The second issue, the halfway checkpoint of ourfragments fil led with content that we want to give youwith our most honest interest. The more we have doneas a team, the more smoothly we cooperate resulting inhigher efficiency, thus gaining on spare time while beingimmersed in the creation process. This newly acquiredspare time is not being wasted on loitering; it is used forapproaching the EYP future, as in you, the delegates.

Right now you are reading this, preferably onSaturday and thinking of the last nights EYP café where

you have enjoyed many interesting encounters, bizarresituations and hopeful ly made new and excitingconnections. Your task from me is to share thesewonderful moments with the world, as in my army ofmedia warriors. You wil l be approached, you wil l bequestioned and you wil l cooperate. In return I wil lenl ighten your l ives with a piece from the Cray Media’ssleeve.

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EDITORIAL by Samuel Muhsin (CZ)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Sophistacles / 4

Meet the delegates / 6

Rakovník romance / 8

FML, I lost my luggage again / 9

Eurovil lage / 1 0

A typical NSC? / 1 3

Eww food / 1 5

EYP words / 1 6

Cray Facebook page / 1 7

How to make the most out of an EYP party for dummies / 1 8

My name is Bond. James Bond. / 1 9

Meet the coffee machine. . . or rather not. / 20

Random photos / 22

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SOPHISTACLIES.

She is 21 and although having been born inEngland, she studies Politics and History in Zurich,Switzerland. As to why her choice of studies, Sophieanswers a bit off key that she is one of the people withthe problem and luxury of being interested in loads ofthings. “I t’s a degree that doesn’t restrict me in what Ican do later. I don’t know at the moment, so to studysomething I am really interested and passionate about isa good start.”

As Sophie answers about studying in Switzerlandshe volunteers a calm smile. “My mom’s Swiss, so it’seasier and cheaper to stay in Switzerland. Due to mytuition, I essential ly study for free and can live at home.”

Having been born in Britain, Sophie stumblesagainst the question of feel ing more Swiss or British.“There are things I love and hate about both countries.Home for me is going to be where the people I feelclosest to are.”

When asked about the many friendships formed inEYP, Sophie angles her head and starts rubbing thebackside of her palms to explain that it’s real ly a mixturebetween whom you click with and who you end upseeing often. She leans in close to add “it could be thepeople who are in the same sessions at the same timeor those who are online on Facebook and Skype whenyou are, it could be as sil ly as that.”

International ly, Sophie Hall has been associatedwith the infamous posh group In EYP. She straightensher spine and clasps her hands together to eagerlyexplain “They are not posh. They met at a New Year’s

event in Vienna. After the first day, they all real ized theyhave spent too much money and were broke for the restof the weekend.” She volunteers that al l the jokes wereabout them being super rich, because they reallyweren’t. I t became a running inside joke, but since theydress kind of preppy people took it seriously. “I t’scompletely ironic” Sophie squints. Then she startslaughing “I real ly have no money, I ’m a student.”

When Sophie has to describe how her friends viewher she lets out a silent ‘oh god’. “They call me adomestic goddess because I cook a lot,” She loughs“After going out the night before, if they are at my place,I always wake them up with a cup of tea and the choiceof the type of eggs they’d have.” She happily draws inher breath “I wouldn’t say I ’m a mum figure, but I l ikelooking after people.”

Sophie looks down and thinks. “I think the bestadvice as a delegate I got from Konrad, one of myclosest friends when I got selected to an InternationalSession. “He warned that he met a fantastic group ofpeople the first day and hung out with them the wholeInternational Session and regretted not talking to others.”She says she took that to her heart and tries to speak toas a many new people as possible.

Miss Hall has a hobby of performing in theatreproductions. “I love it. I t’s a weird mixture between beingcompletely free on the stage, everyone listening andwatching you, having the power over the room and alsobeing trapped because you can’t leave the stage, youhave to keep going, even if you’re nervous.”

At one a.m. the president of the 1 5th Czech National Conference, Sophie Hall finds herself in the room of

Samuel Muhsin, the editor. As the nearby heater warms the bed she is sitting on, Sophie exposes herself to

clear up some of the mystery revolving around her.

