My last 2 months

Time goes by so fast, it's Decemeber and the end of year is coming. There are so many things that happened this year, and in the last 2 months. After members recruitment in AIESEC we had LTS a great conference with people from CJ and SB. We spend 6 great days in Sovata, working a lot but also having fun.
Then it was NPS, the national conference. Since I've joined AIESEC I wanted to attend this conference and this year more because it was so close. But things don't go exactly as we plann and I couldn't go. Some decisions are not always up to us. I managed to go for just one day, to pay them a visit, but this day was a memorable one, the day when our LC was rewarded for Most Progressive LC.

It was a great evening, I fell great just thinking about it, thinking about the moment when we were holding our hands and waiting for the announcement, thinking about the moment when we were in front and 500 people were looking at us, thinking about the delegation meeting when we are all happy and we were sharing our impressions, thinking about our work in the last year and about all the moments I had in AIESEC.

Coming home we had some interesting projects in the LC, that I really liked. I fellt great to see the new members working at the projects, in order for everything to be right. I remembered the moment I've joined @ and the my first project, when I was just like them, excited because I have tasks and stressed because I wanted everything to be perfect.

Beside AIESEC in this months I've meet some great people, with whom I have a lot of things in common. I managed to make some free time to go out with them and share my feelings, receive advices.

Because the new year is coming I am analysing my last year and I am trying to plan some things for the future. The are many things that are going to happen next year and I have to decide which opportunities I would take, where I would feel more confortable and what are the best things for me. I know we don't have full control on our lives and anything can happen but I want to take some decisions. Hope they would be the good ones.

Thinking about the future

Changes

It has been a while since I stayed in front of the computer just reading and writing things that are not for school or for @. But is important to forget about them because they are part of my life. Last week at school it was great. I had to present a project at school and even if at first it seamed hard it turned out to be interesting.

In AIESEC things have changed, but in the good sense. We have new members and I am really happy. It is nice to see new faces coming and asking things about @, saying that they want to be part of the organization. After months of work and planning I can see some results and it feels great.

I also feel great because I took some decisions regarding my life and I decided to make some changes. I am sure I will succed in making them because I have great people by my side, and more than that I have friends that believe in the same things I do.

It is strange

It is strange to see how things work. All the summer I have been planning to do to Bucharest for an internship but some problems appeared and I couldn't go any more, at least this autumn. Instead I took another opportunity that life was offering me, going to a conference. It was a great experience, it was nice to see so many familiar faces, to meet new people. The seesions were also interesting and I have some things really clear in my mind about the things I have to implement this year.

One thing that I liked was the fact that it was at the seaside. I'm not a big fan of the seaside but I like it in autumn. It was nice to walk on the beach and see the sea near me.
All in all it strange what life reserves for us. We want one thing but we don't know if it is the right for us. We just take opportunities that appear and that seem to be good.

A nice weekend

I think I just had the first weekend this summer in which I did not have to work for school or for @. It was my first weekend this summer in which I did not open my agenda to see what I have to do. I went to the mountains to relax and visit some friends. It was a nice going out with my parents and some friends I really like. Even if there where only two days they were great, a nice place, good food, interesting discussion and the most beautiful thing me driving all the way there and back.
Hope the next weekends will be as much fun as this one

Treasure Hunt

I have an obsesion with this game. Since the first time I've played it, 3 years ago I wanted to do it again. It so much fun and captivating that I want other to play it with me. Since I joined AIESEC I wanted to organize it but everytime there were thing interfeering and I couldn't. On friday I went to an organization and played it there. It was really fun and I enjoyed it a lot. Now I have new ideas about this game and the new members that will join AIESEC in October won't get away. It's a comitment.

A great week

It is strange how a week of hard work and stress can be so nice and can motivate someone so much. I just attended two conference and even if I am a little bit tired I am full of energy and fell ready to do so many things. The planning confrence was great, we discussed so many things. All we have to do is put them in practice, but I am confident that we will do a great job. The second conference was also great, it was so nice to see people from all LCs, to see them working hard for a new recruitment.
There are so many things and so many ideas going through my mind right now that I don't know which one is the most important. Only one thing is for sure: with hard work and trust we can do everything and reach the mountain we want.

