Liaison Secretary Day

Two tired Irish bodies arrived in Zagreb on a dark Sunday night after a long day of travelling. We checked into the hostel and dropped our bags at last. We looked around, introduced ourselves to a few people and went to bed. We awoke early and to meet the crowd that was walking to the LS Day location. This was my first proper interaction with anyone in EPSA, and I was excited. I had no idea what to expect from the day ahead. However, it became very clear, very quickly that this was one of the nicest bunches of people I had ever met. The day began with simple networking games to get people to know one another. Yet, the main challenge that day was to get us to shut up rather than to get us talking. I had the chance to chat with not only my LS colleagues but also a lot of the EPSA team members, which really set me up for the big week that was to follow. I was overwhelmed with the kindness of my colleagues and we had a lot of fun from the offset. As we were told to be quiet yet again, we began the more educational aspect of the day. We were taught about soft skills and how to apply them to our own lives and associations. We were given the opportunity to discuss with one another, give feedback and even give feedback on feedback. I think everyone will agree that we learned a lot that day from the trainers and especially from each other. Then the games began to finish off the day. I am glad to announce my team won even though some other teams may disagree, we did amazing (well done Marko and Jasmin!). We learned loads about EPSA and had a lot of “craic” doing it. LS Day was a highlight of my Autumn Assembly! Love my fellow LS’s and see you all soon!!

Dylan Burke Liaison Secretary for IPSA, Ireland

It is my second mandate as LS, but this was the first LS Day I attended.

Both new and old faces, I was thrilled to see everyone there for our special Day! And, indeed, it was a day dedicated to us LSs. A day, during which I, personally, felt the EPSA spirit more than ever before!

The morning ice-breaking games and the trainings were amazing, we networked and polished our soft skills in a fun and interactive way (kudos to our beloved EPSA Trainers!). I learned a lot about my fellow LSs, I was excited to see how engaged and active everyone was, and this motivated me to provide my input and opinion. There was no judging, every opinion was respected and appreciated and at the end of the first half of the day, we knew how to both provide and receive feedback, the importance of which I would very much like to underline.

The second part of the day was dedicated to the communication of LSs with the Team Members. After a couple of very interesting and informative workshops on EPSA Event organising and the EU institutions, bonding activities followed. And that was the peak of the day for me! Everyone was laughing and discussing, we were really acting like a big family and the atmosphere was so warm!

I would like to thank everyone for making this day special for me, I am thankful for everything I learned and the people I met and I definitely feel way closer to EPSA and the Team now!

Take care and hope to see you all somewhere around Europe!

Mavina Tsatsalidi Liaison Secretary for GPSF, Greece