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The document provides updates from various committees and events at the EYP session in Batumi, Georgia. It notes that the Security and Defence (SEDE) committee had an energetic start discussing the sensitive topic of the war in Georgia. It also describes the Environment (ENVI) committee bonding through teambuilding activities and presenting as the Simpson family. Other updates mention officials traveling by bus to Batumi, chairs sleeping on the trip, and stopping to celebrate a birthday in Gori. The session is described as being in full party mode during Eurovillage.
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- 1. SHAMTUMI Issue 1, 10/08/09 PARTY UP! Speakers Corner Thank you for smoking
- 2. Did you know, that ... Giorgi Tabagari, the sexiest man among the Georgians, is single? (Come on, girls, try your luck!) More than 15 people at this session have studied in Tartu, Estonia? 13 different nationalities are represented at this session? It rains most of the time? The local DJs only use 10 songs which they repeat over and over again (from crescendo to sudden decrescendo on the most inappropriate moments)? - Dj Otto, where are you, man? Anyway, thanks you Ani Nozadze for giving them your CD, unfortunately they kind of stick to their own music..) Khatsjapuri is a very delicious Georgian dish? Tornike Zurabashvili is the Georgian Justin Timberlake? Cry me a river! Or not, we already have enough water here.. This is already the 20th EYP session for Jindrich Jindra Rusin? Already two loverbirds are breeding their EYP nest here in Batumi? Some Georgians thought the Opening Ceremony started when we where dancing in the can- teen, waiting for the buses to take us to Batumi? You should never try to drink wine against a Georgian? You have to walk a kilometre into the Black Sea at this camp, in order to get to the deeper part and be able to swim a bit? The Armenian delegation left because they found it too crappy here, since they were expect- ing to stay at a comfortable hotel?
- 3. The summer youth forum has really switched the camp into full party-mode. Dif- ferent folk, hip-hop, house and country songs from the loudspeakers and unexpected dance battles now fill the camp area with laughter, music and fun. Saturday nights Eurovillage found us all enjoying a selection of different dishes from Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Poland, etc. Delegates from Moldova and Ukraine had put on their colourful ethnic outfits which made the room brighten up even more. Of course, it soon became clear that there wasnt On Sunday it appeared that a late morn- much time to fully see and taste the delicious ing disco was at hand. While waiting for the food and drinks. Not long after the start of buses to arrive, the music and the pouring rain our little Eurovillage, the volume was turned pushed us all into the canteen to have a glimpse to maximum and people took over the whole of spontanious georgian folk dances, and later dancefloor, showing off their extraordinary on to have a dance-off ourselves - whether it moves and unbelievable skills. be twirling around to the georgian songs, bus- tin a move to the ever-so-cool Cotton Eye Party up, Joe or twistin it to the max with a partner. Come to think of it Ive never seen such an Batumi! K辰rt intense out-of-the-blue party at an EYP event before. You go, guys!
