In the latest issue of AEGEE Monthly Events Megazine....

Hello!
Enjoy reading the latest issue of AEGEE Monthly Events Megazine here !!!
In this issue two of the AEGEE25 events: I WAS THERE and THE GOLDEN TWENTIES!!!

see you in another amazing AEGEE25 event!!!

UOZZAP in JUNE?

THE GOLDEN TWENTIES in Passau

AEGEE-Passau 20th birthday celebration was a great way how to spend the weekend, even if it reminded a bit of ex Regional Meetings with so many Germans around :) Nevertheless, they were nice enough to speak in English most of the time and hold all the workshops and speeches in English so also few amount of foreigners would understand it.
One of the biggest highlights of the event was not only Gala Ball, which is a separate story, but workshop by Marco Kalbusch, the founder of AEGEE-Passau who is currently working for United Nations in South Africa. His workshop made me remember all the reason why we are in AEGEE and why we are so passionate about it. There are so many things we are benefiting from, just we do not realize them anymore and they seem so natural for us - like speaking with people from other countries on daily basis, managing large-scale projects (yes, even more than one at the same time) and hopping from one city to other all over Europe. If all AEGEE workshops would be like the one Marco did, I have no doubts that AEGEE would double its amount of members and increase the amount of those members who are actively contributing to the association, not just benefiting from it!

-Anita Kalmane,AEGEE-Europe Vice-President&Network Director

"We were very happy with our event. After all, it was the first European event for quite some time in Passau (since the YNY Training course in 2008, actually, I think) and a big challenge for the organizing team, since it was their first big event to organize.
Everything went great and we all spent a great weekend together. We especially once again came to value the cosyness of Passau, because since it is so small, the participants could walk everywhere, from the local hosts' places (because everybody was hosted privately) to the place where we workshops took place to the Redoute, the local theater, were we had our Gala evening.
We were very happy that Anita and Manos from the CD were there and very moved by Manos's speech during the Gala evening. We also had a guest that especially came from Africa, Marco Kalbusch, the founder of our antenna, who lead a very much appreciated workshop about how you can benefit from your AEGEE work in your future life. During the afternoon, participants also especially liked the dance-workshop, where they could prepare for the evening, and the Voodoo-workshop lead by Frida, about how AEGEE has changed us.
The best part of the weekend of course was the Gala evening. The president of our university visited, we had some speeches, we appointed our new honorary members Stefan Hauk and Markus Schönherr, we had some great show acts by AEGEE-München, our "big brother", great food, and of course, partyyy! It was a perfect evening with a wonderful atmosphere.
The next day they Bavarian sausage breakfast was the end of a awesome weekend.
I think the great thing about this event was that it brought together former AEGEE members, people from AEGEE Passau and people from all over Europe to celebrate together and share something. We got a lot of nice comments about our event and we can say that we have been really proud that we were able to host it."

-Kathrin Renner, AEGEE Passau e.V.Coordinator The Golden Twenties-

"Oh my God, what a fantastic night!! So many charming, beautiful and absolutely stunning girls - and a perfectly organized evening. Chapeau!" (Georg Rehberger - AEGEE München)

"Thanks a lot to AEGEE Passau for your great Gala event! It was so so great!!!!" (Stefanie Kraut - AEGEE Heidelberg)

"Dear freinds of AEGEE Passau, it really was a great anniversary weekend. Whoever will organize the 25-years-anniversairy will have a really hard time to live up to this. We had a lot of fun! Thank you and see you in 5 years!" (Marco Kalbusch, Ex-AEGEE Passau)

AGORA? Here we go! (Opening Ceremony of AEGEE25 project)

Between the 12th and 15th April, AEGEE-Paris was proudly hosting the opening event of the AEGEE 25 project, at which two members of the project team were present. With around 15 participants, coming from all over Europe, and quite some organizers, AEGEE-Paris managed to make it an unforgettable experience. The participants were shown most of the historical and cultural parts of Paris, as well as the nightlife, and most importantly, they were able to feel the diversity and the spirit of the city. Apart from that, AEGEE 25 team members gave a workshop, during which the future of AEGEE was discussed, ideas exchanged and, as a result, quite some opinions collected. So, would like to thank all the organizers for their efforts and for giving us the chance to fall in love with Paris :)

www.aegee-paris.org

'I WAS THERE' (Ai guos der, in Madrid ;)

‘I WAS THERE’ and now I can say that it has been a great event, one of our best events ever. More than 30 people from Europe in the capital of Spain, Madrid, living as Spaniards day and night, with a common goal: celebrate the 25th anniversary of our beloved AEGEE! As one of the antennae which founded AEGEE in the 80’s (EGEE those days), we have been proud of counting with the help of the two first presidents of AEGEE-Madrid, one of them being vice-president of the first Comité Directeur. They shared their experiences with us, giving us motivation, ideas and showing us how AEGEE changed their lives.
Known for our great nightlife, our fabulous city-tours, with professional city-guides, for being more than a team when organizing events, the event was supposed to be good, but with such a great group of participants and friends from all the Network, who came to join us during the weekend, the event was PERFECT.


