How to survive a Regional Session

Welcome to the Regional Session of Lempäälä! 
This is quite possibly your first experience with EYP (but hopefully not your last). To help avoid any possible feelings of confusion, the media team would like to help you get started. Here are some tips for making your experience a little smoother!

1. Find new connections. If you’ve arrived with five of your best buddies that you see in school every day, this is the time where we’d advise you to perhaps a look a bit further. Do you see someone who might look like they’re in need of company? Go talk to them! One of the best parts about EYP is finding people with similar interests that you can be happy to say hi to when meeting again in the future.

2. Don’t feel discouraged if everything isn’t amazing right away. There’s a lot of hype going on because many of the officials feel strongly about our organization (for a good reason), but we do acknowledge that the spark might not be there during the first few hours or even the first day. The best advice I can give you is to just enjoy your time and go with the flow!

3. Strive for a positive attitude. It’s important to accept other delegates’ opinions even if they don’t match your own. Listen to them, and you might learn something new to add to your own views as well.

4. Step out of your comfort zone – it’s alright to make mistakes. It’s very likely that none of your fellow delegates are going to remember that one time you stuttered or were mistaken of a certain fact. I therefore encourage you to speak up when you have something to say.

5. Get some sleep! It might not be possible to get your ideal 7-9 hours, but at least try your best. This is especially crucial before the General Assembly (GA), since you do not want to be the one falling asleep. Coffee might just be your savior, but it won’t make up for the lack of sleep if you’ve had none. GA is where you really get to debate – don’t miss it!

Emmi Ilmanen