04/04/2022
The last weeks have been a rollercoaster of emotions. At the beginning we were confused, stressed, tired, sad (because some of you couldn't join) but as the event started happiness, proudness and fulfillment took over. Some us of couldn't even disconnect from the organisation. New things came us to mind at every hour. The week before we were even late for our classes because we still had to finish the activities' planning, and at that time this was the priority. To plan the sessions, we had to read and write your names and language combinations multiple times. We started to remember them and recognize you while scrolling the Instagram home. "Ah yes, person X is from Y and studies Z languages". At first, it seemed impossible to let everyone interpret according to the language combinations, but we quickly started to understand how to handle it. When we finally met, we and you started to put a face to the names. When we went for a drink together, we mixed up, most of you joined students from other nationalities and tried to speak their languages. Some of us became friends. It was sooo difficult to decide whom to talk to. We would like to thank you all for coming, but also for writing such interesting speeches, for interpreting between two foreign languages, for being understanding in case of unforeseen problems. In short, thank you for taking the EMCI challenge.
The EMCI team 🤪
