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Welcome to Yerevan
Presidential interview
Dear (foreign) delegates
Committee Articles
Who is who?
We are all magicians
EYP alumni
IDEA
1. - 3. 11. 2013
2nd NSC of the EYP Armenia
www.facebook.com/IDEA - 2nd NSC of the EYP Armenia
When I was walking through Yerevan I accidentally found a wish tree.
So I made a wish...
THANK YOU, Samson, Avnik, Lilit and Kristi to make it true. Thank you for the huge load of work you have done and for your always smiling faces.
And also thank to you, organi-ser, chairs, delegates, all the participants of the 2nd Natio-
nal Selection Confe-rence—thank you for being there, in Yerevan, with us, and making the magic happen.
No, no worries. We are not about to congest your In-ternet browsers. If you are reading this, you have already clicked on the right link and got to this online issue of the
IDEA newspapers!
The sad news are: the 2nd NSC of the EYP Armenia is definitely over. If you are still feeling you would like to return back in time(like Hermione with her magic time tur-
ner) and to see all your EYP friends again, you are most probably showing the signs of the still continuing PED (see the explanation on the pages 20,21). As none of the mem-bers of the Media Team is a psychoterapist, we cannot cure you from this specific form of depression.
But the happy news are: we can add something to your memories. We have prepared for you a short hindsight to remember some of the session moments, participants and venues of the session.
EDITORIAL
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Yours Lenka
“Congratulations!
You are the 1000th visitor!“
Warning!
If you are scared
of continuous
PED stop reading
here!
TABLE OF
CONTENTS:
WELCOME TO YEREVAN
4,5
PRESIDENTIAL INTERVIEW
6,7
DEAR (FOREIGN) DELEGATES
8,9
COMMITTEE ARTICLES
10-17
WHO IS WHO? 18,19
WE ARE ALL MAGICIANS
20,21
EYP ALUMNI 22,23
Yerevan (former name Erivan, ancient name Erebuni) with its population of 1,200 000 is
the largest city of Armenia. It is situated along the Hrazdan River.
The modern city of Yerevan was built on tragedy and dreams. It was only a little more than
a fortified town of mud-brick houses before it became capital of the independent Armenia in 1918.
The flood of refugees from the 1915 genocide and its aftermath fueled an uneasy but produc-
tive alliance of Armenia and the Soviet Union, which hoped to spread communism. The city
experienced prosperity under the Soviet rule.
Modern Yerevan was built to be the center of the country with an educational and cultural
infrastructure far expanding the Soviet standards.
WELCOME TO
YEREVAN by Lilit Gevorgyan
TOP 5 THINGS TO DO IN YEREVAN:
Being surroun-ded by 7 mojor buildings and located at the
intersection of various streets, the Republic square tis he centre of Yerevan. Singing fountain in its centre is one of the main tourist goals. The Republic Square frequently hosts concerts and perfor-mances.
1. VISIT THE REPUBLIC SQUARE
DURING DAY AND NIGHT
Originally planned by Alexander Ta-manyan and realized by Yerevan chief architect Jim Torosyan. Not only it serves as a connection between centre and the Hanghtanak Park, but it is also the centre of art and a place of daily mee-
tings.
2. VISIT CASCADE COMPLEX
Designed by Alexander Ta-
manian, located in Tumanyan
Street, it was opened on the 20. January, 1933.
It took around 20 years of construction works to bring the building to its
current shape.
3. VISIT OPERA HOUSE
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The Genocide Memo-
rial was officially
opened during the
47th anniversary of the Soviet Armenia (November 29,
1967). The memorial consists of three main buildings –
the Memorial Wall, the Sanctuary of Eternity
(Memorial Hall & Eternal Flame) and the Memorial
Column “The Reborn Armenia.”
4. VISIT MONUMENT OF
ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
Made of copper, the Mother Armenia Statue, which came to replace
Stalin’s statue, was placed into the Victory Park in 1967. With a sword in
her hands and a shield at her feet the Statue protects Armenia against
any foreign invasion or danger.
