGEE. Full of sarcasm and inappropriate jokes (but I was forbidden to use in this interview): being politically correct is not my style.<\/span><\/p>\n

How does it feel to be nominated MOM – Agora Edition?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Amazing! It was an amazing Agora for me, where I think I was very active and visible, but I didn\u2019t expect this. Motivation for even more to come (he smiles, ed<\/em>].)?<\/span><\/p>\n

Who do you think nominated you?<\/strong><\/p>\n

What about you, Eri?<\/span><\/p>\n

\"image2\"You were President of AEGEE-Aachen. How was the experience of running the local?<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s been an amazing year, in which I learned a lot and had a lot of great feedback from my fellow board members. It\u2019s definitely a great feeling to lead and not to follow. In the beginning, I was not sure how the fellow board members and I would handle the situation, because most of us had been in the board already, which meant a change in the hierarchy. Luckily, this went very well and we had great times together. Towards the end, there was a very tiring period where my head was constantly full of dates and checklists. A lot of tasks were concentrating at the same time, we had meetings almost daily and we had troubles finding people for a new board. All in all, it was a bit hard to let go in the end, because it was an awesome year.<\/span><\/p>\n

What is the best memory you have about being President?<\/strong><\/p>\n

When I first met our Summer University participants, I was actually celebrating a good friend’s birthday in a pub, and they by chance came to the same bar. The responsible was like “and this is our President” and everyone came and said hi to me and we had a great night. That was a very happy moment for me and I think it finally made me realise what it\u2019s like to be a President.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"12226795_10153665024556866_2071440294_n\"<\/a>This year you were Creative Director of Key to Europe. Tell us more about your job and how the final product turned out?<\/strong><\/p>\n

That was a great experience. I was very happy to work together with Vincent Bass (AEGEE-Enschede), Erika Bettin (AEGEE-Verona) and others in the team which made it acceptable even if at 2am all your files seem corrupted. When in\u00a0Ky\u00efv, I couldn\u2019t wait to see it and I think I was just looking through it for two hours. The colours really looked gorgeous, and I am very happy with it.<\/span><\/p>\n

Why did you decide to apply for such a position?<\/strong><\/p>\n

When I saw the previous Key to Europe, I knew that I didn\u2019t want pixelated images to happen again. This, combined with the fact that I planned to quit the board and would have time, was basically it.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"12138474_969672829756883_8356206549973863996_o\"<\/a>During the Agora you were elected in the SUCT and for one year you will cover the position of IT and Publication Responsible. How did you prepare for the role?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I bought a handbook “PHP for dummies”, so I think I will be able to manage the website (he smiles, ed.)<\/em>. No, to be honest, I am doing freelance web development, I did my Bachelor project in PHP and study computer science. I enjoy it, and I am confident I can manage the website. As for the other task: I often have to order materials for our local, and I know what it\u2019s like to have a deadline for those, because otherwise they are just not around. After working for the Key to Europe I became confident enough to apply for the position of Publication Responsible for such a big project.<\/span><\/p>\n

You have already started your term with a team meeting in Bruxelles. How are the vibes so far?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"SUCT_Group\"That was a really short-term idea, and I am really happy it worked out. I didn\u2019t know Yevgeniya Gagarina (AEGEE-Ky\u00efv) and Carolina Alfano (AEGEE-Salerno) at all, so I was very curious how it is going to be working together. Until now, it\u2019s awesome. It\u2019s only the beginning of November, and it feels like we already did quite a few things. But in the big picture, I see that we have a lot of work ahead, and I am happy we started early.<\/span><\/p>\n

Seven candidates and four\u00a0positions and yet you smashed it, receiving the impressive number of 233 votes out of 260 available. How thin is the air up there?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I went trekking in Nepal two years ago so I am used to it.<\/span><\/p>\n

Always smiling and in a good mood and energetic. This was one of the reasons why you were nominated. What is your secret?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I drink champagne for breakfast, my motto is “Why not?”, and I am pretty much an optimist. Mostly, there is no reason why you should believe something will not work, so believe it will.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"10011_10151508281241866_1380052818_n\"Last but not least, let’s play a little game. Explain you and your personality using the letters that compose your name (I.e. P as Pacifist, H as hilarious, I as iconic).<\/strong><\/p>\n

P<\/strong>erfect<\/span><\/p>\n

H<\/strong>umble<\/span><\/p>\n

I<\/strong>ntelligent <\/span><\/p>\n

L<\/strong>azy<\/span><\/p>\n

Written by Erika Bettin, AEGEE-Verona<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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