The student travel society of Delft!

Snowfights, parties in bathrobes and wódka with grass; the epic Estonia expedition, although not going to Estonia, was a big succes! Still hungover from new years eve we left the 1st of January for Poland with a small but really nice group. First we visited Katowice, an industrial city with a lot of history. 2 days later we moved on to see the beautiful snow covered city of Krakow. There we discovered a crazy hidden shotsbar which unfortunately ran out of bailey’s because of us. Besides all the fun and partying there was also time for more serious stuff; we visited Auschwitz the 4th day, which was a heavy but also a really teaching experience.  Furthermore we had a lot of fun and ‘gezelligheid’ with each other and all the great people we met. And we learned a lot about Polish food and culture. Maybe we didn’t make Estonia, but we made it epic! We hope you join us for our next ReisCom trip!

During the weekend of 30 november till 2 december 14 members of AEGEE-Delft went to the two german cities Aachen and Cologne, mainly to visit the christmas markets there. It was quite rainy during our stay there, but that did not matter because at least the gluhwein (specials) tasted too good to care about the rain. The two locals AEGEE-Cologne and AEGEE-Aachen showed their hospitality to the fullest during our stay, because we could get hosted by some of their members, which is of course very kind of them! Only in Cologne it could not be possible to get everyone hosted, some had to stay at a hostel for the night.

Our trip began with a long train ride to Cologne. After arriving and dropping off our baggage at our hosts/hostel, we went to a cocktail bar. Some of the hosts even drank a cocktail with us too!

We spend the next day mainly exploring the christmas markets which Cologne had to offer. Which comes down to exploring the stands preferable while enjoying a warm mug of gluhwein or a warm bratwurst. Two member of AEGEE-Cologne showed us around these christmas markets, which was very kind of them. Later that afternoon we also took a visit to the magnificent cathedral of Cologne.

After that, we took the train and Flixbus to arrive at our next city to explore: Aachen. Our evening in Aachen had a slow start, because we could not find a bar to chill. After a while we did find a cosy bar where we enjoyed a few drinks combined with some cheerful banter. We ended the saturday evening with dancing like there was no tomorrow! The following sunday, we explored what Aachen had to offer. Even though Aachen is quite small compared to Cologne and has only 1 christmas market, there was still a lot to see. After exploring Aachen, it was time to take the train back.

Last month the introduction period took place for all new and old members of AEGEE-Delft. A period where the first social drinks were discovered and the new and old members met each other. A month full of activities from i.a. a smoothie tasting from Quetzal-Delft, a black light party organised by t Collectief and an epic introduction weekend with a ‘battle of the groups’ of which ‘Poland’ was the big winner! The board had enjoyed it. So, hereby a photo impression 🙂

Love, Radix
– Res, non verba –

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This year, two of our member’s went to a New Year’s Event organised by another AEGEE local.
Q: What is a New Year’s Event (NYE)?
A: A NYE is an European Event orginised by an AEGEE local which every AEGEE member can join, you have to give some info and write a small motivation. The event is around New Year’s Eve which you will celebrate there as well. This year we had 10(!) options:
– Meanwhile in Siberia (AEGEE-Moskva & AEGEE-Tyumen)
– Midnight Kissing in Paris (AEGEE-Paris)
– New Year STATE of Mind (AEGEE-Bucharest)
– Queer up your new Year (AEGEE-Utrecht)
– Winter is NOT coming to paradise (AEGEE-Las Palmas de Gran Canaria)
– Grab life by the uiers! (AEGEE-Leiden)
– 3,2,1 This winter madness can’t be outdone (AEGEE-Novi Sad)
– Winter wonderland, magic you will find in BudaPécs (AEGEE-Budapest & AEGEE-Pécs)
– AC/TC (AEGEE-Kyiv)
– Slopes: Winter’s playground (AEGEE-Maribor)

Our two members which attended a NYE will now talk about it in some sentences:

Balaji, Queer up your new Year (AEGEE-Utrecht):

Feeding the Brain with the knowledge on LGBT Rights and combining with parties that drains the
last bit of our energy was a wonderful way to start the New year 2018. “Queer up your New year
2018 by AEGEE-Utrecht was well organised with fine work, excellent planning and realistic
scheduling to provide a pleasant time for the participants during the event. The event started with a
city tour then visiting museums and Dom tower helped us to understand the glimpse of Dutch
culture & Architecture. The event was also packed with unique activities such as partying in a Gay
bar, silent disco (most catchy activity of the event ), watching a movie “Die mitte der welt” (about a
gay love story ) and taking a dive in the North sea to celebrate the New year in a Dutch way. I
believe that LGBT discussion session in the event had made a huge impact on participants by
shattering our stereotypical view on LGBT community and educating about bringing the awareness
on the rights that have been denied to this community in various part of the world. Finally Kudos to
all the organisers for consigning such a wonderful experience and I would highly recommend this
event for all AEGEEans to queer up your next New year.

Jeroen, Midnight Kissing in Paris (AEGEE-Paris):

If the group is great, then there is nothing that can turn an event into a bad event, but if the group is fantastic, the programme is great, and the organisers and helpers are the best, then the event is one to never forget!
NYE Paris was the best European Event I’ve ever had, let me tell you why.
Paris is a huge city, and we could fill the whole 5 days with city tours, which we didn’t. The Organisers&helpers showed us all the great places of Paris: Montmartre, Moulin Rouge, Notre Dame, Louvre, La tour Eiffel and Lafayette.
Apart from the city tours we had the chance to taste the french cuisine, some of which were made by the organisers themselves, we learned the French slang words for hello, girlfriend, boyfriend, brother, sister and more. We had a workshop “how to flirt like a Parisian” and we had many objectives and tasks which we had to fulfill during the week. In the evenings I’ve seen the most diverse parties ever in just one event. From clubs to underground scene concerts, from boat parties at New Year’s Eve to the European Night, everything was there. Big hugs and midnight kisses to all the wonderful people of NYE Paris, you were the best <3