5 VISIT THE MOTHER OF ARMENIA
Tsitsernakaberd
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by Avnik Melikian
MEET HOVSEP
PATVAKANYAN! president of the 2nd NSC of the EYP Armenia
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Age: 22
Inspired by: Italy
Afraid of: nothing
Views on smoking: Non-smoker
Views on alcohol: Drinking prolongs
life
Talking about EYP and the session
itself: How come you have decided to
initiate EYP Armenia, what was your
motivation and aim?
We realized a year ago that there are many
active young Armenians, who do not have an
opportunity to share their thoughts with
others. There was no common platform for
the hundreds of young people to come
together and speak up on a regular basis. Of
course, some conferences, projects or sessions
take place in Armenia but they are either
non-innovative, or not on a regular basis.
The EYP format is a perfect one because it
perfectly combines fun and debating, and
that is the exact reason why it became so
popular in Armenia with the total outreach
of 20.000 members in less than 9 months of
its existence.
What are the basic steps to take in
order to create successful session?
One should live through the session and not
feel as a random but rather inherent part of
it. EYP Devotion is a category yet to be
examined. Meanwhile, I should thank to the
team I was working with for the great job
they did. I am sure each participant found
something close to his/her heart and a cer-
tain vision in the session - this made it so
successful.
According to what presumptions
were the delegates selected?
Motivation letters and interest in the EU
relevant issues. For instance, we have had
great applicants from countries like Ghana,
Indonesia, Egypt, who have not even slightly
referred to the topic of the conference.
Talking about yourself: what are the
3 worst things about you?
I become friends easily with anyone, I trust
Armenian taxi drivers, and I love taking
risks. Taking risks gave me already a lot of
experiences - like visiting a small Swedish
city, getting to know a random Japanese guy
in Amsterdam or a drunk Polish villager who
had a collection of different knives. I like
taking risks, and that bad habit brings me to
the extreme, awkward and unforgettable sit-
uations and places.
What is the most important thing in
others for you?
Sincerity, sense of humor,
“maximalism” (that is striving for the best).
What is your personal priority?
Family and friends, personal development,
sharing what I know with others.
What was your childhood dream?
Are you on the way of realizing it? My dream was to be a head of a university.
But I am doing totally different thing right
now so I do not know whether I will ever be
able to realize the dream.
What kind of girls do you like? Smart, with beautiful smile and eyes. The
rest can be fixed over time. She should also
be a good dancer and passionate about
travelling. Most of my girlfriends have been
dancers.
Describe your ideal place to live.
There are no buses here, intertwined narrow
streets, a little old church on a hill... One of
my neighbours is a fisherman and the other
one owns a grocery and makes wine. There is
a small pub at the corner of the street where
I am living and from there you can enjoy a
great sea view.
by Avnik Melikian 7
DEAR (foreign)
DELEGATES,
please, take a post-it and share with us your
IMPRESSIONS...
I got to taste lavas, sucuk and sa-
vas. I drank Ararat, Kilikia and Kotayk.
I saw Ararat from the distance of 30 km.
I got lost. I hired taxi with a function-
less gas pedal to get to the Museum
of Armenia Genocide. I admired deep
eyes of Armenian girls. I experienced Ye-
revan streets full of scary colourfuly-
painted Halloween faces. I played (game)
Narde with owner of a roller coaster. I
fed swans at the Swan lake. I danced.
My view of Armenia and Yerevan changed and was somehow completed many times
during my stay in the „POMEGRANATE“ country.
I decided to take courses of Ar-
menian. I saw artworks at the Cacasdes
and the singing fountains. I traveled in Ar-
menian metro, marshutkas and also al-
most hitchhiked. I was invited to see 2
weddings and I was offered marriage 3 ti-
mes (never from the potential husband).
I visited many interesting places and I
got to know many inspiring people,
which I now dare to call my great friends.
I shared lot of IDEAS.
Honestly, I really enjoyed getting to know Armenia.
But that is all just „me“.
I am wondering, now: what are YOUR impressions and IDEAS about
Armenia
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by Lenka Vysoká (CZ)
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chairs: Hovsep Patvakanyan Lika Mkrtchyan
Abert Markaryan, Anatoli Chenyaev, Anna Danielyan , Anna Churshina, Danara Kurmanova, Elene Maisuradze, Levon Avetisyan, Mariam Gongladze, Mikayel Charchyan , Nane Sargsyan , Ni-kolay Harutyunyan, Ripa Hovsepyan, Shushanik Hako-byan , Sophie May-tesyan, Victoria Gri-goryan
They are expressing
thoughtout opinions
with well-grounded ar-
guments.”
