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W Murder at the Montessori The story of two delegates

facing their worst nightmares when the 3rd Iberian Forum takes a twisted turn.

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A Game of Two Halves

Legends of Girona

A more serious injury – Sports and politics combined?

Unknown and interesting facts about the session’s host city Girona.

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Editorial The second day of the 3rd Iberian Forum has now come to an end. You have met new people, reconnected with old friends and definitely felt the Spanish summer heat.

Although not having seen much of this ourselves, we have been getting reports from the Media Team. They have been our window to the session. Just like the Media Team has been our window to the session, we want this and the many issues and videos to come, to serve as your window in times when you want to remember your fantastic experience in Girona. Not only will we serve as a window after it, but we will enhance your experience by giving you new perspectives, widen your horizons and making you aware of the details that are so easy to dismiss at times. A window is simply the filter between you and reality, a hole in the wall to the world (or session) and a protective friend to keep you from the cold or heat.

So open the window and let the breeze in, let it touch your skin and enjoy the view!

Noura & Sara

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Content Iberian Page 4-7 Editorial Page 8-9 Features Page 10-12 International Page 12-14 Pot of gold Page 15-19 Contributors Noura Berrouba Sara Rinaldi Sabina Crisan Olcay Soyalan Theodor Hall Nicole Goetz Lee Moran Sigrun Fagerfjäll Julie van der Post Monica Mantovani Laura Pérez-Galdós Lara Niamh Eckert Reinfelds João Gonçalves

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Iberian Santa Claus Departing: Barcelona Estimated arrival: 11.30 Actual arrival: 14.00 Travelling by: Plane “Mañana mañana” says Fahad, the eccentric member of the Dutch delegation, when we curiously ask him the reason why his delegation was two and a half hour late.

He states that the story itself is not that fun but it involves a Santa Claus-looking man making the entire delegation pay extra because they somehow bought wrong tickets. They ended up taking a different train, being late and paying extra money thanks to a fake Santa Claus.

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Disastrous first steps Travelling to Girona has not been as easy for some as you may think. We have been chasing the peculiar stories of the participants of the Iberian’12 and here is what we have found out.

Laura & Olcay

Procrastination Departing: Novi Sad Travelling by: Trains, lots of them.

Duration: 2.5 days We all know procrastination is no good to any of us, yet we all procrastinate, just like Nemanja, the chairperson of AFET. Although he found out he was going to be chairing at the third Iberian Forum back in May, he started planning his trip to Girona only ten days before the session started.

He travelled with the Serbian delegation all the way through Croatia, Slovenia, Austria, France and the entire journey lasted about two and a half days. He still managed to get to Girona with only a minor delay due to a overbooked train in France. When we ask him how they survived through such a long journey, he responds they played cards and made fun of people. Funny thing is, they plan to go back to Novi Sad the same way they travelled to Girona.

Taxi driver Departing: Barcelona Estimated arrival time: 10.51 Actual arrival: 11.33 Travelling by: Train There were surely too many officials who missed their trains or flights but the Media Team definitely had the largest number of people who were late somehow. Almost the entire Media Team missed the train they were supposed to take all together from Barcelona because the taxi driver dropped them off at the wrong place. By the time the train departed, the journalists were still strolling around the subway which they mistoke for the train station. Plus, getting locked in the bathroom of the train was not one of the journalist’s fault, but the designers of the train who preferred an automatic door instead of a conventional one which you can open by hardly pulling or shouting for help from the people outside the bathroom.

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Evil examiners Departing: Heidelberg Estimated arrival: The 18th of July, 9 p.m. CET Actual arrival: The 21st of July, 9 a.m. CET Travelling by: Plane The greatest story of all is the disastrous tale of Sabina Crisan, the missing journalist. Already planning on arriving late due to exams, the course of events took it even further. An evil examiner who postponed her exam several hours caused her to miss her flight. By the time she got to the airport, in the middle of nowhere, all the shelters were closed and there was not much left to do. She was then stuck at the airport for five hours, and somehow got back to Heidelberg in the morning. Due to the booking of the ticket having to be at least 24 hours before departure, there was no possibility in booking a flight. Now Sabina is sitting on a bus, on her way to the Iberian. We wish Sabina good luck during the 16 hours long trip through France. As Sabina nicely put it: “It’ll all be worth it in the end.”

