New Years Event

Yes, today it finished... the New Years Event of AEGEE-Utrecht I organized together with three others. The NYE was quite a good event, for as far one can say that about something he organized himself. The participants (from Germany, England, Spain, Italy, Czech Republic, Croatia, Poland, Turkey and Romania) haven't all left yet, as most of them will leave during this day. Just a couple of minutes ago I said goodbye to Katrin from Köln. A really nice gil with I surely am going to visit within a couple of months. Other cool people, like Stefanie and Flo are leaving tomorrow... I really need to start making a list of persons I still have to visit (right now it's Köln, Stuttgart, Bologna and Istanbul... and for sure I'm missing some more...) That's really a great thing about AEGEE: Meeting people from all over Europe, and then staying in contact with them and trying to see them again. And I, as a complete Europe-addict, am always looking forward to meet people again, especially when I like them. And so far at least the visits were always very succesfull. But to get back: The NYE was quite a succes. I kicked some people into the 7 degrees cold North Sea during the New Years Dive in Scheveningen (actually I was intending to dive as well, but in the end I cowardly retreated... So to compensate my cowardness, I REALLY have to dive next year if I'm not abroad). Besides that we also visited Amsterdam. That was a nice day as well, only a pitty that we couldn't travel back anymore to Utrecht, because of the weather alert. I'm still very glad that the municipality of Amsterdam arranged some shelter for the travellers who were stuck. The nice thing about finding out at 04.00h that you can't travel back, is that in this way the participants will not forget their visit to Amsterdam very fast anymore. Well, it was a another great experience for me in the end, to celebrate (for the second time) New Year with a bunch of European students. It was so great. And in this way I really want to thank the participants again for coming to Utrecht.