Both individually and as a
team-member they support
every single argument
raised up by the sub-
committee.
As the other chair of the
group Hovsep Patvakanyan
told us. ”The topic is very
tough and burning issue
and it is on the Agenda of
both - Armenian and Euro-
pean leaders. How can Ar-
menia cooperate with EU,
and in which format, in
case Armenia joins the cus-
toms Union?
Read the answer in IN-
TRA resolution!
Chairs of the INTRA com-
mittee, Hovsep Pat-
vakanyan and Lika
Mkrtchyan, lead the pas-
sionate delegates´ discus-
sion on Armenia joining ei-
ther the Customs Union or
the Association Agreement
with the EU. The partici-
pants were divided into
4 groups, each of these dis-
cussing one different aspect
of the whole topic (1.politics,
2. economy, 3. security,
4. human rights)
Delegates were very inter-
ested in discussing the
given issues. As the chair of
INTRA Lika Mkrtchyan
said:
“All the delegates of the
INTRA committee are
active and as a team very
productive.
Armenia has recently announ-
ced about its intention to join
the Customs Union, which in
the first place excludes signing
of the DCFTA agreement with
the EU. Nevertheless, Belarus,
being a part of Customs Uni-
on, has not changed its tariff
scheme with the EU countries.
How can the DCFTA frame-
work be reconsidered to make
it plausible for Armenia to sign
it?
by Lilit Gevorgyan
INTRA
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The protection of the intellectual property
rights has been an issue in the countries of
the Eastern Partnership for 2 decades with
no credible solution suggested yet. What
model of the intellectual property rights
protection will assist EaP countries to boost
growth and better integrate in the European
framework?
chair: Davit Dilanyan
Anna Gabrielyan, An-na Vardanvan, Anush Nalghranyan, Armine Patatanyan, Astghik Matevosyan, Aza Kha-chatryan, Elene Ga-elaia, Hakob Sha-rabkhanyan, Ishuki Baghdasaryan, Khrystyna Kushnir, Melanie Le Dain, Ro-bert Tsaturyan, Tigran Ghazaryan,, Varduhi Avanesyan, Zura Gam-tenadze
DROI by Lenka Vysoká
And although the majority of DROI members were maybe surprised first hearing the committee topic is not about trafficking people, but about the intellectual property, they have created well-considered creative resolution and advoca-ted it easily at the GA.
Davit, chair of the DROI, sha-red a secret insight gossip: one of the human rights specialists from his „awesome, friendly, right“ committee came to Ar-menia to find a future husband.
„And did she manage?“ you might ask.
I cannot tell you.
Privacy is also considered as the the fundamental human right...
„AWESOME, FRIENDLY, RIGHT“ - these are the adjecti-ves, which descibe DROI committee the best according to its members´ opinions.
Myself, I would definitely add: „CREATIVE“, too.
When I asked DROI to pose for a topical group photo, I expected one, two fast „click-clicks“ with camera. Instead, I was the wit-ness of a truly creative process of the picturing of right,
businesses and the stealing of ideas.
(See below, how the DROI depicted their topic of the intell-ectual property)
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An interesting fact about
EMPL was that all the mem-
bers said Vacheh & Gevorg,
who are close friends, looked
like brothers. Guys were not
happy about it, but their pic-
tures from teambuilding show
a different thing.
Well, at the end relative ties
are not that important in
EYP, what matters most is
the connection that makes us
all friends and sometimes
even more than friends...
The lack of the institutional framework and
underdeveloped labour unions in the EaP
countries don’t let the labour markets to per-
form efficiently. What
should the EU’s stance
be to assist EaP countries
on this matter?
chairs: Anna Hovha-kimyan, Suzanna Shamakhyan
Marina Supac, Anano Basilaia, Anna Hako-byan, Arpine Babakha-nyan, Davit Alaver-dyan,, Gevorg Khoda-bakhshian, Hasmik Kababyan , Hayk Mkrtchyan, Isabel Sha-toyan, Khosrovadukht Mamyan, Nuki Gog-berashvili, Seda Bagi-ryan, Vacheh Sahaki-an, Victoria Movse-syan
by Samson Martirosyan
EMPL
Committee of EMPL had a
very interesting topic con-
nected to the procedures of
business establishment for
citizens of the EaP countries
in the EU.