- 4. SEDE Security! Roxi Im sure that when you first saw the committee topics you were dying to be in the Committee on Security and Defence. The war in Georgia started exactly one year ago on the 7th of August 2008 and is still a sensitive topic in our lovely host country. SEDE will have an extremely difficult task of preparing the resolution that will cover all the important is- sues connected with that topic. Fortunately, it wont be a problem for them because from the first moment I saw them, I knew that they were going to succeed. This team is lead by a pair of energetic and smily people: Helena Karnitskaya and Stefan Feutchtinger, so teambuilding was a great experience for everyone.Getting to know this crazy committee started with the Two Truths and One Lie and, as always during that To begin with, we have to assure all oth- game, some funny things came out. er delegates that Tsotne is NOT gay. Seriously. However, he is a person to ask about illegal HOT/NOT things I love about you. Or not. things from or at least thats what he says. It occurred that this committee is a mix of per- HOT: Gentlemen bringing drinks to girls or sonalities: Sofo is mad about animals (how can helping with broken desks. Cute! you have a little zoo in your house?), George NOT: Raising your voice and being ironic. likes blondes so Ukrainians, beware! In con- How was the committee during the first clusion, it looked like you were having fun hours of committee work? Just imagine a uni- while playing that game. And thats what EYP versity room with a beautiful view of the sea is for. and a group of people who were so into the dis- cussion they didnt even want to go to coffee Im a virgin, please help me! Data (GE) break! Our lovely committee is very keen to Wow, you do look like a professional cow discuss, I didnt notice a single person sitting milker! about Martin (CZ) in silence during the debate. Even making the Imagine there is coffee.. - coffeesong rules has never been funnier. This guys take their agreements very seriously Vigtor was close to get punished for his serious face (Rule KEEP IN MIND! no 4: Keep smiling). However, there is one but - come on, guys, stop being late all the George still has to tell one secret about time (yes, Im thinking about you, George and himself - the M&Ms game Stella!) You know you love me, XOXO, Roxi
- 5. ENVI The Simpsons Marta It might as well be a name for the ENVI com- Sunday started way too early for the jour- mittee since Saturday afternoon. It simply amazed nos, as after a long night they would all have loved me how they did so well in presenting themselves to get some more sleep! But finally I managed to as a family in a funny pantomime called The get to the teambuilding just on time to play the Simpsons for the Committee on Culture. Seemed Drunken Bottle with all the guys. Before, they as though they had known each other for months! greeted a new delegate (Theo) who had joined With Tamar as the baby, Marie her mother, Vakho ENVI just that morning. Afterwards they all just as a dog, Elay as a bus and the rest of the family had fun playing Streetfighter and Giants, Wizards in front of the TV set (which actually was Lasha!), and Dwarfs. the CULT members just got convinced that they were looking at the real Simpson family. Sunday, 16:56 So .. ENVI members could high-five eacho- A new chapter in our committees life! At ther and welcome their first collective success. the moment, Im just sitting in the corner of the Then it came time to cross the swamp. The team committee room, trying to stay quiet and invisible had an apparently easy task to find a safe way and dodgily get to know whats happening in their through the dining room swamp, created by the mysterious circle, where theyre just starting to lovely chairs - Julia and Shamal. Actually they did share their ideas. To tell the truth they seem so get stuck at some critical point in the middle of the focused on their task that Im afraid to make even floor, but come on! - its nothing for such a clever the slightest move to not blow away their concen- bunch of EYPers! Giorgi was the pioneer in cross- tration. Im just smiling to myself as the thought ing the swamp and others followed him without of their Bunny Game comes to my mind it was additional problems. Good job, ENVI! so lovely to see them all kissing eachother on their And can you imagine, that they started their cheeks, foreheads, noses or even stomachs and el- first day of the Forum by selling each other on the bows! That just proves how much they love eacho- Patriot Camp stage? Divided into pairs, they ad- ther! vertised their partners on sale and yes, theyre all While expressing fears and hopes for the sold out! At first, the adverts sounded so endearing session, we heard a surprising fear from Con, who and lasted for quite some time, but when the orgas said: I have a fear of making new friends here.. announced lunch, they suddenly went shorter and In a second, everyone answered: Come on, youve shorter.. We all definitely needed to get some food. already met us!
- 6. Officials on the road to batumi Who wouldnt get tired on such a bustrip? It appears as though the chairs do really love to sleep... .. and after a decent amount of sleep, we stopped in Gori to cele- brate a special moment. Happy Birthday, Kristina!
- 7. Moments from the session in full party-mode --- Eurovillage! Opening Ceremony - Mariko Sharing the love ... makes you happy, doesnt it?