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Legends of Girona The Legends of Girona.

You are now in a Northeast city in Catalonia, 102 kilometres North of Barcelona, crossing the rivers Ter and Onyar, called Girona; but these are simply facts, commonly known and easy to find on Google.

If you do stop for a moment and take some time to have a chat with the locals you will be able to perceive Girona’s true colours. We spoke with Anna Recasens, who provided us with information about the legends and secrets of Girona.

La Bruixa de la catedral (The cathedral’s witch)

Many, many years ago there used to be a woman who dedicated her life to witchcraft and the devilish art, to express her hatred for anything religious, she used to throw stones at the Cathedral and curse it.

One day during the Corpus Christi procedure, a divine voice told her that if you are throwing stones and insulting the church, you would turn into a stone yourself.

The witch did turn to stone and was placed as a gargoyle with her head facing to the ground on the wall next to la Torre de Carlemany in Girona, where she would never again be able to see the sky. From that moment on, unable to speak, the only thing that would come out of her mouth was water from the rain.

L’home que es mossega la llengua

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(The man that bites his tongue)

“Above the city hall there is a sculpture of a man biting his tongue representing the silence and the secrets of the meetings in the city hall”.

Sant Narcis de Girona (Saint Narcissus of Girona)

Saint Narcissus’s life was legendary but not based on real historical facts. “During the war with the French, a million flies came out of his coffin and killed the French soldiers. This is what we celebrate with “les fires de St. Narcis”, which is the festival of St. Narcis. This is also why the flies represent our city.

La Cocollona (the Crocodile-butterfly)

There is a legend about a novice, a young nun, who was locked in the basement of the church by the other nuns after an insult. She was imprisoned there for several years where she ended up turning into a crocodile because of the darkness and humidity of her prison.

But because of the holiness and purity of her soul she also got wonderful butterfly wings with beautiful colours, thus turning into the Cocollona, the Crocodile – butterfly.

After she died, people claimed to have seen her ghost swimming in the river Onyar, which is very close to where she had been imprisoned, but it’s only during full moon nights, when Girona is most sensitive, that the ghost of the Cocollona can swim in the river until dawn.

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Eurovillage: Two aliens accepting offerings from humans.

Lara & Monica Lara & Monica

The sun had just started going down when we, two aliens stranded in a very warm and grassy place somewhere in the Northern Hemisphere on a planet called Earth, woke to weird singing and cheering. We found ourselves among the weirdest and most colourfully clothed humans we had ever seen. They seemed to be very hungry beasts, as when one of them gave the signal, they all started running towards tables laden with stuff, which they then started pushing in their mouths and chewing on.

Intrigued we started walking around and observing their weird customs. We found that there were many sub-species of the human life form and they had different names for their foods and drinks. Thankfully they seemed peaceful and offered us their species’ respective specialties.

Then we got lost. We were swimming in a sea of Tortilla and Sangria from the Spanish humans and got pleasantly surprised by the texture of something weird the Greek species called Feta. Feeling slightly wobbly because of Turkish Raki we got to the Swedish table where we were offered something we found utterly disgusting called Kalle’s Kaviar, which all the humans seemed to enjoy immensely.