They managed to include
educational segments in the
resolution and as a result
they had a very decent and
well-developed resolution,
which, undoubtedly passed
with majority of votes for its
adoption.
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By the way, this
committee had 2
amazing men – Karo
and Areg, former
soldiers.
Just for you to know
Karo was awarded
"The Best Squad
Commander of the Anti-
Aircraft Defense (AAD) Forces
of the RA", is laureate of
"Qajari Martik" (Brave Soldier)
medal, named “The Best Squad
Commander” in joint Armenian
-NKR AAD competition, is
laureate of the diplomas for
excellent service and has
military rank of "Senior
Sergeant".
And Areg is awarded “Medal of
Bravery”, “Medal For First-
Class Military Skills”, “Medal
For The Best
Physical
Condition” and
has the rank of
“First Sergeant”.
Impressive, isn’t
it?
Taking into double stan-
dards based approa-
ches of global stake-
holders regarding re-
conciliation of the
frozen conflicts of
Nagorno-Karabakh,
South Ossetia and
Abkhazia, What steps
should the EU under-
take to guarantee
peaceful resolution of
the conflicts and prevent
the possibility of military
actions on the ground?
chairs: Catherina Duca + RIma Sargayan
Alexandrina Vasilichi, Ani Davtyan Ani Hako-byan, Anna Sargsyan, Aramayis Madatyan, Areg Kochinyan, George Melashvili, Greta Aveti-syan, Gvantsa Gverdsteli, Karapet Gyumjibashyan, Kushane Chobanyan, Nare Chobanyan, Narek Grigoryan, Narine Daneghyan, Narine Hambardzumyan , Nune Gevorgyan , Saba Sekulo-vic
When I entered SEDE’s room
during their committee work
the discussion was so intense
and so hectic in a positive
sense that I was sure their
resolution will have a great
success, and eventually it
turned out to be true.
They had very controversial
topics of frozen conflicts of
South Ossetia, Abkhazia and
Nagorno-Karabakh. The con-
troversy didn’t scared them off
though.
by Samson Martirosyan
SEDE
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Civil Society institutions
in the EaP countries
nowadays have limited
capacities and are ill
represented in the
decision making
processes.
What should the EU’s
engagement policy be
towards those
institutions in order to
foster a better checks &
balances system in the
Eastern Partnership
countries?
They later proved this skill well during the committee work, while discussing the to-pic of ill representation of civil society institutions in the EaP countries. They showed that they not only understand each other, but also that they are able to find common solutions and to compromise.
Being the 1st committee to be presenting their resolution at the GA, they advocated for their resolution vigorously and with huge enthusiasm.
chairs: Margarita Gevorgyan, Sos Avetisyan
Agnieszka Lyszcz, Andranik Shirinyan, Anna Daghlaryan, Arman Gasparyan, Erik Vardanyan, Flora Babajanyan Hovsep Babayan, Liana Hovhannisyan , Lilit Janibekyan, Magda Grigolia, Marine Me-liksetyan, Mate Te-vzadze, Mushegh Ghahrinyan, Nino Kharebava, Rima Sha-hverdyan, Vardan Ha-kobyan
Lead by their chairs Marga-
rita and Sos, delegates of the LIBE Committee took the advantage of their multi-lingualism and tried jawcrackers in various lan-guages during teambuil-ding.