By Nick Matusevich (LV)

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She admits the similarities to presiding. Whenasked about the pressure of the role being scary, Sophiecalmly nods “Yeah, but if it wasn’t scary I think it wouldn’tbe good.” Sophie adds that fol lowing instincts is a goodway to deal with the pressure. “I can only do my bestand I can’t do any more than that.”

“A biggest decision of sorts I ’ve made was to quitmy previous university.” Straight after school Sophiewent into a business school east of Switzerland. “Ithought nobody was going to take me seriously with aPolitics degree, but I was miserable studying Economicsat that school” Sophie decided to quit after two and ahalf months but it wasn’t easy for her. “I don’t l ike quittingstuff and I found it embarrassing to quit, but I ’veshould’ve trusted my instincts. Deciding to get over anyembarrassment and just do it was probably the bestthing I did.”

Concerning the topic of bringing in her own peoplein EYP, immediately she snaps back with her brother.She says that it wasn’t hard, because we had an ‘EYPteacher’ at our school. “Yet my brother wasn’t real lyinterested in politics, but I knew he’d l ike it because hewas open and funny.” Sophie convinced her brother justto go to one session although he was reluctant. Whenhe came back from that session, he didn’t say anythingand just looked at her and went “I hate it when you areright about stuff.” Sophie starts grinning „After that Ididn’t have to do any pushing, he was in.”

I t’s 2 a.m. but Sophie doesn’t look the least bit tired.She gives a shout out to the delegates and gets herselfoff of Samuels’s bed to step back outside into the 3rdday of leading her first chairs team.

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LIBE – Sailors with a well -built ship.

Kristýna, Jakub, Antonia, Tereza, Anna, Aneta, Eliška

Adam, Petr

ENVI I – Bunch of believing obese people.

Anna, Alex, Petr, Renáta, Martin, Artem, Jáchym

Eliška, Lucie, Milana

CULT II – Two hopeless groups of pupils, nerdy and

evil , with a frightened teacher.

Martin, Ondřej, Markéta, Michaela, Anna, Jan, Kristýna,

Klára, Michal, Jakub

INTA – Chickens, who can even enter into a treaty.

Veronika, Táňa, Jacob, David, Petr, Martin, Fasih,

Alžběta, Marek

It is my greatest pleasure to introduce to you the delegates, the heart of the

session. Without them, any session would not have a reason to happen.

Although every delegate differs from the others, there are basical ly 3 groups of

them as you can see in the picture on the right page. Find yourself, the results is

only up to you.

MEET THEDELEGATES by Alžběta Rybáková (CZ)

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AFCO – Inscrutable national representatives.

Jana, Tatiana, Aneta, Maxi, Šimon , Daniel, Ondřej,

Karel, Jana

ENVI II – Cute horses, chased by evil people, saved by

big ENVI I I .

Fil ip, Adam, Roman, Ivana, Jana, Katka, Dominik,

Helena, Adéla

AFET – Colourful report about a group of uncivil ized

citizens.

Martin, Marek, Tomáš, Kája, Kenneth, Stanislaw,

Markéta, Gregor, Jan

CULT I – Europeans, who love greeting.

Honza, Tereza, Kateřina, Kerim, Basileus, Michael,

Míša, Ema, Anastasiya

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RAKOVNÍKROMANCEFT. THA CRAY TEAM

Rah-rah-Rakovnik!

Rara Rakovnik!

EY EYP!

Caught in Rakovnik

I love the session

as strange as it seems

I love the city

and I love the theme

I love the theme

(the-the-the I love the theme)

I love the orgas

and all they have done

They gave us pleasure and a whole

lot of fun

They brought us fun

fun-fun-fun

They brought us fun

fun-fun-fun I want your fun)

You know that it is cray-ship

And you know that I need it

I love it in Rakovnik

I love the session

it is just so sick

caught here in Rakovnik

I love the session

it gives me a kick

You and me are caught in Rakovnik

Rah-rah-ah-ah-ah-ah!

Rako-rakovnik!

EY-EYP-NS-NSC!

