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between, we visited everything from tiny charming villages in the Karst region to dynamic cities like Ljubljana or Piran. We biked down steep hills in an adrenalin rush, then relaxed with picnics on peaceful lake-sides. Pushing each other from a fishing boat into the warm sea was almost as much fun as being pushed into a freezing river by our white-water raft guides. We climbed walls, made campfires, performed a play and took to the catwalk in our own fashion show. We joined in scout games and danced with old folks to Slovenian ethnic music. We ate ice-cream, watermelons and even grasshoppers. We survived long walks, tiring bus rides and a small earthquake. But we were abundantly rewarded – with beautiful weather, great experiences, and long-lasting friendships. Marusˇa Zupanc, SU organiser Magic exchange: Ljubljana-Utrecht-Valletta In our exchange, 7th-14th May 2004, we hosted people from AEGEE-Utrecht and AEGEE-Valletta. The memories will stay with us forever – including a song about us, written and sung by the Utrecht group. We discovered the magic of fairy tales through a fancy-dress ball and a puppet show. A wild bike tour of the city raised our adrenalin, and after the theatre there. Whenever I needed someone to make me smile, or night we looked at some participants through new eyes – help to sew my trousers at the Agora, they helped me. truly there are stars among us. Unfortunately, it was a long time before I had the chance to Natasˇa Florjancˇicˇ, Exchange Coordinator see Slovenia for myself, but finally I was able to attend one of their events – the Rainbow Regional Meeting in 2004. I was Rainbow Regional Meeting 2004 really impressed. The event, 22nd-24th October, was more AEGEE-Ljubljana will always hold special memories for me. than well organised. What most impresssed me was AEGEEAt the beginning of my AEGEE life, this antenna was always Ljubljana members' professional but still friendly approach. I'm always looking for new opportunities to visit Ljubljana. Virag Szabo, Director for Public Relations Traditional Slovenian Drinks and Habits “Traditional Slovenian Drinks and Habits” is a weekend event which takes place every year in mid-December, in the beautiful Slovenian Alps. The most recent sixth event, and many of the previous ones, took place in Kranjska Gora, the heart of Slovenian winter tourism. One of the highlights is the performance of a local folk dance group, which always sparks great enthusiasm among the participants. Every year about 60 people join in, mostly from Croatia, Italy, Serbia and Montenegro – and many of them come back for the next time too! Tina Baloh, TSDH-organizer Ambitious plans for 2005 In December 2004, we elected a new board of nine enthusiastic young people. The board is already busy organising as many – if not more – cool events as last year. In March 2005 we hosted “Training for Trainers”, a training event for Academy members. This year’s Summer University will have the title “Sleepless in Slovenia”, and of course we will see another edition of “Traditional Slovenian Drinks and Habits”, plus our part of the exchange Ljubljana-Oslo-Eskeshir-Termoli. Se vidimo! Ursula Kordis
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