Some feelings from our participants =):
"Laughing, drinking, walking around in one of the most beautiful cities of Europe, strolling from bar to bar at nights, meeting so many new people, feeling cosy all the time, getting involved into the Spanish life and culture, having a marvellous time with a great group in a flawless organising...

…This was the event to me and, honestly, I feel thankful for being there!

Maria Tsetsou (Athens)"

"It has happened..I WAS THERE....IN MADRID...Now i am sitting on my chair thinking about it, still missing wonderful people that i have met ,...still want to be THERE. Does really exist some word witch describe all my thanks for being chosen as participant on such great even like these..?!?
'' C'mon people get up......we have to go...!!!!!'' , hm, i have wanted to kill them (Jorege and Leo), after we had workshops during a day and long fiestas during nights , they wanted us to be waked up at 9am...AAAAAAA!!!!!! But , i miss that now:-) First night ... the best fiesta ever, Kali, Jorge,Leo,Giovanni and me, staid until the end..still have scar on my hand of broken glass....cos Jorge and me were really celebrating:-)))In my room was craziness....my sweet bad-mate Renato has always wanted to sleep , still can hear funny Italian ascent ''Jelena, you always late'', hahaha, Givanni, the craziest one:-))) . The best body on event, Kostas, was my roommate....olalalala...always standing in front of the mirror :-)
Every morning, during days and nights , she was smiling , our sweet Magdalena . I can tell, Sophio has bought a very good boots :-) I am happy to have her and Tako , my first friend from Georgia. Kali, Kali, Kaliiiiii , yeap , the best one! Enough with my roommates, lets focus each other on wonderful eyes of Manja and the best smile of Brazilian boy Darkson:-) We, especial guys, could enjoy in company of beautiful Micol and Sara, the best looking ones. Andreaaaaa, he has been like a brother to me. I have enjoyed watching Fortunato, handsome doctor, dancing salsa with Maria(the best female organizer). Flowers was looking better with Enrique and Conny , that day in park... such a wonderful walk with my team,Enrique, Conny, Micol and Andrea. Kate can you be my personal photographer ?!?:-))Last night of the event....Ruslana, lets have a drink :-* Peopleeee, i have learned my sweet friends, Thomas and Ruari , how to drink rakija on Serbian way.Yeap, Jorge and me, we were very cruel giving rakija to participants on the European night , i can tell all of them liked it, didn't you?!? :-P
Somebody was singing to me ''Budjav lebac" , i was suppressed by Yu Zu and Natalia, good job girls:-)))
The best organizers Jorge,Leo,Coral,Maria,Rosario , Antonio, Sergio and Susana, thank you for everything, for being nice, always cheerful and funny:-) Leooo, lets dance :-))))
On the end i want to say i am happy that i have met Maria Tsetsou, who was always there when i needed advice :-)

Now i am prepared and looking forward to another Aegee 25 event :-))

I miss all !!!!! Besos

Jelena Stojanovic"

www.aegeemadrid.org

Interview with Verena

Name: Verena Schmidt

Local: AEGEE-Tübingen

Joined AEGEE: October 2006

Position in the project team: Publications Responsible

AEGEE means to me: friendships, personal development, getting to know more about Europe

Studies: political science, English linguistics

Age: 27

Personal motto: you only live once

Favourite quote: I have a dream (Martin Luther King) – you need a vision to do sth extraordinary

Songs that get easily stuck in my head: “Can’t get you out of my head” (Kylie Minogue), “Everytime” (the flames), “reach” (S Club 7) and ABBA songs

If I were a cartoon hero I’d be: as AEGEE member: one of the Smurfs, fighting the big bad evil, otherwise maybe also a mix of Snoopy and Charly Brown

I can’t live without: friends, movies, music, books

Magical power I’d like to have: to beam me from one place to another, to fly

If I was not in AEGEE25 team, I’d be dealing with other AEGEE publications

Visions for AEGEE 2035: there’ll be projects that do have an impact, also outside of AEGEE

I would like to thank: Charlotte Lerg for telling me about AEGEE, Anna Gabriel for being an information source when I was still new on European level, Nadine Karbach for many nice memories and being such a good role model

Nadine Karbach for honorary member!

Interview with Sveta

• Name: Svetlana Mikhaylenko
• Local: AEGEE-Moskva
• joined AEGEE (date): January 2006
• position in the project team: Project Manager
• AEGEE means to me... freedom, forgetting borders, inspiration

• studies/work: journalist, interpreter
• age: 25

• personal motto: “Follow the goal and enjoy the way to it”
• favourite quote: “Be the change you want to see in the world”- Mahatma Gandhi

• song that gets easily stuck in my head: Quelqu'un m'a dit by Carla Bruni
• If I were a cartoon hero, I'd be Freken Snork from “Mummy trolls”
• I can't live without... being on the road
• Magical power I would like to have: playing tricks with time

• If I was not in AEGEE25 team, I’d be involved in (AEGEE-body where you’d like to be active) – I would join Academy
• vision for AEGEE 2035 (50^th birthday) – definitely there could be an event arranged by the grandparents and grandsons of AEGEE
• I would like to thank.... Mariya Ustinova and Darya Kulemetyeva – both former presidents of AEGEE-Moskva. They have been my inspiration in AEGEE life
• Tena Prelec –for Honorary Member – a person who devoted a lot to the network, a fighter and a great friend