Our tour continued with something

called Smultrod, which we were offered by representatives of the Ukrainian species and disgustingly slimy Grieben Schmalz from the Germans. It was getting cold and our breathing organs were starting to get painfully sore so we were happy to accept some delightfully minty Pastilles de Vichy. We were intrigued by the sight of Shekerbura from Azerbaijan, Cajna from Serbia, Cavaca from Portugal, Russian Piroshki, Torunskie Pierniki from Poland and were disappointed by the Irish offering, which were made up of smelly pieces of potato and teabags. But we did not stop there; we continued our expedition by visiting the very tall specimen of the Latvians who gave us Janu Siers and Rigas Balzam. We finally got something unhealthy for humans but totally delicious for us, sugar! From Belgian spekuloos, Austrian Gugelhupf, Dutch Stroopwaffel, Georgian Tklapi and finally Italian chocolaty spread in which we dunked sticks made of bread.

All in all this left us two happy and fat aliens waiting to finally get some nice pure water back on their home planet.

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Lee & Theodor

A Game of Two Halves A more serious injury – Sports and politics combined?

Surprisingly, sporting rivalries and political tensions have a lot more in common than you may think. There have been quite a few notorious cases of clashes in political opposition being reflected in high-profile sporting events. Of course not all rivalries in sports come from religious wars or societal conflicts, but yet we would like to give you a few examples of sport being used as a political extremist tool.

The most blatant case of this is in football. This beautiful game can often get ugly when teams such as Glasgow Celtic and Glasgow Rangers play in the Old Firm Derby; this rivalry often leads to violence with sectarian tensions between Catholics and Protestants reaching fever pitch every time the sides meet.

The SPL (Scottish Premier League) has twelve teams who play four times each guarantee-

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ing at least four derbies between the sides every year. This can often turn Glasgow into a battleground between the two factions.

Protestants in Scotland are synonymous with Unionism and Catholics with Nationalism, two conflicting political ideologies most famous in Northern Ireland and its Troubles.

Glentoran and Linfield is a less known rivalry but is just as stark in terms of the violence which engulfs this fixture. Divided Belfast has always had a troubled past but this sporting event just serves to exacerbate the situation.

This footballing clash is often referred to as the “Bel Classico”, naturally paying homage to the Barcelona and Real Madrid. This, in itself, is another case of politically motivated rivalry between the Spanish and the Catalans looking to separate

from the rest of the country.

Race is also an issue that leads to tensions in sport. One of the most controversial moments in sporting history relates to the 1968 Olympics in Mexico. The 200-metre race saw two Black Americans come First and Third.

Tommie Smith and John Carlos initiated the Black Power Salute during the medal ceremony while the American national anthem played causing outrage. Peter Norman, a white Australian, supported this move and wore a Human Rights badge. The two Americans returned to their country and faced much ridicule and received death threats for highlighting the political strife and lack of rights for black people in America. This act of courage has been immortalised and now stands as a great example of how sporting prowess can change the political and

social struggles of the oppressed.

Another example you have most likely not heard of is the conflict in cricket between India and Pakistan, a sporting rivalry over which the permanent threat of a possible war looms. Over the last half-century the political tensions between India and Pakistan have led to multiple wars and clashes. Their rivalry in cricket, supposedly a gentleman’s sport, has led to much bloodshed prior to, after or during the games. Especially recently after the Mumbai city bombings the amount of violence has increased once more. The squandering of the game’s ideals for the perpetuation of political violence in the name of a sporting rivalry is a recurring theme.

However, sport has also helped to relieve political tension. Let’s take the so-called ping-pong diplomacy during the

Cold War, most famously seen in “Forrest Gump”. In the height of the Cold War, the USA, as the first American sports team in China since 1949, got invited by the People’s Republic of China to partake in a game of tabletennis, incorporated in the slogan “Friendship First, Competition Second”.

This paved the way towards Nixon’s visit to Beijing in 1971, which was a huge step towards breaking the tension.

Another example shown in the movie Invictus is the case of François Piennar, World Cup-winning captain of the South African rugby team and Nelson Mandela. As Mandela had just recently come to power, the Apartheid was still very much a current issue. The South African rugby team represented the whiter, richer side of society and as a huge underdog managed to win the ’95 Rugby

World Cup.

