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Day 5. Orientalism, Ronda and the final project!

It was the first cloudy morning since we started our seminar. After breakfast we went to Ronda by bus. We arrived to the Real Maestranza de CaballerĂ­a de Ronda and heard a lecture about Orientalism by professor Waleed Saleh from the Universidad AutĂłnoma de Madrid.We were excited about meeting him because of his interesting life story. He opposed th...

Day 4: Ronda’s next Top…

After taking a stand (physically) on issues connected to stereotypes and the image of the other during the I agree / I disagree discussion the afternoon of this Thursday was dedicated to get closer to the final result of the seminar: An animation in the style of the RSA Animates. Finding the topic to explain, developing the concept and a storyline ...

Day 3: Visiting Europe in Africa

On day 3 we crossed the Strait of Gibraltar and went to Ceuta, a piece of Europe in Africa and a laboratory where the different others not only coexist but also try to convivir. It is worth mentioning that we had as well the opportunity to relax and swim in the other side of the Mediterranean Sea. It was 5am when we left from La Algaba to Algeciras...

Day 2 – The other in Ronda

All started with Tina ordering the hopelessly late and lazy Eustorians to the bus for a short ride to Ronda. The first part of the day passed in the Real Maestranza de CaballerĂ­a de Ronda, our generous supporter and loyal partner at the current seminar. We watched a short introductory clip about the actions and activities held at the previous locat...

Day 1 – Introducing the other

Before we started with the actual seminar, we had a Spanish breakfast and discovered some unknown jam – eggplant and tomato marmalade. Some of us thought it was strange to make marmalade of these, other who were braver even tried it. The surprising moment was when they actually tasted good. Strange but good. After breakfast we assembled for an intr...

Day Zero- Arrivals, arrivals, arrivals

Lost luggage, lost people, early flights, late dinner, sun, wild animals and amazing landscape. Don’t let the title “Day Zero” fool you. Sunday, the arrival day, was definitely not lacking of action. The arrival of 18 people from 12 countries is not a simple puzzle to begin with. Add to the equator transporting from the airport of Malaga to the sem...

Day Zero in Ronda or There is a first time for everything

After 3 years of reporting about our activities on our blog, we decided this year to add a new format. We started with video statements of our participants during the EUSTORY seminar in Helsinki and take it now to another level here in Ronda: Ida, our participant from Denmark will report about the seminar in a v(ideo)log, starting with day zero, th...

“The Grand Hotel Axenstein as an example for tourism and the hotel industry during the Belle Époque in the centre of Switzerland”

Researched by Michèle Steiner Born in 1995 in Schwyz, Switzerland “The Grand Hotel Axenstein as an example for tourism and the hotel industry during the Belle Époque in the centre of Switzerland”.” (2013) The Belle Époque describes the time between the 1850ies and the breakout of the First World War in the year 1914. During this t...

THE PRESENT PEOPLE OF THE PAST: Michał on the historical profession and the perception of yesteryear

Name: Michał Age: 27 Hometown: Grudziądz/Gdynia/Warszawa Country: Poland EUSTORY experiences: EUSTORY Summer Academy Berlin 2005, EUSTORY Alumni Project Berlin-Hamburg “Remembering Protest, Resistance, Civil Disobedience” 2006-2007, EUSTORY Alumni Project Berlin “25 years after Chernobyl” 2010-2011 Actual occupation/studies: Historian and journalis...

„A farewell to Poland, a farewell to Russia. The history of three Polish-Russian marriages.”

Estera Sendecka Born in 1993, KrakĂłw, Poland High school graduate, future Inter-Faculty Individual Studies in the Humanities student (Jagiellonian University) Topic of the 2011/2012 Polish History Competition: Poles and Russians in the 20th Century – Recorded and Effaced Stories Estera’s Research Topic: „A farewell to Poland, a farewell to Ru...

What no school book will ever teach you: Orest, Ukraine

Name: Orest Age: 19 Hometown: Kyiv Country: Ukraine EUSTORY experiences: EUSTORY Berlin Academy 2010, “25 Years After Chernobyl” 2011. Actual occupation/studies: Studying Law at National University of “Kyiv-Mohyla academy” Orest says he chose studying law because he has always been interested in the legal and political underpinning of the society. ...

Traces of History: “Multiculturalism in Slovakia in the 20th century – the Bulgarian minority”

Kristina Christozova Born in 1995 in Martin, Slovakia “Multiculturalism in Slovakia in the 20th century – the Bulgarian minority” (2012) Kristina was born into a bicultural family – her mother is Slovak and her father is Bulgarian. Her mother and father met at the university in Sofia, Bulgaria, and after they got married they moved to Slovakia. The...

“EUSTORY gave me extra motivation for my further development in the future.”

Name: Vaya Age: 23 Hometown: Pleven Country: Bulgaria EUSTORY experiences: Youth Academy in Switzerland 2008, Youth Academy in Bulgaria 2010 Actual occupation/studies: Studies Accounting and Finances at the University of World and European Economy in Sofia, Bulgaria Athough Vaya does not travel very often and she says she lives in a state that does...

EUSTORY (EFKAGA) in Riga

I actually think that this is the first time that I post from an EFKAGA (Event Formally Known As General Assembly). During the last years there have been many organisational changes within the EUSTORY Network – from a project to an international association to an informal network – but what didn’t change during the whole time were...

Bravery and Strength: The Story of my Explorations Concerning my Grandmother’s Time in post-WW2 Europe

Sjur’s 2012 history competition entry is about his Israeli grandmother’s time in Budapest, Hungary, from 1946 to 1948, as well as her journey from Israel through Europe to get there. Sjur first began to get interested in this part of his ancestor’s history on a family trip to Budapest in August 2011 with sixteen family members there, includin...