Love it in Rakovnik

I love teambuilding

and all the strange games

We sang songs

and learnt some new names

We learnt new names

na-na-na we learnt new names

I love my committee

and all the chairs

They are amazing

and all work in pairs

They work in pairs

Pairs-pairs-pairs

They work in pairs

pairs-pairs-pairs they work in pairs

You know it is cray ship

('Cause I 'm a journo baby! )

And you know that I need it

I love Rakovnik.

I love the session

it is just so sick

caught here in Rakovnik

(Oh-oh-oh--oh-oh! )

I love the session

it gives me a kick

You and me are caught in Rakovnik

Rah-rah-ah-ah-ah-ah!

Rako-rakara-rarara!

EY-EYP!

Caught in Rakovnik

I love the session

it is super damn sick

You and me in Rakovnik

I love the session

it gives me a kick

You and me in Rakovnik

You and me caught in Rakovnik

Love it in Rakovnik

Caught in Rakovnik

Love it in Rakovnik

Rah-rah-ah-ah-ah-ah!

Rako-rakora-rakorama!

EY-EYP!

Cause that is the NSC !

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FML, I LOST MYLUGGAGE AGAIN!by Katarzyna Sokołowska (PL)

EYP out of the EYP

“Why do you go away? So that you can come back.

So that you can see the place you came from with new

eyes and extra colours. And the people there see you

differently, too. Coming back to where you started is not

the same as never leaving. " — Terry Pratchett

Wow, check this out – a new call for the EYPsession is already there! Do not waste your time, grabyour laptop and go CRAYzy with the application! Yes. I twas a good idea – you got accepted! And now the wholeadventure starts al l over again. Night packing four hoursbefore your fl ight, looking for your toothbrush for at leasthalf an hour, rushing to the airport, being stuck in atraffic jam, running to the wrong gate… Well done, youmissed your fl ight again.

What is so fascinating at EYP that al l this people, tobe honest considering themselves as adults, keepcoming back to play Funky Chicken for hundredth time intheir l ife? People. Possibil ities. Surprise. Travels. Andwhat is even more important – the unbearablelonginess. But is it true that we are EYPers only duringthe EYP event? How much does it change you in reall ife? Let me just tel l you a couple of stories so you canunderstand better what I am talking about.

Imagine that this time you came to the station ontime. To be even more precise exactly half an hourbefore the departure of your bus. With such a reserve oftime what is wrong with having just a quick nap because

it is five o’clock in the morning? It does not seem sowrong, does it? You are right, in case you do not wakeup ten minutes after the departure. Of course it does nothappen to al l the people. Some of them prefer to sitbackwards on a bench while the journey break, read abook, relax when their bus is happily receding in thedistance.

In some cases it is not always your fault. Sometimesit is just a bad coincidence. Let’s just take this highlyhypothetical situation when two days prıor to theInternational Session there is a volcanic eruption. Iknow, it sounds crazy but just assume that this happensand you stil l are so determined to go even if the wholesky over the Europe is frozen. You have 2,500kilometres to go. Now think of every possible way oftransport that you can tanke except a private jet.Surprisingly you have already used all your possibil ities.So you took a bus, a trnain, a taxi, a boat, a raft, anothertaxi and final ly you are there! Uff. That was exhausting!

Is it so much of a cl iché that travels teach yousomething important? I would not say so. You canenhance your flexibil ity, patience, modesty andopenness. You can always meet new people, get toknow new cultures, laugh until your stomach hurts, loseall your stuff and recall if later on with a big grin on yourface. Accept l ife as it is and try to get as much as youcan out of that. Carpe diem!

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EURO-VILLAGE

Adam: “I prefer salty snails, ham, cheese and they

were all gone really quickly so that was great.”

We've all been through this. The first day can be

intense! You've just had to remember way too many

names, your chair made you to jump around like a crazy

person and you stil l may not be completely sure what to

think about the whole EYP experience. Well , there is no

better way how to end up a day than a Eurovil lage.

Several delegates and officials revealed to us their

impressions from this unique opportunity to taste food

from all the parts of the Czech Republic (and

Germany! ) .

So what do the delegates think about this event?

Betty: “Since I l ike sausages, I real ly enjoyed those

from Omská and Písek.”

