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A trip to the European capital
















The journey to Brussel last week was a great chance to gain both personal knowledge and professional development.

First of all, it was very interesting to learn how the EU works. The EU is one of the most ambitious and largest projects to bring European nations to a round table and discuss on matters affecting them. Started from an initiative of not repeating what Europe was in the World War II, this organization becomes larger and more complicated. However, it fits very well with the current sophisticated world.
















Secondly, it was very knowledgable to listen to EU journalists about their expericences of how to interprete this EU complicated information to understandable pieces of news to European citizens. The journalists in this case seem to be much intergrated in the EU system and live with it. However, they are not official EU spokepeople. In addition, the journey enabled me to meeet and listen to the real EU spokeperson about their communication and strategy to make EU easier to access. This job is not easy since the spokeperson needs to balance between relationship with journalists and the same time promote the organization's image.

Thirdly, the trip was not only about EU but also my fun time too! Brussel is an impressive city. I had a good time with friends especially the snow fighting.

Finally,it was a great experience to stay with an amazing host who provided me and my friends with warm welcoming and comfortable stay!
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