{"id":43041,"date":"2021-07-18T19:17:39","date_gmt":"2021-07-18T18:17:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/?p=43041"},"modified":"2021-07-18T19:17:43","modified_gmt":"2021-07-18T18:17:43","slug":"member-of-the-month-may-2021-melissa-boom-what-i-value-most-in-life-are-the-experiences-i-have-and-the-people-with-whom-i-share-those-experiences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/2021\/07\/18\/member-of-the-month-may-2021-melissa-boom-what-i-value-most-in-life-are-the-experiences-i-have-and-the-people-with-whom-i-share-those-experiences\/","title":{"rendered":"Member of the Month, May 2021, Melissa Boom “What I value most in life are the experiences I have and the people with whom I share those experiences”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Coming from <\/em>AEGEE-Tilburg<\/em><\/strong>, we are pleased to present to you this new Member of the Month: <\/em>Melissa Boom<\/em><\/strong>. Part of AEGEE since 2018, she knows very well what this association is \u2014 a huge family of course! \u2014 and its many possibilities. If you want to know more about Melissa’s journey (and her words of wisdom), this article awaits you! <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Congratulations on being awarded the Member of the Month! We are all eager to hear your AEGEE story!<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thanks so much for this appreciation, it brightened my day!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My AEGEE story began in September 2018<\/strong>, so I have been a member for almost three years. I first learned about AEGEE when I attended a fair where all the student associations presented themselves to the new students. I was fresh out of high school and never expected myself to join a student association. AEGEE\u2019s stall caught my attention though, because the stall was covered in the flags of many different countries. I spoke to one of the members who was so enthusiastic and he described the association as a family<\/strong>. After this conversation, I was sure I wanted to become part of this family. At first, my motivation to join AEGEE was to get to know students from all over Europe and because I wanted to travel. But AEGEE has brought me soooo much more<\/strong>. More than I could ever have imagined. And I am still curious as to what it will bring me in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Question: What has been the highlight of your time in AEGEE?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Answer: <\/strong>This was most definitely my board term at AEGEE-Tilburg<\/strong>. I was so actively involved in the association. I enjoyed the members, the projects, the trips, the collaborations, the challenges and the development of both myself and the association. During my board term, I really felt like I was seizing all the opportunities and making the most out of my time in AEGEE<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q: What are some of the most memorable moments you’ve had in AEGEE?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A: For starters, a very memorable moment was organizing my first large event<\/strong> (together with an amazing team of course). At this moment, I felt so proud of what we had accomplished, and it was so rewarding to see all of these people have fun. Another very memorable moment was visiting the CD house<\/strong>. I was still a very new member, having only been with the association for two months. During this trip, I really felt connected to the whole of AEGEE, whereas before the trip I had mainly felt connected to my Local.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q: What are some ways in which AEGEE helped you in your life?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A: This list goes on and on and on. I will spare you the entire list and will focus on what changed me the most. First of all, I learned project management<\/strong> through AEGEE. Practice makes perfect. Even though my project management is still far from perfect, AEGEE has really offered me a lot of experience in this field. Because of this, I now feel confident and comfortable working on projects in different kinds of teams and even dare to take the lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AEGEE has also taught me a lot about what I value in life<\/strong>. This is not getting the perfect job; what I value most in life are the experiences I have and the people with whom I share those experiences<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q: What are your words of wisdom to your fellow AEGEEans?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A: Cherish all the amazing people who surround you <3<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q: Any closing remarks?<\/strong>
A: AEGEE really is a huge family to me<\/strong>. I enjoy all the contacts I have and the ones I\u2019m still making all the time. Thanks to everyone I have met so far for making this experience so memorable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Coming from AEGEE-Tilburg, we are pleased to present to you this new Member of the Month: Melissa Boom. Part of AEGEE since 2018, she knows very well what this association is \u2014 a huge family of course! \u2014 and its many possibilities. If you want to know more about Melissa’s journey (and her words of wisdom), this article awaits you! … Read more →<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":168,"featured_media":43042,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43041"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/168"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43041"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43041\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43043,"href":"https:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43041\/revisions\/43043"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43042"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43041"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43041"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zeus.aegee.org\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43041"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}