Buddies, we need your help!! We are searching for Buddies! Currently, we still have around 350 mentees that need to be matched and only 50 active Buddies left If you are a Buddy and would like to be matched with a new international student, please email us at: <mailto:bebuddy@rwth-aachen.de> bebuddy@rwth-aachen.de If you're already matched but think you could handle another mentee, just text us too! Unfortunately, many Buddies do not respond to our matching propositions, which costs us valuable time. Please check if you have noted any potential absence periods in your profile; it makes our lives much easier. If you registered but havent completed the BeBuddy training yet, please also reach out to us. The next virtual session will take place on September 30th. It takes a maximum of 1 hour, and you can choose a flexible time in the following week. Since many students struggle to find an apartment, we are asking for your help. We are confident that everyone will eventually find a place, but it can sometimes take a bit of time. If you have a free couch or even a bed available for the next few days, we would greatly appreciate it if you could let us know so that we can contact you in case of emergencies. It can be quite difficult to find a spot in a hostel, and it can also be expensive for some students. It would count as an elective component of the certificate international Housing Support for International Students. How can you support your mentee with this issue? 1. Activate your social network. 2. Book a hostel. 3. Check the housing guide <https://www.rwth-aachen.de/global/show_document.asp?id=aaaaaaaaabdrzye&down load=1> together and perhaps make some calls together. 4. Help with formulating a text for wg-gesucht <https://www.wg-gesucht.de/> . Germans appreciate reading personal information about the person they might live with. If you do have a free couch, bed, or even a room, please write to housing@rwth-aachen.de <mailto:housing@rwth-aachen.de> with the subject Free Room/Bed/Couch. Since the housing team receives many emails, this will help them recognize your message more easily. We will of course treat your information confidentially. Thank you for your support, you are doing an amazing job!!! Greetings! Leonie Hafen, Betül Yildiz and Baran Peltek from the BeBuddy Team