Fasih: ”I ’ve brought some beer from my hometown

Velké Popovice, but I don’t actual ly drink it because

I ’m not eighteen yet.”

Tereza: “Since I ’m from Pardubice, I l ike the most our

gingerbread. We’ve brought it as a committee but I

was really hungry so I had to eat some solid food

first.”

Matěj: “I real ly loved sweets from Akademické

Gymnázium. I t tasted as if a unicorn kissed your

tongue.” *Batuhan agrees*

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Jakub: “As a school we’ve brought international food –

we have chips, coke and Oreo. We also brought some

caviar, Russian sweets cal led “bird’s milk” and

Slovakian cheese and sausages.”

Veronika: “I real ly loved those rol ls fi l led with cheese

from Pilsen but there were many delicious meals.”

Karolína: “We really had success with our potato

pancakes that one of my fel low delegates prepared.”

David: “I was excited when I heard that some

delegation had brought a cheesecake!”

Jana: “My favorite meal was Czech specialty

“Utopenec”.

Kateřina, Anna, Aneta: “We really enjoyed spring rol ls

and chocolate muffins from Masarykovo Gymnázium.

We are also real ly proud of our regional specialty –

the Prague pie.”

Roman: “I am fond of those little pizza pieces from

Prague.”

TIP FROM A JOURNALISTSweet pie from Masarykovo Gymnázium called

“Polsky piskot” that was prepared by mum of one of

one delegates – she even revealed us the recipe so if

you are interested you know where to ask.

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Pete: “I l ike al l kinds of pies – chocolate pies, vanil la

pies but at Eurovil lage I discovered the magic of

potato pancakes.”

Karel: “I enjoyed the potato pancakes from Pilsen. I

would love to eat some more but unfortunately I ’m too

ful l .”

Batuhan: “I l iked the salty quiche from Prague. I t

contains my favorite food – mushrooms.”

Matěj: “I real ly loved sweets from Akademické

Gymnázium. I t tasted as if a unicorn kissed your

tongue.” *Batuhan agrees*

Márty: “I real ly loved the cake that was prepared by

my friend from Prague.” *Márty I I agrees.*

Kerim: “I must say I prefer Hašlerky from Gymnázium

Budějovická.”

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A TYPICAL NSC?How would you describe a typical NSC? Probably

l ike this: bunch of international officials, delegates fromthe county where the conference is, organisers withannoying wake up calls, jurors that make you nervousevery time they come into the committee room andchairpersons with the best intentions and strongestefforts to make everything clear to you and to direct youin a right way. There are those coffee breaks where isalways not enough coffee to get you back to l ife becauseyou have not slept al l night of course.

But this time, we can see something different. Thistime we have guests from Germany. Jan, David,Alexander, Antonia, Maxi and Basil were more thanhappy to talk with me about their first impressions theyhave. ”We expected something different, we wantedsomething different” said the lovely foreign delegation.They were really interested to see the differenceconcerning culture, mental ity, traditions and of coursedifference between German and Czech EYP. From theirwords, the main difference in openness. “People inCzech are so much more open minded and morefriendly than people from Germany. I ’m not saying thatwe’re not friendly of course, I ’m just saying that we aremaybe more distant that they are” one of the delegatessaid. They have been surprised positively by Czechpeople’s interest in sharing opinions and general pointsof view. ”They used every opportunity such as coffee

break or Euro vil lage to see our point of view andobviously we enjoyed that and I cannot say that I did notuse every opportunity I had to chat with people I don’tknow at al l , it is always fun! I love to hear someone’sway of thinking especial ly”. In some cases Czechpeoples were interested about background history,Nazism or some typical stereotypes that Germans canposes. While we are talking about stereotypes,delegates from Germany told me that none of theirstereotypes has been broken because they didn’t haveany. They just got real ly good first impression about thepeople from Czech Republic.

Before the beginning of the session, while ourguests were in Prague, they were surprised by flexibil ityof the rules and differences between rules in Germanyand Prague. For example, in Prague you can feel free tol ight a cigarette in the street or regularly buy a drink in amarket while in Germany you are not al lowed to smokein cafes and you are not able to do anything without yourID. Although, they are now used to those rules, theywouldn’t mind for Germany to be a bit more l iberated.