Although it is probably still not easy to pronounce Po-lish or Georgian sentences, DROI delegates found their way through the language barrier and learned how to understand each other.
by Lenka Vysoká
LIBE
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ECON On a way to a deeper coo-
peration between the EU
and EaP, there is still no
well developed institutio-
nal framework to attract
entrepreneurs from the
Eastern Partnership coun-
tries. What approaches
should the EU undertake
to simplify business esta-
blishment procedure for
the recipients from
Eastern Partnership coun-
tries?
chair: Davit Shin-dyan
Albert Hayrapetyan, Anna Mamyan, Anzhela Movsisyan, Davit Abgaryan, Ha-rutyun Avagyan, Hovhannes Zha-mharyan, Lusine Nal-bandyan, Nana Miquchadze, Nelli Minasyan, Pawel Wilkos, Raffi Elliott, Revazi Maghla-kelidze, Svetlana Co-cul, Taline Sagh-dasaryan
by Kristi Arakelova
Lusine Nalbandyan:
“This committee’s full
name is Economic and
Monetary Affairs (Econ). I should say that commit-
tee work is really very interesting and productive as
we get to know a lot about economy. We spend and
use our time efficiently and we work in a friendly
atmosphere. We make new relationships.
It is a great opportunity to share ideas with others
and to discuss, make decisions.
I feel free with EYP, with my committee.
I am really excited.“
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AFET by Kristi Arakelova chairs: Veronika
Aghajanyan, Juliet-ta Beglaryan
Ani Hayrapetyan, Anna Aghabekyan, Elena Bugaets, Ewa Polak, Hagop Khat-chadourian, Haykuhi Ghazaryan, Ninel Gasparyan, Nver Kirakosyan, Petros Arabyan, Roza Sar-gsyan, Saba Karanad-ze, Siranush Seyra-nyan, Svetlana Hovhannisyan, Ta-guhi Minasyan
What should the EU’s policy be towards regimes in the grey zone between de-
mocracy and autocracy? Particularly, taking into account no aspirations towards
European Integration from the side of Belarus and Azerbaijan, what stance should
the EU take to ensure balanced engagement?
If you walked around the American University of Armenia
you would definitely feel working atmosphere. Each commit-
tee has its own room where they work.
Go inside and see how delegates debate, argue and make
compromises about the problems. You will learn, how the
current issues are one by one solved.
Elena Bugaets:
“The committee work today
appeared very interesting.
The main thing is that it
turned to be very produc-
tive. We shared our ideas
and took into consideration all of
them.
Siranush Sey-
ranyan
“Our committee in-
volved people with
different personali-
ties and backgrounds
and this made com-
mittee work really
diverse and all-
inclusive.“
My feeling – Demo-
cratic!”
Taguhi Minasyan
“I liked today’s job as
it was quite interesting,
intensive, comprehen-
sive and challenging.
I liked being criticized!
The thing that I dis-
liked was too much
work within the same
working group (but I
can understand the
reason behind).
So, all in all, I feel sat-
isfied and in a good
mood“
Ninel Gasparyan
“The committee work
was great as it opened
new doors to new ide-
as, white working with
other people!
Feeling - Amazing”
Svetlana Hovhan-
nisyan
“I really liked how en-
thusiastically the
members were getting
involved into the com-
mittee work. There
was a mice atmos-
phere to share ideas
and exchange
knowledge. The
councern I can point
and is that the deci-
sion in divided groups
have work tine to deci-
sion and revise the
problems resolution
all together.”
“Feeling – excited”
I asked two questions in the AFET committee:
1. How do you like the committee work?
2. Describe what are your feelings in one word
Read the answers below:
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(CHAIR)
(ORGANISER) (CHAIR)
(DELEGATE)
WHO IS
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WHO?
(DELEGATE)
(DELEGATE)
(JOURNALIST)
(DELEGATE)
by Lenka Vysoká & Samson Martirosyan
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“Guys, I am so in PED right now. I
wish we all were together & never had
to say good bye. PED replaced you, I
want it over as soon as possible but it
seems PED is going to last till the next
session. I am so deeply PEDed :’(”.
Imagine a young girl sitting in the
class of Chemistry in school. The week has
just started. It’s Monday. She is desperate-
ly trying to concentrate and listen to a
teacher, but all in vain. All the information
about dynamic equilibrium seems solely
meaningless complex of words, boosting in
her no enthusiasm. The shape of professor
that hectically draws ionic equations on the
board is looming in the distance as if she
would look at him through the prism of a
distorted piece of glass. All her attempts to
regain control over the distracted mind fail
completely. Then she takes her phone,
turns on the WiFi, enters Facebook and
writes a post in a group with hundreds of
members:
Now imagine a car driving slowly on
an empty avenue early in the morn-
ing. Everything is still. The driver rides
the car slowly; he is not thinking of any-
thing, there is only unexplainable feeling of
loneliness and emptiness inside him, as if
something is missing somewhere out there,
deep in both his mind and heart.