- 8. FUTURE go, team future! K辰rt The first assignment you had was to find The day brought trust games and the a small object from the beach that would de- endless torture of trying to walk while be- scribe you at the session. After a brief search ing tied together like sorry for the blunt on the shore you all found one thing that you ex pression slaves. It seemed to be diffi- thought most resembled you. You explained cult to start with, but in the end you started how you saw yourselves at this session and to cooperate and move faster and faster. listened to others talking about their person- Great success! alities. I have to say, you brought some pretty I have to say, that most of the per- brilliant examples! sonality examples you brought on the first However, you werent quite as success- day match with the people I see in front of ful in playing the Human knot we started me right now, in our futuristic committee the game for a number of times, sadly without room. Some of you quiet, some not, some a good end result. Afterwards, you competed of you energetic, some more laid back. I against Public Health in the Lava Game and believe the future has great things in store you won with flying colours! I was very proud for you, Team Future. But first, let us wait of your warrior mentality. But the best part of and see what happens during the next few the day was - without a doubt the drawing days.. ;) assignment. I was happy to see that you took initiative and were even more creative than I Yours truly, would have thought. The portraits came out K辰rt great it seems that you have a bit of an art genius in each and every one of you! :) If you want me standing here topless, Sunday morning started with you find- just say it. (Tornike to Future) ing your partners by making animal sounds and you were quick to pair up.
- 9. ENERGY committee on energy Sandro First, let me introduce my commit- tee members. I will begin with the chairs, who both are extremely energetic and ad- venturous. Katerina Kondrunina or simply Katya, has finally reached Georgia! Katya was forced to cancel her flight to Georgia to attend the Gori session last year, but now she is proud to be the VP of Batumi and, of course, the lovely chair of the Committee on Energy. Furkan Tael also seeks for adven- tures. To attend this session he used an in- ternal flight to Trabzon, his relatives car to the Georgian border, advice of a Turk- ish restaurant worker and taxi to the camp .. Thanks Furkan, you are one of the best Turkish people. At least among applicants for Batumi2009 (some of you know what I mean). Smiles could have been used on a number of times, but I just decided to put only one in the end :) To get to know the delegates, just fill in the blanks - Guess the Celebrity! KATERINA KONDRUNINA just discovered shes Georgian dictator ruling 1/6th of the world: _ _ _ _ _ _ . FURKAN TASEL is not blonde, not a model, just pretty: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . TEYANA KOLYAKA is a Russian football player, but he doesnt even know himself: ________. HAKIM ALASGAROV: is the founder of president: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _s fan club in Azerbaijan. MIKHEIL BENIDZE is not sure if _ _ _ _ _ is human and still alive, but hes not Ameri- can for sure. IA MELKADZE raps and just released a new album after a short break: _ _ _ _ _ _ . SOPO DVALISHVILI thinks about a singer despite of his death: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _______ IRAKLI GIORBELIDZEs part-time job is a look-a-like for former president and current PM _ _ _ _ _ . KRISTINA MARGELASHVILI thinks that _ _ _ _ _ magaria (_ _ _ _ _ is cool) ANA KURDGELASHVILI is a friend of previous person, but hes not from US or Rus- sia, and probably from Europe: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . And finally - dont know why - but SANDRO JUPALAKIANI is an EYPer with rich ex- perience, Dr. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
- 10. LIBE Civil Liberties Fred The teambuilding took place on the The first day of committee work went footballfield, which was less swampy than pretty well. After finally having discussed anyone couldve expected. Like every team, what the topic is actually about, the team fi- they played name games in the beginning. nally started brainstorming and discussing. Apparently, the chairs really hammered on A sadistic Rufat Saradi thought that maybe a the fact that the names should be known as capital punishment for juvenile delinquency your trousers pocket, because 7 (seven!) should be introduced, which was immediately name games were played. There was also a game with M&M candies everyone had rejected by a critical Eka Rostomashvili,who to tell a story according to the colour of the seems to have a clear opinion and is proud M&M. Nazal Tunal told us he once had gone of her social skills. Teona Kontridze is a sur- out and woken up the next morning with a prising girl: she is a very tiny girl, but has a broken shoulder, without remembering any- lot of great ideas. thing. Good job! Most of the icebreaking Because of the humidity, warmth and games were alright for most of the people, but lack of sleep, Nino Chanturia was sitting and the chicken game, where they had to imitate following the debate with closed eyes, ta- chicken sounds, seemed to be a bit over the kin her friend Tamaz Chachkhunashvili into top, although one could think there was a real her daydreams. But Ani Nozadze woke her chicken running around the field when Nadia fellow Georgian colleagues up with her en- Vames pronounced her version of this nutri- ergetic voice and sharp ideas. And dont try cious animal. to say anything wrong to Nana Kalandarish- Im not exaggerating if I mention that the team is rather slow. In the beginning it vili, shes a girl with balls and organisational took on Jindras nerves that everyone was skills, putting the post-it notes together with always late to the appointments, but after a the different reflections of the committee while he got used to the fact that he had to members. wait a bit. And even if theyre slow, theyre What to do with a young person who cuts still a good, enthusiastic team with diverse your throat in the middle of the street? We people. will soon find out ..
