From the 23rd of October to the 26th of October, the Autumn Agora 2019 took place in the Italian city of Salerno. At this Agora – which is the bi-yearly General Assembly of AEGEE-Europe – a lot of important topics were discussed for the future of our association and there were elections for several vacant positions. And of course what should not be left out of an Agora, are fantastic … Read more
I know, this topic could be rather contradictory. Traveling is the opposite of being sustainable. Especially during the 21st century, these two topics collide. Firstly, this is the first time period that we all have the opportunity to travel. You can guess the counterpart: global warming. It makes you worried for the future of our planet. They have don’t have the best correlation. So how to keep on traveling, but … Read more
Dearest AEGEEans, Feeling like an easy and fun read? Well, here is the piece you’ve been waiting for, which I would like to call ‘The long journey of Annelies to Izmir’. Let’s go back in time, to February 5th 2019. My partner-in-EPM-crime Charley and I arrived fully packed at Schiphol, where our adventure to our very first European Planning Meeting was about to begin. Our flight was leaving at 1 … Read more
For the average student going abroad is just about leisure, a diversion that only serves as a means of relaxation. For an AEGEEan however, it serves to quench the thirst for adventure; what better way to dip your toes into another culture and broadening your worldview? Perhaps that is the reason why it was so easy to make this decision. The decision to take the plunge and swim deep underneath … Read more
Thursday, the 28th of February, what a day it was. Early in the morning my day began with my friend Erik and me discussing how we were going to return the flag of AEGEE-Groningen that we confiscated at the weekly social to test our security. What if anyone could just walk into the Brouwerij and steal our flag? What if someone would just take it home and sell it on … Read more