On the field after their final victory, Piennar shook hands with Mandela and after being asked by an anchorman: “Francois, fantastic support from 63,000 South Africans here today?“ and answering“ David, we didn’t have the support of 63,000 South Africans today, we had the support of 42 million South Africans.“ The meaning this had cannot be understated, as with these two actions he and Mandela together, as black and white, proudly represented South Africa.

These are just a few of the occurrences intertwining sports and the political world.

We can only hope that in future the rivalry will stay only on the playing field.

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Features

Following the Red Nicole Thread - How colours affect our sub consciousness.

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Features

Are you seeing red because you forgot your sunscreen at the accommodation? Are you green with envy because your friend’s chair is hotter than yours? Or are you maybe in a grey mood because you know this session can not last forever?

Different colours and shades are not only pleasant for our eyes; they are used in a lot of idioms and phrases in our everyday language and they often have special purposes in nature.

Poisonous animals for example don’t need intricate camouflage. On the contrary, they use bright signal colours to warn potential enemies of their deadly weapons. Those colours found their purpose in human culture as well, being used for situations where special attention is required, for example on construction sites or at night.

The meanings and purposes of different colours can vary from culture to culture. In the western hemisphere the colour white is typical for a wedding dress, as it is associated with purity and innocence. In more eastern parts of the world, especially India, it is the colour of grief and would never be worn on such a joyful occasion.

On the other hand, our colour of sorrow is black. It is the colour worn in times of loss because of its serious and sombre chroma.

A colour that has quite divided meanings is red. Red is the colour of blood and thus one that is often used to symbolise life. Red hearts or red roses are both symbols of love and passionate feelings.

Overused, a bright red is said to provoke aggressions and hyperactivity.

Market researchers and designers have long known how colours can be efficiently used to influence our moods and emotions. One of the most prominent examples for those might be the famous McDonald’s. In 2009 the fast food company changed the background of the yellow M from red to green, obviously not for no reason. While red is said to provoke aggression and signalises ‘stop!’, green stands

for environmentally friendly, nature and ‘go’.

This change of appearance does not only have reasons of image, it also represents a change in the company’s whole business strategy. In contrast to the past they are now working hard on establishing green buildings, electric cars and using environmentally friendlier cooling systems. By making those measures public and representing them with a greener logo, McDonald’s obviously wants to go with the trend of being green and attract new customers.

Regarding the circumstances this change for McDonald’s does seem to make sense. However, many people in our culture are actually very fond of the colour red. The German gummy bear producer Haribo for example produces twice as many red gummy bears as of any other colour, just so the chance of grabbing a hand full and getting a few red ones is higher than compared to the others.

Ask people about their favourite colour, the majority will tell you that it is blue. We are all children of the blue planet, it is therefore the colour we are surrounded by the most. Due to the optical refraction of out atmosphere, the sky above us appears in a wide range of blue shades in the course of the day. It is also used to represent water: our source of life.

Probably the warmest and most fitting colour for our session is Yellow. The colour of the sun radiates warmth and fosters a cheerful atmosphere; there is a reason the typical smiley face is yellow.

We are surrounded by colours as soon as we open our eyes in a light-filled room. Their presence in our everyday lives makes us forget about their meanings and subtly influences for most of the time.

Considering the session motto, this week is going to be even more intense when it comes to being surrounded by colours. Do you already feel your committee’s colour messing with your mind?

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International

Zombies 101 We’ve all imagined it, some of us have even wanted it. The zombie apocalypse.

What would you do if one happened during the session? We’re here to advise you on what you should do to survive.

We’ve all imagined it, some of us have even wanted it. The zombie apocalypse.

What would you do if one happened during the session? We’re here to advise you on what you should do to survive.

The first thing you want to do is slather yourself in sunscreen. Just because it’s an apocalypse doesn’t mean you can’t get sunburnt. Then you have to find a gorilla costume (don’t ask).

Next, find a zombie, which wouldn’t be the hardest thing to do out of all our instructions. Attempt to communicate with the zombie; we suggest a romantic dinner on the beach. We want to promote dialogue between all species - violence is never the answer.