“One of the most useful things in EYP is that yourtopics are making you to do the research about variousthings you never though you would do by yourself. Alsoit is real ly interesting when you choose total ly differenttopic than you had on previous session because then

by Milica Simeunovic (SRB)

Alexander Prinz Antonia Voelske Basil Linde

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you get to sense different areas,” Jann Kuyior said.

Expectations they have for this session are new andhopeful ly great experience and new friendships. Sincethey are relatively new in EYP, they see this conferenceas a chance to experience other methods, other forms ofapproach and just another way of having a session. Thebest part of being a delegate is obviously meeting newpeople from all over the Europe.

First conference of this delegation was regionalselection confereNnce in Aschaffenburg in Februarywhere they admit were pretty concentrated to showthemselves in the best l ight possible in aim to getselected for National Selection Conference in Kiel butnow even though there is no stress and that strangefeeling you have when you don’t know if jury is going totel l your name or not, they are going to try hard and givetheir best, just this time it is going to be relaxing and allabout fun.

At the beginning of the session it seemed like theywil l not be able to accomplish the task becauseeveryone was so strict on their opinions, not ready tomake a compromise but that was just one more examplethat showed them how things actual ly are possible nomatter how difficult they seem at the moment.

“I t’s strange how just by observing and listening toother personalities your point of view can be changed ina minute. Moments I realize that make me be openminded even more” was one of the observations thatone of the delegates made.

The main goal of the session is of course having agreat time, making new friendships and enjoying anunforgettable experience but one of the biggestaccomplishments for our guests would be(with al lrespect for Czech products) if Czech people admit thatGerman beer is better than theirs.

Maximilian Harkotte Herr Dollinger Jan Kuzior

David Norali Ghasemi

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EWWWWFOOD

As you have picked up the newspaper and watchedsome proper television in recent months, you arecertainly famil iar with the alleged horse-meat scandal.Considering you are political ly interested young men andwomen, which I more or less expect from you to be. Andin the same manner I suppose some of you might beeven bewildered by the sheer idea of eating a horse.Well for those ignorant and unaware of what you aremissing out on, let uncle Peter teach you a lesson rightnow.

As a matter of fact there is food, commonly eaten incertain parts of the world that obviously seems waymore appall ing and awkward than some well-donebronco. To further investigate this issue, the CRAY teamwil l take you on an exceptional journey to provide youwith the 7 CRAYest, most unthinkable and strangespecialties our planet offers. Exploring different culturesis exactly what being active in the EYP is al l about andthat is exactly what we are going to right now. Thusfasten your seat belts, grab something to drink and getready, because there is one hell of a ride ahead of you,which is certainly not something for the l ight-hearted.

Kopi Luwak, Indonesia

That is the most expensive, luxurious kind of coffeethere is. In other words the coffee-equivalent of Russiancaviar and something the average EYPer might be morethan open for. However there is one delicate detailmissing in this equation – the beans are found in theexcrement of an Indonesian cat cal led Luwak. Well Isuppose that could spoil even your appetite for coffee.

Living Occtopus(sy), Korea

Sannakaji as the Koreans call it is a raw dishconsisting of l iving octopus seasoned with vinegar andherbs. Sounds delicious, doesn’t it?

Casu Marzu, Sardinia

Casu Marzu, which means rotten Cheese, is a huge

piece of Peccorino riddled with baby insects. Yes, it

real ly does sound like something the Cosa Nostra would

give to people who know too much.

Fried Tarrantulas, Cambodia

This one is actual ly quite obvious, isn’t it? The eight-feeted monsters are completely fried and served as a

common specialty at the street markets of Pnomh Pneh(which is the capital of Cambodia for al l those lackinggeography knowledge). Seems interesting, but I stil lprefer French fries.

Goat head, South Africa

As you have probably been able to guess that theZulu specialty mainly consists of a goat head, which isserved including its tongue, brains and ears. This isactual ly considered a very exclusive meal they serve insome top-class restaurants for a lot of money. Can youimagine?

Fried Bat, Vietnam

What sounds to some of you like the propertreatment for some actors starring in Twil ight) , is a verypopular dish in Vietnam.

