Some videos

American & Carribean Regional Evening
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5d0901GFHv0

Greatest Challenges at MUWCI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWW0D7ZQ3Qs

What is UWC?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HnBWCPXb1E

African & Middle Eastern Regional Evening
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XssCK_9O7bE

Cage Football at MUWCI
http://youtu.be/hhynmK73ods

College Meeting at MUWCI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAaO_d9bqOI

Why apply to MUWCI?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WoJH4BePng

Greatest Experience at MUWCI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npx5CM5d234

MUWCI in One Word
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDQ9gSxw2oc

That will be it for now.
SPREAD THE WORD!

Louise

And when I was younger...

*A censored diary entry*

I would cry in my bed because the babysitter wouldn't open the door when she was putting us in bed, and I knew it was my dad standing at the door because he forgot his keys and he left only ten minutes ago but who was I to listen to?
I would stand in the rain on a sunday afternoon on the square next to the scouts-building and I would experience the rain like I never did before.

I  would build camps in the basement with my brothers and we would make drinks based on speculaas, orange juice and coke that was overtime.

I would give my mom massages and sell 'paintings' in the home across the street for 5 euros, and people would buy it.

I would take care of my little cousin like she was my life and bring my little barbie-purse everywhere I went.

I would wear my long green skirt and everyone would be jealous and I would turn and turn and turn around in it until I fell down. I would wear my jeans-skirt with in the middle a little bit of 'carpet', with a dog on it. I believe its name was Chippie, but I'm not sure anymore.

I would bathe in the little plastic pool in the garden and wear pink sunglasses with flowers on them.
I would long to go to high school, because that would mean going for shopping everyday and I would get pocketmoney and would finally be an independent strong woman. 

And now I have an English essay due friday, a Philosophy essay due Monday, an oral presentation due next friday, a Global Politics presentation due two weeks.
And now I'm going to travel in India for nine days without parents, with a group of friends.

And now I have to choose if I want to study, why I want to study, where I want to study and what I want to study.

And now I'm going to work for a month to gain some money for summer.
And now my grandpa is really sick and I will have to say goodbye to someone for the first time in my life.

And now I long to go to primary school again, because I would completely go up in the fights we had and I'd  act like I was Mega Mindy, the superwoman of my generation, and I would sing High School Musical with my best friends in the whole world who I would never ever leave and never ever forget.

I'm scared. Is it okay to be scared?

Louise

Busy Times

Hi there!

The days are getting longer, the fields more yellow and the faces more tired. It's been a month and a half since we came back and MUWCI is up and running again.

What has been happening? Not a lot of exciting stuff. However, there has been some discussion lately about transparency and decisionmaking. Some students and faculty raised concerns and they are now heard, we are currently sitting together to make new processes.

Last friday, it was Valentine's day. Everyone buys flowers for everyone, all for a good cause (Community Fund uses the money to people on campus who have financial emergencies etc.). Some of us participated in the 'One Billion Rising'. OBR is an international annual event where people from all over the world, in over 200 countries, dance for justice. The focus is on the injustice done to women worldwide: one billion women (that's one third of the whole female population) get confronted by violence at some point in their life. Some students went to Asade, a village down the hill, to dance there with the people from the village.

A few weeks ago, two students decided to help out our librarian. Both his sons suffer from cerebral palsy, which means that they can't sit, walk or do anything on their own. The two students started a fundraiser online and made us spread the word. Due to our good communication, we reached the goal of 5000 USD in less than 24 hours! The goal is reached now, but if you still feel like donating (the money will be used by Community Fund), go ahead! (http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/wheelchairs-for-arnav-and-sayan)

Theatre season is happening! Every year in February, it's Theatre Season time. Students and faculty direct plays, act, design costumes, plan the season,... Months of preperation have led to an AMAZING theatre season so far. I am genuinely impressed by prestations! The plays range from traditional Molière, to a self-written play without text, to a musical and a play in the pool. Think of something crazy, and you'll find it here!

I guess that's it for now, I'm in a highly uncreative mood and in addittion, I am pretty tired! 'Today I don't feel like doing anything', as has once been said in a song. I had two presentations due to today, so now that they're done (it went pretty well yayayayay), I feel so peaceful and relaxed.

I'll try to keep you guys updated a little more frequently
Lots of love, unicorns and rainbows
Louise