If this fails, maybe try bowling; he’s likely not to be much of a dinner guy.

In the eventuality of this also being unsuccessful, impress him with a good joke.

Try this one: what kind of bees make milk?

Booooo-bees. Surely he will laugh and add you as a friend on Facebook. Remember that you are still wearing the gorilla suit, so he might not recognise you on your Facebook profile picture. It’s therefore vital that you make sure to give him your email address as well, just in case.

If for some reason the zombie is still craving your brain, and not your friendship, then you’re down to your last resort. Hit him with the dance moves, ideally interpretative dance. Or run.

Theodor & Julie

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LGBT: As natural as nature itself

Monica, Julie & Lara

News Lara

The invisibility of different sexual orientations.

Unemployment in Girona dropping Unemployment has been decreasing in all job sectors for the last four months. The Province of Girona registered a 5.36 percent decrease, which is the best rate in the whole of Catalonia.

“Most –wanted Nazi” Laszlo Csatary arrested Laszlo Csatary, 97, top on the list of wanted surviving suspected Nazi war criminals, has been put under house arrest by the Hungarian police. He is accused of being responsible for the death of up to 16,000 Jews in Kosice, a town now situated in Slovakia during World War II. French National Front Party to sue Madonna The French National Front is suing singer Madonna over a picture shown at her Paris concert showing French National Front party leader Marine Le Pen with a Swastika over her face. The lawsuit is going to be filed next week, according to Florian Philippot, vice-president of the National Front.

US drought worst in decades The United States are currently experiencing the worst drought since 1956. Specialists are warning that this will result in crop prices reaching new heights.

China pledges $20bn credit for Africa This announcement was made at a summit in Beijing with leaders from 50 African Nations present. The money will be invested in supporting the development of small businesses, infrastructure and agriculture.

The question is: can evidence and research change the perception of cultures and societies that used to believe it was unnatural to be gay for such a long time?

A growing number of Western European countries permit same-sex marriages, while many Eastern European countries are still not fully accepting homosexuality out in the open. In Bulgaria, members of far-right nationalist parties held a homophobic rally in protest against the Gay Pride parade that took place in Sofia in June 2012. It is a commonly accepted fact that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender’s (LGBT) rights are not equal to heterosexual’s rights in most of the European countries.

The Netherlands and Belgium are the countries that are most open-minded towards LGBT rights. However, even there being gay can be a serious safety issue. It is not uncommon to get beaten up after or during a night out in Amsterdam, just because you are gay. And there too, not everyone is completely comfortable with transgender individuals, bisexuals or homosexuals.

According to the report on ‘Discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity in Europe 2nd edition’, which was published by the Council of Europe in 2011 and based on the result of the largest study ever made on homopho-

bia, transphobia and discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity, the invisibility of LGBT individuals and the absence of serious discussions about their human rights is of high importance.

According to the report “many LGBT individuals conceal their sexual orientation or gender identity in everyday life out of fear of negative reactions at school, work, in their neighbourhood or in their families. They fear that public knowledge of their sexual orientation and gender identity will lead to discrimination, harassment, rejection or even violence”.

Although LGBT person’s sexual orientation is considered as unnatural and wrong by many, for a long time now studies have shown the complete opposite.

As early as 1989, neuroscientists found evidence that sexual preference is genetically determined. One of the most famous neuroscientists in the Netherlands wrote a bestseller based on forty years of neurological research, showing how the differences of the brain determine homosexuality and much more.

Like the title of his book says: “We are our brain”,

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Lonely hearts

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There is someone out there for you.

evidence shows that the hypothalamus, the part of the brain that controls eating, drinking, temperature regulation and sexuality, differs depending on sexual preference.

More evidence on this has been found concerning research on the foetus. As the foetus starts to develop in the womb, it possesses the chromosomes that determine its gender, but not the gender specific organs, which later on determine the sexual orientation of the child. One week before birth and one week after, absence of a certain hormone called testosterone, can be of great influence on the brain and body of males.

