Well, this seems to be the beginning of the rest of my life
without AIESEC responsibilities.
After 7 years in the organisation is really hard the re-adaptation to the normal life... well, my life has been normal always, but without that
200% more that the AIESECers add to our life, to make it cooler!
The feeling is kinda strange, but when you see all the opportunities in front of you, is completely exciting... because is another adventure to start, another
peak to climb, full of learning, more people, experiences and
happiness, which is my purpose in life :)
Probably, for the people that are not in AIESEC, you cannot understand how important was this last year for me, as it is for many members in the organisation. But last year I was occupying one of the
top-top leadership roles in AIESEC, this opportunity that only 22 young people out of 38,000 were able to live last year: to be in AIESEC International.
I want to write this post to share a bit how was this experience for me, to remember the best moments of my
AI experience and with the intention to motivate more members in the organisation to live this experience as well. Let's access to all the opportunities to learn and grow at local, national, regional and global level. All of them are different in scale and impact though, but all of them have the objective to
impact YOU. To explore
yourself
, your
passion, your
potential, your
ability. But also to develop how to make it
impactful,
oriented,
meaningful. This is what the experience in AIESEC is about. Non stop.
In the last year...I
learned that the power of the network is unlimited..
I
visited Belgium, Czech Republic, Brazil, Italy, Spain and Egypt..
I
facilitated a global conference of over 600 delegates from 105 countries..
I
met hundreds of nice people in the middle east..
I learned to
respect the differences on cultures, religions, sexual orientation, political affiliations..
I
launched the AIESEC presence on social media channels..
I was the
first one to see the new AIESEC website ..
I was able to receive support and
feedback from very important professionals..
I was working virtually with the
most passionate and smart people in Communication of AIESEC, proudly part of my global support team..
I
celebrated the over-achievement of our goals never seen in the last 15 years..
I was
tracking what was happening in all the offices in the world, where
GMT became our watch and
English is just one of the many others that we managed in the office..
I was
working virtually with suppliers in India, Uruguay, Colombia, the US, an
d Malaysia..
I
reported our successes and incredible stories of our members in the Global Annual Report...
I
found my "other-half", professionally speaking, that person that complements you, your strengths and weaknesses, the perfect team buddy to plan and achieve BIG things!
Thank you my Lucy! :)
I was working, living, dancing, eating, traveling, having fun with one of to the smartest young people from
Mexico, Poland, India, Romania, Australia, Greece, Costa Rica, Brazil, Germany, Bulgaria, United Kingdom, China, Czech Republic, United States, Kenya and Colombia. Learning from their cultures, from their ways to see the life, to see the future, to see -literally- the world.
I am not pretty sure -I HOPE- if I will be able to work with such as incredible, professional, intelligent and diverse bunch of people. I don't know if I am going to feel confident again of my team mates, of the projects, of our targets and strategies. I don't know if I will get it in the future... but now I can say that
I have lived the best professional experience ever! My advice for the members that continue believing and working hard for AIESEC:
"AI role as many others in AIESEC is accessible for all the members. You only need understand the organisation, work for it, learn about it, talk with people, perform different roles, commit with different tasks, be part of teams, attend conferences, read documents. Understand why do we exist and what for. And then, imagine how it could be better. Think bigger, apply your academic and working experience and knowledge, ask for advices to your parents, to your teachers, read a lot. AIESEC is a platform to innovate!If you know what AIESEC is about and you know how can it be bigger and better!, then apply for AI!" :)
I have the best memories in the last year, and being honest I miss SO MUCH my team, the AI office, the AIESEC spirit, my mates, I miss Rotterdam, I cannot believe I wont be in the next AIESEC Conference. But, what makes me happy is the fact that
AIESEC continues, everyday bigger and more aware of our capacity and the impact needed. I know I will have any connection with the organisation in my future, in my life. And now, it is the
time to move on.
Thanks for all the people that make these 7 years in AIESEC, the best investment I have made for my life! :)
, your passion, your potential, your ability. But also to develop how to make it impactful, oriented, meaningful. This is what the experience in AIESEC is about. Non stop.
I met hundreds of nice people in the middle east..
d Malaysia..
"AI role as many others in AIESEC is accessible for all the members. You only need understand the organisation, work for it, learn about it, talk with people, perform different roles, commit with different tasks, be part of teams, attend conferences, read documents. Understand why do we exist and what for. And then, imagine how it could be better. Think bigger, apply your academic and working experience and knowledge, ask for advices to your parents, to your teachers, read a lot. AIESEC is a platform to innovate!