{"id":116882,"date":"2020-08-21T20:05:13","date_gmt":"2020-08-21T18:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=116882"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:25:01","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:25:01","slug":"guides-look-back-on-this-years-eurekaweek-we-now-do-in-one-day-what-we-normally-do-in-a-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2020\/08\/21\/guides-look-back-on-this-years-eurekaweek-we-now-do-in-one-day-what-we-normally-do-in-a-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Guides look back on this year\u2019s Eurekaweek: \u2018We now do in one day what we normally do in a week\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last week, Eurekaweek guides Wolke and Celine couldn\u2019t wait to show around the two groups assigned to them. \u201cThis will be the chillest Eurekaweek ever,\u201d Celine predicted at the time. As it happened, she was right. \u201cI kind of expected the programme to be a little fuller, but we had quite a bit of time off in between activities, so it did end up being quite chill,\u201d says her fellow guide, Wolke.<\/p>\n

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Wolke (left) and Celine during the Eurekaweek<\/span><\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure>

This year\u2019s Eurekaweek was chill across the board, says Celine. \u201cBut at the beginning we had to work harder than usual to create a good vibe,\u201d she goes on to say. \u201cBecause normally, you have a week to bond with each other, but now we had to do it in one day.\u201d<\/p>\n

The two guides supervised two groups together and spotted several differences in the way groups interact. \u201cWith one of our groups, we could tell at the end of the offline day that they were getting along very well,\u201d says Celine. Wolke adds: \u201cLast night all of them took part in the online pub quiz, and they\u2019re already making plans to do things together. They\u2019re very active contributors to the WhatsApp group, too.\u201d<\/p>\n

Having dinner together<\/h2>
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Movie poster made by the group of Celine and Wolke.<\/span><\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>

On the third and fourth days of the week Celine and Wolke showed the participants around Rotterdam. They both say that keeping one and a half metres\u2019 distance wasn\u2019t too hard. \u201cBut when we were doing the Rotterdam exploration game, we only had two tablets and everyone wanted to join in, so people were inclined to huddle around the tablets. But generally speaking, it all went swimmingly.\u201d<\/p>\n

After the exploration game they had a picnic at The Park near the Euromast observation tower. \u201cWe had a great time there. We finally had a chance to talk to one another and get to know each other. We didn\u2019t have an awful lot of time for that during the exploration game.\u201d Afterwards they attended the information market on campus. \u201cBy 6pm the day was pretty much over. But because all the group members were getting along so well, we all went and had dinner together to close things off.\u201d<\/p>\n

Eurekaweek\u2019s added value<\/h2>

As far as Wolke and Celine are concerned, Eurekaweek definitely adds value to students\u2019 lives. \u201cWhen I attended my own Eurekaweek, I met people to whom I\u2019m still quite close. And when I became a guide the next year, I worked with a group of students with whom I\u2019m still in close touch,\u201d says Celine. \u201cAnd yeah, I think some people on the groups we\u2019ve just worked with have made long-term friendships. Which is great to see.\u201d<\/p>\n

So will they become guides again next year? \u201cThat depends on whether I\u2019m successfully completing my degree, but I do really like doing it,\u201d says Wolke. For her part, Celine shakes her head, but not because she doesn\u2019t enjoy being a guide. \u201cI\u2019m graduating next year! So this will be my last Eurekaweek ever.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t

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