He continues his chill drive up till the mo-
ment when a song starts playing on the ra-
dio. An enormous bomb goes off inside him
as he recalls the lyrics of the song. The vol-
ume is on maximum. The driver is singing
vociferously nearly tearing his lungs apart.
The images of the best moments and feel-
ings he had been having the previous three
days are like powerful lightening flashing
inside him during three minutes of the
song.
Once it is over he quickly stops the car,
grabs his phone, turns on the Internet con-
nection, enters Facebook and writes a com-
ment on a post of one of his dearest friend
that just posted something similar to what
he himself wanted to write:
WE ARE ALL MAGICIANS HERE...
by Samson Martirosyan
“I feel what you are saying, I just managed to
drive 160 km/h for three minutes while lis-
tening to our session song.
I LOVE you all, PED is something that can
be forgotten easily if we try, but memories of
these three days will stay with me forever.
What connects these two imaginary persons, as well as any other EYPer who had just
finished her/his session?
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PED - Post EYP Depression No matter in what part of Europe you are, no matter what you do and no matter how old you are,
PED will come. Right after a session.
And if the session is a huge success, just like our 2nd NSC of EYP Armenia, ghe PED will be stronger
and more powerful.
Despite the fact that PED stands
for Post EYP Depression, it would be too
biased and unfair to see only the negative
side of the medal. What matters here is
the individual perception of PED.
One might get into a deep depression and
end up not being able to concentrate on
literally anything else than the memories
of the session. And one might THINK
POSITIVELY, realize the PED is not
forever but the friendships with people
he/she met might be. Depending on the
individual perception of PED by every
participant, it can boost a new wave of
enthusiasm to engage in the EYP.
We live in world, where it is very easy to
catch up with everything we want.
If you already overcame the PED and feel like
EYP is where you belong, it is very easy to
manage. You will see the EYP is open for every-
body and if there is the will to make magic
happen then there is always means to do it.
Being a part of EYP is in no circumstanc-
es an easy job because it requires a lot of ef-
forts, hard work and time but it might be also
is extremely satisfying and delightful.
JUST TALK TO PEOPLE IN YOUR
NATIONAL COMMITTEE, ASK HOW TO
TAKE PART.
THE STAGES of the PED If you are a new, freshly baked EYPer, you are more vulnerable for the. There is only one stage
which is a deep frustration that starts immediately after a session.
1.STAGE
Things are different for those who have experienced
EYP and PED before. As a rule you have the first
feeling of the future PED during the teambuilding.
Something very small, barely palpable rises in you
and says that the PED is going to be hard. But you
try to quickly get rid of it and instead savor happy
moments and make friends.
2. STAGE
The second stage of PED starts the moment
when you have already made friends with people
who have to leave or, vice versa, when you have to
leave and they stay. That fact makes you forget
about the natural need of sleeping and sometimes
even eating and instead you try to spend as much
time with your friends as possible. That is one of
the reasons why EYPers don’t sleep most of the
time during the sessions and organize crazy late
night parties.
3. STAGE
The third stage, which is the most powerful one,
starts when you have already seen all your friends
off or when you are already in a plane. At this stage
the PED blends with tiredness and emotional as-
cent, making everything even worse. Because of this
you can have frequent and very sharp shifts in mood
- you are depressed that it is all over then 10
minutes later you are smiling with joy remembering
everything and being happy it all happened to you.
4. STAGE
Hours spent in social web sites, hundreds and even
thousands of photos, dozens of tags and countless
numbers of status updates, endless repeats of the
session songs and videos happen exactly at this
stage. The fourth and the last stage is when the
PED is almost over but still it is not gone complete-
ly. This stage doesn’t last for a long time and is very
easy to overcome.
And remember: you can be a part of magic, the EYP magic,
too. You also can become a magician, an EYP magician. 21