Fight the stereotypes.

Why do the Slovaks suddenly the euro? Where to start in the Balkans? And tastes like rum from potatoes? 16 students from Leipzig hitch explore Eastern Europe. They argue and haggle, they celebrate and have fun. And they have to struggle with prejudice - especially with their own.

 

Five years after the EU's eastward enlargement and the middle of the campaign for the European Parliament travel reporter mephisto 97.6, the local radio station of the University of Leipzig, across Eastern Europe. Under difficult conditions they explore the Baltic States, Poland and the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary and Slovenia.

Because the trip is subject to strict rules: train and bus for the students are forbidden, they may only hitchhike. Hotels and hostels are also taboo, the Leipzig need every day anew in a place the residents are looking for.

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So do the students during their journey through the new EU member states very close to the people approached. In the meetings and talks, they learn to know sides of the country, about which they previously knew nothing. With the tramp trip they make to a project from the year 2004. At that time, shortly after the EU's eastward enlargement,
were ever Leipzig radio reporter in the new member countries getrampt. In their reports, they wanted to the fears and prejudices against the ten new EU member states meet.

Even the tramp duo from 2009, with stereotypes and prejudices to fight - especially with their own. ONLINE reported on blogs, as they fought on the other hand, and they overcame.