- 11. AFET Show me your AFET delegates, delegates! Roxi Are you looking for hot discussions, The test for the whole AFET commit- people who are really into the things they tee was of course the committee work. Even are currently thinking through? If these when they didnt agree, they always found answers are YES, then you should already the way to start listening to each other more start waiting for this one. Let me introduce carefully. How to make them do embarrassing the Committee on Foreign Affairs, which and silly things? Just let them play Honey, will deal with the topic concerning eastern tell me that you love me. Thats also the way policy of the European Union. to spot the people on their knees in front of AFET started the teambuilding... on other delegates or to notice a big EYP crime the beach. It was a perfect place to get to breaking the Golden Rule. Youll definitely know each other better and they proved find out what I mean by that while watching that. The committee, chaired by lovely Olga the videos from Facebook ;) Petrova and Giorgi Tabagari didnt have HOT/NOT things I love about you. Or not. any problems with the tasks and games. The only thing that seemed to cause them some HOT: discussion. The cure for the cold nights difficulties was .. spider-web. But come on, Kvavilnari camp cottages. Im impressed. guys, we all tried that and failed a million NOT: using mobile phones during commit- times. tee work. Bad, bad girls! ;) Fail of the day: Being punished for speaking Georgian three times during three minutes. Congrats, George. You are officially my hero.
- 12. PUBLIC HEALTH Thank you for smoking Dima Hard to believe, but true: this ele- Theres no use in boasting, but were gant, fashionable, splendid habit is in fact actually well-equipped against smoking. a bloodthirsty monster. Half a million Eight young Georgians (Kate, Tamaz, Nino, deaths only in the EU, more than a mil- Mari, Beka, Natia, Ana and Tata), repre- lion deaths in Europe as a whole these sentatives of a traditionally wholesome and are the numbers of its yearly appetite. life-loving nation, enhanced by Portugese Production. Packaging. Advertis- and Azerbaijani input (Diogo and Rashad ing. Sales. Taxation. These are just some respectively) and lead by Kristina, the very of the fields where endless wars between embodiment of Ukrainian health, make a the common sense of law-makers and the perfect mixture to fight any harmful habit, greed of tobacco corporations have been no matter how deep it has penetrated into the waged for years. culture or how cool it may seem to some. At the same time, those already in- Predictions are a difficult thing to make, but fected by the nicotine plague insist on the from what is visible right now, one may con- right to destroy their own health to their clude the guys will suggest buttspelling as a hearts content (hence the endless debate substantial part of the new EUs anti-smok- on smoking in public places). A balanced ing policy: some delegates have just discov- and thought-out policy in this realm isnt ered this ambiguous exercise and seem to less important than fresh air (the first be- enjoy it. ing in fact a precondition for the latter). To cut a long story short, we need to All the necessary decisions are about to be thankful to smokers. No, seriously. If it show up not in decades, but in less than wasnt for smoking, we wouldnt have such two days namely at the Batumi Sum- a tricky, complicated and urgent topic to be mer Forums General Assembly. debating on.