Century egg, China

Final ly our trip through the world of weird foodbrings us to China, which was pretty obvious in the firstplace. I t is basical ly an egg, which undergoes a processof preservation in a mixture of clay, ash and lime for tenyears. However that excessive level of disgust does notkeep that dish from being one of the main special itiesChina has to offer.

So you see, it is real ly beyond imagination what theglobal menu has to offer. I hope you have not thrown upand are stil l with me so I can drop some final knowledgeon your brain. The bottom line is that no matter howdisgustingly weird these meals might sound, it might bereally worth trying and I bet you wil l be surprised by howgood they actual ly taste.

Which brings me to a really good lesson in l ife. Mostpeople l ive their l ives according to the same patterns,rules and prejudice just about everyone else has. Bydoing so they mostly end up with a relatively boring l ife.Most people would refer to it as a norm, I would rathercal l it death. Thus I want to highly encourage you to trysomething you have never tried, eat something you havenot eaten yet and break some rules. I guarantee you byliving just a bit out of the norm, you wil l feel a high youhave probably never felt before.

by Peter Pölzleithner (AT)

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EYP wordsby Katarzyna Sokołowska (PL)

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CRAYFACEBOOK PAGEby David Radosta (CZ)

Cray Media Team is exceedingly productive but aCray issue cannot have fifty pages (or shades if youwish) as it would create an unprecedented pressure onorganisers, printers and our editor office. However, wewant al l our output to be seen so we put a large chunk ofour work on Facebook.

Our paper is quite serious and distinguished so thefb page also serves as a place where lighter stuff can befound. We plan to post loads of cray things there andalso some crayfish. Can you paint one by the way?

Also, the Cray Media page is becoming a stock ofstunning pictures as you might have already noticed. Wehope you wil l appreciate it and we hope every participantof the session wil l found him- or herself in some of thephotos. We do take tons of them and pick the best onesto go online so that you can see them, too. We believethat photographing is one of the most important taskswe have here – we would l ike to provide you with somegreat memories which you can come back to later.

Another valuable feature of our Cray page andpretty much anything on the Internet is the l ight-speed.You can check the page wherever form your mobilephone and get the latest update of what is happeningand see the most remarkable records, photos, videosand reports right away.

Yes, we could make a Twitter or Instagram accountsince the paper is so posh but in the end, we went forFacebook. We were actual ly tempted to use the twoaforementioned media, Facebook won for numerousreasons, though. The first is that it is the most accessible

media – not everyone checks Twitter or Instagram everyday. Secondly, Facebook is, after al l , very interactiveand we wil l be loving seeing some feedback from you.And lastly, we believe that Facebook offers the broadestrange of opportunities for you and us to be as creativeas possible – shall we?

Come on, I am not paid by Facebook. Of coursethey are cray-damn spies and too much facebooking canget bloody dangerous so behave yourselves even morethere. Moreover, our privacy has to be protected, that iswhy we do not tag anyone and if you would feeluncomfortable with any photograph you are in, we wil lwithdraw it. Though, I have to admit that I have neverbeen an admin of a page before and it is quite aninteresting experience. I hope you wil l exploit al l thepossibil ities Facebook provides (or better not you creepystalkers).

Summing up, do not forget to fol low our page andfeel free to l ike and comment the content. I t is al l for youso should you wish we would add something, do leaveus a message. And if you have anything you would l iketo submit to our page, do send it to us.

Note: There has allegedly been an abuse of theCray Media account. Cray Media Team takes noresponsibil ity for the inappropriate comments belowsome photos. We suspect that it was the Austrian journoguy.

sorry for Czechlanguage.

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Listen guys, after surviving the extremely strangeprogress of teambuilding and struggling through thecommittee work; it is now time to final ly have some fun.And I am not talking about some secondary schoolscouts camp kind of fun, I am talking about some realfun involving the opposite sex, which are the femaleparticipants in case you did not get it. So get yourselvesin the shower, get some shave on, put on your bestclothes and dive right into the crazy world of the EYPnightl ife.

