Fears are falling, PR is coming!

One of our biggest fears - sleeping in the gym - has fallen off the tree because we had sweet dreams in a really cozy atmosphere. After getting up, Hilde took us in Africa for about 10 minutes to perform a dance to the gods of PR to get inspired for what was going to happen next.
20 people came here from different European countries with different PR knowledge and background, so our first task was to bring everyone to the same level. In order to do this we discussed the core expressions of the field.
Then we were ready to talk about the PR strategy of projects and events. Ramon showed us that the most important thing is to know ourselves in order to set up a good strategy. We became more colorful by identifying our strengths and weaknesses. In the end, the room was full of adventurous oranges, gold builders, green planners and blue relaters. We learned that only by combining these we can create a perfect team.
Of course being in a foreign country can also mean having cultural shocks. One of these was the Dutch lunch. There was almost a public outcry for having what we consider to be breakfast for lunch. :)
The most creative part of the day was the role-play workshop. Anita made us be part of different situations, from which we learned how to represent our local in the outside world, but also how to use our contacts to fulfill our plans.
From the local approach of PR we moved to AEGEE’s European level. Anita presented the PR tools used by AEGEE Europe, which gave us a lot of ideas, that we can implement in our locals.
This time we had real Dutch food for dinner at an AEGEE-Leiden member’s place. The main dish was made of mashed potatoes, tomatoes, ham, salad, sausages. Then we had chocolate and vanilla vla. Mmm…yummy!
In the evening we went to ‘DeBranderij’ for AEGEE-Leiden social drink ane some of us ended up playing “I have never, ever…” :) and others went to “Hifi” to have a very fancy party.

Photos are coming soon! Stay tuned!

Hugs,
Barbara, Alexandra and Stefan.