This suggests that being homosexual, bisexual or transgender is biologically determined and not a consciously made choice. Therefore one could argue that being a LGBT is natural and right, rather than unnatural and wrong.

The studies based on nearly forty years of

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neurological research lead to a lot of heated discussions.

One thing is certain; this topic has created a lot of turmoil, especially within cultures that are fundamentally against LGBT rights. The question is: can evidence and research change the perception of cultures and societies that used to believe it was unnatural to be gay for such a long time?

We live in a time where individuality and making your own decisions is considered to be of great value. We have the tendency to believe in free will, without considering that some choices may or may not have been made up already by genetics.

Could it be that we not only have been given a brain, but like Dick Swaab pointed out, are in fact our brains?

Moses Ray Roman The hipster Age: I don’t celebrate birthdays or keep track of my age, it’s lame. Interests: Shopping for vintage fashion, listening to unknown music, rolling my own cigarettes and critically observing society through my fake glasses. Looking for: Someone who looks good through an instagram filter, who has at least one blog and who weighs less than 35 kilos. Favourite pick-up line: That ironic t-shirt you’re wearing would look better on my floor.

Sam “the spray tan” Santoli The Party animal Age: 20 but my liver is 57 Interests: Shots shots shots shots shots shots shots shots shots shots shots shots shots shots shots shots EVERYBODY! Looking for: A Guido who is not a morning person, who can down a bottle of Patron and who is always on the list at Karma. Favourite pick-up line: I usually try to avoid talking.

Chillax Bro The slacker Age: Who cares? Interests: Chilling, gaming and eating my grandmother’s food. Looking for: Someone who does not require much attention and who does not tell me to do things like get out of bed or take a shower. Favourite pick-up line: “Zup?” Horatius Stout Roubenstein The geek Age: 23.4 years old. Interests: cloning fruit flies, building miniature space ships and collecting Pokémon cards. Looking for: Someone who is capable of calculating differential equations, who has at least a level 37 Paladin and who has her own place so that I can move out of my mum’s house. Favourite pick-up line: “Are you cold? Come with me to the corner, it’s always 90 degrees there.”

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Session Tips

Challenge accepted!

Do you think you can survive Iberian’12 ? Well, think There is someone out there for you. Lee and again! Fortunately your colourful journalists Monica have prepared an information leaflet for you all to use.

Lee & Monica

Do you have what it takes to write history right here right now at the Iberian Forum? Complete the following challenges, film them, take pictures and show it to the Media team.

Hug an Organiser Pronounce João correctly (doesn’t count if you’re Portugese) Make a human pyramid with at least 7 people Kidnap Maria Pashi

Give a Journo chocolate

Notes: (Some space for your own notes)

Wear Sun cream or you’ll end up looking like Tomato.

Drink plenty of water, but not tap water.

Always say “please” and “thank you” to the organisers!

Stick to your committee, they’ve got your back.

Check the Media team’s web pages and blogs every day.

Enjoy Spanish culture: eat tapas as often as you can.

Solve a Rubik´s cube Stop and bow to the president

Steal plastic cups, lots of them!

Never forget your keys, and don’t forget to eat the cheese.

Eat the yoghurt, it’s actually ice cream.

Kiss Anna Borrell’s Hand Shine Ben Brown’s shoes Take the most Hipster picture possible (extra points for Nikon camera in the shot) M ake a rap with the words banana, hippopotamus, orange and coconut Challenge Oksana to a game of ninja while she is wearing the EMPL ninja headband Compliment Marius

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Take lots of showers, and smell like flowers.

Always wear your committee colour.

Teach your friends swear words in your native language.

Have fun with the journalists and give them all your gossip (and chocolate cookies).

Listen to your chair, talking to furniture is not a sign of insanity.

Give Anna, Albert and Valeria your love.

