My motivation: Reason or Intuition?

Being co-manager of this ES2 has been one of the most difficult decisions I’ve ever made in AEGEE…it was like a puzzling encounter between reason and intuition, a complex process where I found myself completely in-between 2 poles. On one side, it was the influence of my reasoning when taking decisions: measuring the pros and cons, analyzing realistically every aspect of this new scenario, taking into account others’ opinion about it, etc. On the other extreme, coming from my intuition, I found a firm certainty that drove me to imagine myself inside this training.

So during some days I was rationally trying to keep myself away from this challenge, because I wouldn’t have much time in the next months, and logically, I preferred to take “a rest” between 2 big projects (until end of January I was still co-manager in ES1 Riga). Plus, I was aware of the fact that ES2 would require a high dose of work, dedication & experience in the training field. However, at the same time, a strong motivation became essential in this process: following only my instinct I started to think about the vision of the project, and to see myself in the training, working with AEGEE-Poznan, with my co-manager and with our future team of trainers.

Finally, talking to my friends and to experienced people in the training field helped me to take a decision by joining reason and intuition. I still don’t know if I’ve found the balance between them, but I I’ve always heard that our intuition is a real source of knowledge that comes from experience… Is there anything more relevant than your own experience when you make up your own mind?

The night that I finally decided I wanted to go for co-management of this ES2 I was browsing a website about social projects that my sister had just sent me and I found this words (by chance?) :

“Vision without action is empty. Action without vision is blind. Ideology and opinion divide. Quest and commitment unite.”

These lines express my motivation to take this challenge (what has taken me to this boat), and my philosophy in youth work. So maybe you can also take them as inspiration to start this adventure…

After some years in AEGEE I know that training is my passion, and I want to contribute by creating learning spaces. Within these open spaces we (participants, local organizers & trainers) can all learn, enjoy, and develop to create a change in our society, to transform our realities by building a vision as young Europeans.


The voyage has just begun, I’ll put my heart, my passion and my dedication to AEGEE. Without emotion, there is no project.

Virginia

The ES2 blog - a picture of our pathway until September

After this introduction to the new ES2 team, here is an introduction to our blog - the ES2 blog. Which we nicknamed the bloggy blog, but feel free to refer to it in another way if you feel like it ;)

So why are we inviting you to follow it?! Not because we are cool and we like to use cool tools (although we are cool - we tell this to eachother every day ;)) or because we are not going to have a website (actually we are going to have 2 ;))

It's because:

-we want to give you an insight to the more personal part of the ES2 - how the people involved in it feel about it, out joys, but also our difficulties, the simple (or more complicated) stuff that keep us going

-we shall use this blog as a platform of documentation of our experiences, so that they can serve as reference for the future work of AEGEE Academy, and maybe even be a basis for the next ES manual

So bring your popcorn and stay TUNED!

ES2 Poznan is in the air!

If spring is still making itself awaited a bit in some parts of Europe, ES2 Poznan is definitely again on the go!

It took quite a bit of thinking and quite a bit of getting in touch with their feelings, but Vir(ginia Paneda) and R(adu Racareanu) finally took the decision to become managers of this ES2, and now they are quite happy about it ;)

And despite the difficulties encountered along the way, Piotr and all the rest of AEGEE-Poznan are as motivated as ever to ensure a perfect local organisation of the event.

Not in the least, a perfect support from Irina and AEGEE-Academy board makes the work of all the team easier and more enjoyable.

All together, we are committed to make this event your best one, where to get a complete learning experience and a great time! And during the next months, learning and having fun as well, we'll be setting the grounds for you, as the next generation of those who are leaving a mark for the young people of Europe!

Your ES2 Poznan team