- 13. Speaker's Corner Few words to the audience read carefully* Guys! Truly: arent you glad to be here in Ba- tumi, on the amazing Black Sea shore? Isnt it a pleasure to enjoy the nature and peace (well, peace rules everywhere, except for the canteen with its music, right?) Ill tell you: IT IS, or at least it can be if you just have a bit of positive attitude. It is so much thanks to the Organisers that we have a chance to be here in the first place. My message to you is simple: please stop complaining. Yeah, I know you weer ex- pecting to live in a hotel in Batumi. I really do understand you would like to pee in a toilet WITH doors or shower in warm water. Every- body would. Just appreciate the fact that, in spite of having their funds cut, the Orga Team still managed to make this event happen. And thats really something! Keep an open mind, a smile on your face and have fun! *addressed to only some participants of course, not all of you, sweeties!
- 14. CULT Clash of civilizations Fred Traditions are getting lost in the 21st The group is very enthusiastic, century, due to the globalization. With the in- even if they mainly consist of native troduction of the internet and the fall of the Georgians. This results from time to time Soviet Union, a new era has arrived in which in some language change, but the chair cultures and traditions are acceptable to be is alert enough to point the committee jeopardized. Is globalization affecting the members to go back into English. one culture more than the other? What are the The most funny team building real side-effects of globalization and should game was kind of pointless, but very nice we try to put a break on this or is it already to do. We had to make each other laugh to late? Should political parties take respon- by the words Honey, tell me that you sibility to conserve the customs, habits and love me, and the person who is laughed traditions of their nation? Where is the bal- to should stay serious, answering with I ance between liking products and habits from love you, but I just cant smile. Alright, other cultures and letting them make part of if faces from Mariam Abuladze, Oto the own culture? These and a lot of other Kakhidze and Amiran Makaridze are in- questions will occupy this committee of Cul- cluded, you start actually laughing before ture and Education during the EYP Forum in they actually start saying anything. Batumi. About the committee work: the Dima is the master of teambuilding. group is very close and has good ideas. He has the gift to move people, even early in First there was the usual brainstorming the morning, to do a lot of energetic games, session, where the members had to bring such as the committee using only one finger issues involved with the topic. Since cul- to lift a committee member in the air, dancing tural globalization is a very large topic the crazy banana or Zulu, etc. He can bring to work on, some restrictions should be his committee to be on time and really work made in advance. something out (be warned if you are not ac- tive or on time).
- 15. Starting with questions like What do Integration, exchanging expericence, we understand under culture? and Can we protecting your past, changeable forms protect our cultural traditions? where good and unchangeable ideas, immigration, prerequisites to start with, so that the mem- national identity, education in the native bers could use their opinions and creativ- language... it are only a few terms given ity on this topic. Fun was involved for sure. by the members after an intense reflec- The committee had to figure something out tion, where everybody is treated equally. to make a good advertisement to promote And be careful of saying something that an enterprise making only left shoes. They is diminuishing the value of another cul- created a little theater play with Chroestjov ture, because girls like Mariam Zura- slapping with his shoe on the parliament bashvili, Nino Sioridze and Mariam desk, asking for silence and the journalist Chubabria will serve you with some hard who throwed a shoe at G.W. Bush. It is im- defensive words! possible not to laugh here. Even Dima, who Hopefully there will be enough really manages to stay a strict and serious space to bring some counterarguments chairs, could barely hold his laughter. to the statements of Huntington with his Fariz Jafarov is a rhetorical man who Clash of civilizations. Longing to see the has very profound opinions on the topic resolution on how to protect the cultural and gave us some interesting perspectives. traditions for youngster in a globalizing Shahriyar Haciyev and Davit Sichinava are world! more the observers, but if they say some- thing, it is founded. 息 Frederik Declercq