{"id":39124,"date":"2017-02-16T03:45:08","date_gmt":"2017-02-16T01:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/?p=39124"},"modified":"2017-02-17T23:15:32","modified_gmt":"2017-02-17T21:15:32","slug":"cd-on-track-first-stops-in-leon-and-lille","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/2017\/02\/16\/cd-on-track-first-stops-in-leon-and-lille\/","title":{"rendered":"CD on Track: First Stops in Le\u00f3n and Lille"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lovely 13th of February. A day like any other but not for CD54. R\u00e9ka, Tekla and me started our little adventure, CD on Track<\/a>, the Comit\u00e9 Directeur first trip in part of the Network. Maybe it will sound like something new and something that had not been done in the past, but you would be surprised to know that CD had so-called “Network trips” years ago. Every local in our Network is having their own challenges, problems, but also strengths. I wish we can make cross-local cooperation stronger and learn from each other, and make our Network stronger, more active and more diverse. That is why also three members of CD are taking part to this trip. We want to understand the situation in locals better, as our overview from the desks in Rue du Noyer 55 is really limited.<\/em><\/p>\n

Zvonimir<\/strong><\/p>\n

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AEGEE-Leon office<\/p><\/div>\n

My first local to visit was AEGEE-Le\u00f3n. Not the closest local to Brussels I must admit, but it was nice to be back in beautiful Le\u00f3n after Ideas Factory <\/a>in September 2016. Already on planning phase\u00a0we encountered the distance problem from Brussels, but this was also solved by our dear partner Interrail who is supporting us on these trips. Between me and Le\u00f3n there were 1500 km, and trains took me from Brussels to Lyon, from Lyon to Barcelona and finally to the\u00a0first destination, Le\u00f3n; or, to put it in hours, 18 hours\u00a0spent on trains.<\/p>\n

But what about AEGEE-Le\u00f3n? The local was founded in 2003 and currently they have between 100 and 150 members depending on the fluctuation rate of members during the year. The Board consists of eight board members and two advisory members. They also have active members in European Bodies of AEGEE-Europe, such as a Subcommisioner of the Network Commission, member of ACT and coordinator of a Working Group.\u00a0Alongside organising Summer Universities in last few years, the majority of their work is based on Erasmus students at the University of Le\u00f3n. They are organising a type of Buddy system, trips, parties, but more importantly, the office of AEGEE-Le\u00f3n is also a centre of information for incoming Erasmus students.<\/p>\n

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Zvonimir with AEGEE-Leon members<\/p><\/div>\n

Last but not least, AEGEE-Le\u00f3n is\u00a0a hosting and sending EVS local, so if you are interested in doing EVS one day follow them: who knows, maybe one day you will do EVS in AEGEE-Le\u00f3n.<\/p>\n

During my time here, I\u00a0had also the\u00a0luck to participate in the Valentine’s day \u00a0pub crawl edition organised for Erasmus students. In total more than 90 people participated and had a great time.<\/p>\n

Laura, president of AEGEE-Le\u00f3n, welcomed and hosted me during my time in the city. Thank you Laura for this, and also thank you AEGEE-Le\u00f3n for having\u00a0me, I only wish i had time to stay in every local longer.\u00a0Also, I am inviting you to check the short video<\/a><\/strong> with Laura and check what message she has for you!
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