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WRITERs: Nicola Spano (CAA Treasurer, CEMS 2002 Bocconi-RSM) and Gianpaolo Gagliardi (CEMS 2001 Bocconi-HEC)
Serre Chevalier+Ski+Fun=CEMSki Weekend! “Hey guys, do you remember that time we were lost on the slopes, and after skiing for one hour, we came back to the very starting point?!” “Of course we do… I still laugh when I think of it, despite the fact we missed the train back to Paris for that reason…” “Hey, why don’t we do it again?! I mean, skiing together, not missing the train…” And that is how it all started. After the first great experience in 2010, around 20 CEMS Alumni with friends met at the end of January to enjoy a fantastic skiing weekend together in Serre Chevalier, on the French side of the Alps. German, Brazilian, French, Argentinean, Mexican, Austrian, to mention just a few of the nationalities, represented at the event. As usual, everything was perfectly arranged and the entire group got together for the "ice-breaking" Friday evening. Wow, so many different backgrounds, cultures, languages! However, after about one hour, it was like we had known one another for ages. Experienced and less experienced skiers got together on the slopes the following two days, sharing laughs, songs, falls, competition and delicious food. And once back to the hotel, the usual challenging, "almost-impossible-to-understand" games were ready for more fun (btw, thanks Alistair for setting new rules at Taboo every five minutes…). And each year, it is amazing to realise how just two days in such a chilling atmosphere can recharge the batteries: on Monday morning our colleagues could easily see it in our happy tanned faces despite the sore leg muscles. And this year, we did not get lost on the way back home…
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