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{03} wonder camp
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his event was organised for the 4th time this year by ESN Hungary to bring together all the Erasmus students in the country. The camp is the fruit of almost four months of hard work. Although it was not the first time that the event was organised, we had a new location and this meant a lot of new ideas, problems, needs and so on. The organising committee spent months on the preparations: strategising, scouting for locations, discussing the theme and programme, recruiting staff and working out the finances and marketing.
taught some Hungarian folk dance moves to the Erasmus students. This was followed by a fire show and wine tasting. The day finished with a ‘Nerd party’, where all the participants came dressed in funny costumes. The organisers choreographed a dance which was taught to the Erasmus students, and they were really good at Tacata!
The outcome of the work was 3 days of wonder. On the first day, the staff members picked up the participants from locations in Budapest and other cities and started the journey to Balatonfűzfő, where the event took place. They started to get to know each other on the way to the camp, preparing themselves for the WonderCamp. When they arrived, we split them into 7 groups, named after the 7 famous leaders of Hungarian history. Later, when the participants found their teams, we started with an icebreaking activity, consisting of 7 stations, each with different tasks. In the evening, all the teams formed small communities within the camp. After dinner, we continued with a flag party and some more games.
Inspiration for the event
After breakfast on the second day, everybody had time to get ready for a competition between the teams in the afternoon. Some relaxed on the beach, while the braver guys went for a swim, as the weather was very hot. The competition was full of hilarious tasks, with the final task being a fashion show in which the groups dressed up as one of the seven leaders. It was one of the funniest parts of the event! After dinner, local folk dancers performed and
On the third and final day, everyone wound down and caught the train back home at around noon. It was really hard to get back to the weekdays after the wonder!
This event is absolutely beneficial for Erasmus students and ESNers as well. Erasmus students have the opportunity to meet other internationals from different universities in the country and have fun, build a team and make friends during the 3 days of the camp. For the ESNers, it is really efficient to build up the collegial relationships and get to know each other. Generally, only the section board members participate in nationwide events (such as the National Platform). The WonderCamp gives the chance to all ESNers to make friends on the national level and make future cooperation much more easier. The income from the event is the basis of ESN Hungary's budget for the upcoming months. The event was a big success! The Erasmus students had a lot of fun. The Hungarian ESNers started to work on new projects such as the ESN Volleyball, getting the inspiration from WonderCamp.
ESN Hungary 21st - 23rd september # of Attendees: 330