All delegates must abide to this information leaflet. We are watching you!

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International pick-up lines

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Pres release

Nicole

Flemish Ich will mijn schoena aandoen en gaan lopen

I would like to be your lover, beauty

Valeria’s wisdom words of the day.

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French Mon chien mange plus d’choccolat que moi

You are sweeter than chocolate, my dear Georgian Khural mteli dge minda dzili

Your eyes are shining like stars German Ich wundere mich, warum es Kartoffeln gibt

I wonder if you’d like to go for a drink Italian Voglio sedermi sulla panchina e guardare il mare?

Would you like to take a swim in the sea with me?

Polish Moja Mama kazala mi posprzatac pokòj?

You look like my mama, want to make out?

Agony Aunt

- Questions for the great minds of today.

Today’s expert: Charlie Sheen What’s it like bi-winning?

Imagine yourself in world filled with butterflies and flowers. Now forget it- Adrenaline runs through your veins powered by speed and Jack Daniels. You float through life saying YOLO and when you die young, you die in glory- without friends or satisfaction in life. Also it tastes a bit like liquorice.

Russian Moey koshte nravitsya Vodka nosit rozoviye perHow many? chatki Have you ever heard of Hugh Hefner? Well I

I have Vodka in my bag, wanna come along? haven’t, because he ain’t got nothing on me.

Tiger Woods? Amateur. I guess I’ve had about Serbian 200 – this week at least. No wait I forgot the Vise volim hranv nego sto volim ljude dwarf and his goat, that makes 202. It does get

I noticed your behind, it’s pretty nice tiring but it’s so worth it in the end, you feel so much more free.

Swedish You are talking about shots right?

De sa till mig att det skulle regna?

You look like an angel in the rain When were you last sober?

It was a dark day, in 87’. The tigerblood was not Spanish strong on that day. My inner warlock had not Me gusta mirar a los arboles soñando sobme mi vida been released yet. After overdosing (again) on cocaine I ended up all of a sudden in a hospital Ukraine ward in eastern Colombia with my head burnYa prochytala stattyu pro kolyory ing. For some reason the night before I had decided to attempt to smoke money in order to get high. For this reason I had no cash and had the possibly saddest day of my life. It’s my only regret.

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Julie & Theodor

3 Murder at the Montessori 4 The story of two delegates facing their worst nightmares when the 3rd Iberian Forum takes a twisted turn.

Sighing, Timmy wiped the sweat from his forehead. He had only been in Spain for a few hours and he was already soaked. His girlfriend, Lana, was spraying sunscreen on his arms, knowing from experience that she even with her best efforts, wouldn’t be able to prevent him from turning into a tomato before the end of the session.

What Lana and Timmy did not know was that they had much greater challenges than sunburns ahead of them as they stood in line for the registration of the third Iberian forum.

Lana’s worst fears were already coming true as the two young delegates walked to Montessori Palau. Timmy’s neck was so pink

There is nothing else you could do but enjoy every moment of the session.

Meet people. Share ideas. Create horizons.

Dare- Be courageous. Encourage others.

The session has just started. Don’t waste time. Use it wisely!

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that the girl behind them in the lunch line even commented on it.

Her name was Olga and after making some awkward small talk in the line she went with Lana and Timmy to find a table.

They were happy to find Nina, who along with Timmy and Lana made up the Swiss delegation, sitting at one of the tables nearby and joined her.

The friends from Switzerland enjoyed their lasagne as they got to know Olga better.

She told them about her quite eventful trip from Turkey and the strange old lady sitting next to her on the plane. The lady had seemed really fascinated by EYP and had spent most of the flight asking Olga questions about the

session program and the venues for the forum.

Halfway through Olga’s story, an organiser came up to the table, her face was surprisingly pasty for a Spanish person and her eyes were wide open with fear. “Please don’t panic, but one of the Italian delegates has been found dead in the bathroom” she stuttered. “The school needs to be evacuated immediately, follow me outside.”

(To be continued… )

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