Where the sky is closer

On Sunday, I went to my favorite place in Romania, to Fagaras Mountains. It was nice to be there after so many years. I really enjoyed my short trip there because I went with my family, I had the chance to drive on the way, and I really like that, because I love mountains and this is my favorite place.
The weather was really nice and the mountains…I’m speechless. I felt good climbing the rocks and seeing the snow, be close to the clouds and have the impression I can almost touch them. It was a nice feeling to be there. In those moments I could only think how lucky we are to have such a beautiful place but more than that how lucky we are when we have the opportunity to get there. It’s amazing to see how perfect the nature is and how small we are compared to it.
Still it’s nice and I hope I will see this place again this year.

One of the best conferences

This weekend I attended a great conference, Train the Trainers. Before going there many people from my LC told me that TTT was for them a great experience. Since I joined AIESEC I attended a few and I thought it will be just like the other ones. But it turned out to be different, starting from the knowledge and the things I found there and getting to the wonderful people I meet.
I had the opportunity to facilitate and be trainer in my LC but back then I didn't know very much about this. In this conference I found out a lot of things, tips&tricks that I want to apply and improve. Also it was a great networking experience, because we were not so many people and we had to share the room, the bathroom and the food.
There have been 4 great days and I am sorry they are over but I know I've learned a lot and all these things will help on my way to the top. Regarding the people I won 30 new friends which I hope I will see again, if not at least keep in touch on the internet.

In reaching the mountain top

I just finished my exam, finally the exam session is over and 3 month of summer are waiting for me. The are 3 months in which I plan to do many things.
My biggest dream in life is reaching the mountain top in everything I do. And because dreams don't work withouth action I decided not to waist time any more and in these months do something everyday for me, for my professional life, for the things I like. The way to reach the top is long and hard but I have the faith I will succed and all my efforts will be rewarded.

Now, I'm going to take some more steps on my path.

Change comes from within you alone

It’s June,a nice month in general but now because it’s raining a lot and because I have to study for my exams I don’t like it that much. During the last few days when I was not studying or having EB Meeting or planning all the things I have to do in the next 3 months, I thought why am I doing all this stuff. I’m not sure I found the right answer but at least I know some of the reasons. One of them is that I want to change something around me and about me. In order to change something around I need to change myself because Change comes from within you alone. So, I will change some things about me this year. Some of the things that can help me change are related to AIESEC, some are related to university and some with my personal life. Some of them are realy clear into my mind, some are just ideas that I must see how to put them in practice but anyway I’m making myself a promise and I do my best to keep it.

A story I like

An eight-year-old boy approached an old man, looked up into his eyes, and asked:

"I understand you're a very wise man. I'd like to know the secret of life."

The old man looked down at the youngster and replied: "I've thought a lot in my lifetime, and the secret can be summed up in four words.
The first is 'think'. Think about the values you wish to live your life by.
The second is 'believe'. Believe in yourself based on the thinking you've done about the values you're going to live your life by.
The third is 'dream'. Dream about the things that can be, based on your belief in yourself and the values you're going to live by.
The last is 'dare'. Dare to make your dreams become reality, based on your belief in yourself and your values."
And with that, Walter E. Disney said to the little boy, "Think, Believe, Dream, and Dare".

This is a story I found once and I really like it. I think life is more than these 4 words, but these words can create a step in finding the secret, of what life really is about, a secret that is different for everyone, because it's based on our believes and values.

Is was about time

It was about time to have a blog. I thought at first there is no point to have a blog but after the last days I saw the relevance. I realized this during this weekend when we had LMS in Sovata and we had the Take Over session. I am still in an EB and I will be here for one more year but I was thinking about the great moments I had last year with my EB, moments that are only in our minds and in pictures. We had great moment together, I've had nice experiences that I want to share with people and where else than in this blog?