100% Talent Week: Day 1
Where: AIESEC International Office, Rotterdam
What: 15 people, 5 days of intense learning, un-learning (see below), sharing, challenging, reflecting and looking forward
Why: Because we are the people chosen to help AIESEC bring more impact to more people in 06-07. And I am honoured to be a part of it
SO what did I do…?
In brief (because it is 1am, Brodie is sleeping, and I want to get to the office early tomorrow to do some work for Switzerland…):
• Walked around Rotterdam looking for somewhere to buy breakfast, finding
a bakery where the assistant spoke no English, and being saved by another customer
• Met the other people striving to start-up or re-engineer AIESEC in Spain,
Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Jordan, Lebanon & of course Thailand
• Discovered the importance of this initiative for AIESEC and for the world
• Ate a nice lunch, and realised that I am quite good at guessing items on the menu because many of the words are similar to German
• Listened to AIESEC identity being explained to me as if I was someone who had never heard it before. Very powerful
• Seen that AIESEC can be explained very simply
• Wondered why we often make it so difficult
• Begun to question how many opportunities we have missed this past year in Switzerland, because we did not always have the courage to challenge people enough…
• Played 5-a-side football, scored a goal, fought with a dog to get the ball back, cut my knee by repeatedly falling over, finished on the winning team :o)
• Ate a delicious North-African dinner, and heard Dey’s stories about his recent visits to the Middle East, where politicians are queuing up to support AIESEC
• Had a 45-minute discussion with my boyfriend about why I can’t work out what I want to do with my life
Wow! Was I really only awake for 17 hours…? I guess I have earned this sleep!
Good night x
P.s. Aida, Chris, Cileia & Stefan, I wish you a powerful and memorable week
What: 15 people, 5 days of intense learning, un-learning (see below), sharing, challenging, reflecting and looking forward
Why: Because we are the people chosen to help AIESEC bring more impact to more people in 06-07. And I am honoured to be a part of it
SO what did I do…?
In brief (because it is 1am, Brodie is sleeping, and I want to get to the office early tomorrow to do some work for Switzerland…):
• Walked around Rotterdam looking for somewhere to buy breakfast, finding
a bakery where the assistant spoke no English, and being saved by another customer
• Met the other people striving to start-up or re-engineer AIESEC in Spain,
Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Jordan, Lebanon & of course Thailand
• Discovered the importance of this initiative for AIESEC and for the world
• Ate a nice lunch, and realised that I am quite good at guessing items on the menu because many of the words are similar to German
• Listened to AIESEC identity being explained to me as if I was someone who had never heard it before. Very powerful
• Seen that AIESEC can be explained very simply
• Wondered why we often make it so difficult
• Begun to question how many opportunities we have missed this past year in Switzerland, because we did not always have the courage to challenge people enough…
• Played 5-a-side football, scored a goal, fought with a dog to get the ball back, cut my knee by repeatedly falling over, finished on the winning team :o)
• Ate a delicious North-African dinner, and heard Dey’s stories about his recent visits to the Middle East, where politicians are queuing up to support AIESEC
• Had a 45-minute discussion with my boyfriend about why I can’t work out what I want to do with my life
Wow! Was I really only awake for 17 hours…? I guess I have earned this sleep!
Good night x
P.s. Aida, Chris, Cileia & Stefan, I wish you a powerful and memorable week
posted by Rob at
8:07 AM
4 Comments:
Enjoy your time in Rotterdam!
I hope you will gain a lot of energy motitation for your months to come...:-)
Hugs,
Caro
Sounds like an uncomparably interesting time! I can barely wait to hear how AIESEC can be explained simply, what opportunities we missed and how we can challange people more. Sounds very interesing! I'm so eager to know!
I'm sure you will gather all those inputs up, keep them with you and by rocking thailand develop them further!
x
Laura
robbie :) im more interested in this football match quite frankly;) who was on the opposing team?
glad to hear you're having a refreshing time...and in hindsight these learnings will be useful for transition.
take care bro...will call you this week...
Löbbie!!!! caught up with your news after that text message I got in Atlanta advertising your blog ;)
I am in my new flat now, loadsa people around, my new team almost complete!!
Kisses, and enjoy!!
Bee
xx
ps. miss you
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