Viktória Pál │viktoria.pal@hotmail.com The gigantic country of India truly lives up to its 'incredible’ reputation. Pune, India has an overwhelming effect on one’s each and every sense, and through this montage-like article, I intend to present some fun facts we came across as well as give an inside look into our everyday life far from … Continue reading Doing a research track in India: Fast Track Pune Part I
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Helen Hoffmann │helenhoffmann@outlook.com My first summer job was shit, and I mean this literally. When I was still in school, I worked in a local hospital as an underpaid cleaner and helper to the nurses. Not born an early riser, this meant dragging myself out of bed every morning at 3 a.m. to start my … Continue reading “She works hard for the money”: Euroculturers’ most random summer jobs
The Euroculturer has invited Florian Fritsch, IP 2013 Krakow intern to ask what it's like to be an IP intern. Florian Fritsch│ florian_fritsch@hotmail.fr Q1. Hello, Florian. How did you become an intern with the IP 2013 Krakow team? How long did the internship last? Hello! Well, last summer I found an interesting internship in a different field … Continue reading My life as an IP intern?
Meet the IP 2013 Krakow Team Floor Boele van Hensbroek│floorbvh@gmail.com On a sunny day in Krakow I met with IP organisers Juan, Luc and Karolina at cozy café Karma, one of the favourite hangouts of some of the team members. Here, I had the chance to ask them all about the upcoming Intensive Programme. Because, … Continue reading Resistance, Resilience & Adaptation: Getting Ready for the IP
How much do we know about Japan? And how much do we know about Japan in the eyes of a European? The Euroculturer invited Mathieu Munsch (Euroculture 2012/14) from France to share his experience in Japan. Mathieu Munsch │munschmathieu@yahoo.fr 1) Hello, Mathieu. Could you briefly introduce yourself and tell us why, when and for how long you were in … Continue reading Feature Interview ① “To the Japanese eye, I was above all a gaijin, a non-Japanese”
“The crisis is over, now the misery begins!” The eye-catching and somewhat demotivating posters adorning the walls of the Social Security office in Bilbao do not beat around the bush. The austerity crisis has hit Spain with full force, leaving many people wondering whether their political leaders are capable of pulling the country out of … Continue reading Gute Nacht, Spain: German au pairs building bridges for Spain’s new generation
When we submit the thesis and when the last Eurocompetence class ends, we will say “Have a nice summer” and “Good luck with that interview”. And after that, many of us will not see each other again. We will not say it, of course, but we will be thinking it as we hug, cry and … Continue reading For now, the future can wait
BIG IN JAPAN: Photography against stereotypes These photos were taken during my five weeks in Japan - as part of my research track in Osaka which unfortunately ended too early due to a health problem. A few are photos that should be seen in color and the others are better in black and white. I did not intend to make a photo collection until I came back to Europe. After … Continue reading BIG IN JAPAN: Photography against stereotypes
Susanne Wander │ susanne.wander@gmx.de New Town? I have to confess that before coming to Brussels for an internship for the second time in my life, I did not have much of an idea what a ‘New Town’ was and how many of them could be found around Europe. Neither could I have imagined how much … Continue reading Brussels – more than an ‘EU hub of interns’
Rumen Halachev │rumen.halachev@gmail.com If as an MA Euroculture student you are interested in European affairs, there is no better place to do your internship than a European institution. This is why I was so happy when I was told that I had been selected as a trainee at the European Commission in Luxembourg. The Directorate … Continue reading The European Commission and my Luxembourgish(!) Experience
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