Final ly you have arrived at the party. The music isplaying, the drinks are flowing and you are absolutelyclueless about what to do next. But there is no reason toworry, because you wil l get a VIP guide on how to turnthe l ittle party into an unforgettable night. First andforemost, dance. Women have shown to possess somestrange affinity with guys, who have got the moves or atleast dare to step on the dance floor giving it everythingthey have got. Secondly, do not overdo the booze. I wil lcertainly not tel l you off from having a couple of beers,but it is simply impossible to attract the ladies in apositive manner when you are lying on the floor wasted.

Seriously, not even I could do that. Last but not least, Istrongly recommend you to simply be yourself. Girls,quickly notice when a guy is putting up a show and theyusually do not appreciate it. Believe me, I am tel l ing fromexperience. So do not be phony, do not pretend to beLorenzo from Matterhorn, just present yourself with theright level of self-confidence and try to do it in acharming manner. Like that journo guy from Austria.

Fol lowing these easy tips wil l enable you to haveone hell of night and a lot fun with your fel low delegates.And with a bit of luck, everything is possible – if youknow what I mean. .

HOW TO MAKE THE MOSTOUT OF AN EYPPARTY FOR DUMMIES

by Peter Pölzleithner (AT)

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Are you Google? Because you are everything I

was looking for.

What time is it? Almost midnight. You take all yourthings, go to the bathroom, turn on… lights and look inthe mirror. What a pretty face is that. You slowly takeyour l ipstick from your purse and then preciselyunderl ine you lips with a vivid red colour. What a prettyface. You put on your black tights, short skirt, fancy topand a black jacket. You stand in front of your wardrobe.Which pair of shoes should you pick? This night is goingto be special. You choose the red high heels. This isgoing to be delightful . What is the occasion you mightwonder? EYP party time!

You slowly enter the club. There is darkness aroundyou. Some lights are flattering. You are not unsecurebecause you know you look perfect. This is going to be

your night. You can hear the sound of your heels tippingon the floor. You secretly look around with this seductivelook on your face. With the comfortable walk you go tothe bar, order a glass of white wine with ice, start a l ittleinnocent chat with a bartender. Ok, it is a high time tosee your friends. You look around again. And here itstarts. “Oh, here you are, I was looking for you the wholeevening. How are you? Where have you been? How wasyour day? Being busy in the Committee Room? Wantsome drink? Oh, you have one. Maybe you would l ike todance? Well , I know that the music is not the best one.We can move to my room to listen to some better stuff ifyou want. What do you think? Sounds like a plan?”.

Sammy, wake up, we are one hour late for theGeneral Assembly!

MY NAME ISBOND. JAMES

BOND.by Katarzyna Sokołowska (PL)

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MEETTHECOFFEEMACHINE...OR RATHERNOT

While standing at the school hal l downstairs, thefirst thing that captured our attention was a cute old-school coffee machine. After a cold trip from theaccommodation, the temptation to try one of the hotbeverages was stronger than us. The whole idea of anice hot drink grew on us even more after we found outthat one of the choices is a cinnamon coffee. Justimagine, the delicious smell of the spice, the memoriesof a warm and a cozy bed and a divine taste fulfi l l ing al lyour desires of the empty heart.

So we made up our minds, opened our wallets anddecided to invest a considerable amount of our parent’smoney into our personal happiness. So far so good, thesweet sound of a coffee coming out takes us a stepcloser to what we expect to be a highl ight of the freetime we have left before al l the delegates arrive toschool.

I t’s here. I t’s happening. The coffee is ready andwe’re reaching our hand to get what we rightful ly

deserve. As we were holding it in our hands, we smiledat each other and took the first sip…

“What the cray?! ”

No. Just no .

The fol lowing stream of words should not bedescribed in a presence of the ladies or gentlemen.

To our dreadful surprise, not only was the drink farfrom the hot cinnamon coffee we expected. The productwe received was very much distasteful, not real lyresembling coffee in any way. Colombian farmers wouldcertainly think that cal l ing this coffee must have been amistake.

To conclude our l ittle review, we certainly do notrecommend you to drink anything from that machine. Incase of an emergency, we translated all the names ofthe beverages. However, please appreciate the coffeefrom our lovely organizers.

by Natálie Dostálová (CZ)and Pavlína Krausová (CZ)

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