Change of pace
As my month of unemployment slowly comes to an end, many changes are happening in my life- like always, huh?
I'm unpacking my life once again, from the past 5 months- condensing into two suitcases, and packing up my life again to head to NYC on Saturday for my job with Teach for America Institute Staff for 7 weeks. I was more excited when I got the job back in March, now I'm almost dreading it...and wondering why I keep moving away from the people I love.
It's really hard.
On a different note. I'm officially not running for LCP.
This past semester in AIESEC was the hardest thing for me to get back into after abroad, and I'm not sure if I ever fully did. Telling myself I'd 'take it easy this semester' turned into what seemed like weekend after weekend of stressful meetings and talks, late night conversations, and at times isolation.
What was AIESEC for me for two years was no longer there, yet the new generations were having (i hope) just as meaningful as an experience as I had for two plus years with the org.
I really do believe in AIESEC. How could I not? It single handedly gave me the most amazing experiences of my life. It flew me to NYC to plan an Alumni Event for over 400 people; it gave me a team of over 20 people to lead through a semester of events; it put me in front of 5 different classrooms daily filled with Guatemalans wanting to learn from me; it brought me to Guanajuato, Mexico for 21 days of extended spring break *cough* I mean leadership development; it gave me friends from all over the world and allowed me to travel all over central and south america visiting them.
I've thought about how AIESEC is a 'head fake' (last lecture- randy pausch). You put 100 idealistic, optimistic, hardworking and forward thinking college students in a room together with the end goal of changing as many peoples lives in the world as possible, and you get a beautiful thing. Sure you change peoples lives, probably not at the scale we'd like to see, but what you really get is 100 people who learn a shit ton about working together, talking together, creating something, leading, following, and learning- all with these crazy opportunities to meet people all over the world.
The head fake, is the cool part.
That's the beauty of AIESEC in my opinion.
So for everyone reading this who has been part of my AIESEC experience, it has meant the world to me. For everyone reading this still in Madison and is part of that 100- I hope to everything i've just said that you'll take advantage of what you have in front of you. We've built it, it's silly not to use it.
I'm not sure what is in store for me next year within AIESEC, and only time will tell.
For right now, I've got my bags to finish packing, and a plane to catch. My full (professional) attention is on Teach for America right now, and will be for some time.
I'm unpacking my life once again, from the past 5 months- condensing into two suitcases, and packing up my life again to head to NYC on Saturday for my job with Teach for America Institute Staff for 7 weeks. I was more excited when I got the job back in March, now I'm almost dreading it...and wondering why I keep moving away from the people I love.
It's really hard.
On a different note. I'm officially not running for LCP.
This past semester in AIESEC was the hardest thing for me to get back into after abroad, and I'm not sure if I ever fully did. Telling myself I'd 'take it easy this semester' turned into what seemed like weekend after weekend of stressful meetings and talks, late night conversations, and at times isolation.
What was AIESEC for me for two years was no longer there, yet the new generations were having (i hope) just as meaningful as an experience as I had for two plus years with the org.
I really do believe in AIESEC. How could I not? It single handedly gave me the most amazing experiences of my life. It flew me to NYC to plan an Alumni Event for over 400 people; it gave me a team of over 20 people to lead through a semester of events; it put me in front of 5 different classrooms daily filled with Guatemalans wanting to learn from me; it brought me to Guanajuato, Mexico for 21 days of extended spring break *cough* I mean leadership development; it gave me friends from all over the world and allowed me to travel all over central and south america visiting them.
I've thought about how AIESEC is a 'head fake' (last lecture- randy pausch). You put 100 idealistic, optimistic, hardworking and forward thinking college students in a room together with the end goal of changing as many peoples lives in the world as possible, and you get a beautiful thing. Sure you change peoples lives, probably not at the scale we'd like to see, but what you really get is 100 people who learn a shit ton about working together, talking together, creating something, leading, following, and learning- all with these crazy opportunities to meet people all over the world.
The head fake, is the cool part.
That's the beauty of AIESEC in my opinion.
So for everyone reading this who has been part of my AIESEC experience, it has meant the world to me. For everyone reading this still in Madison and is part of that 100- I hope to everything i've just said that you'll take advantage of what you have in front of you. We've built it, it's silly not to use it.
I'm not sure what is in store for me next year within AIESEC, and only time will tell.
For right now, I've got my bags to finish packing, and a plane to catch. My full (professional) attention is on Teach for America right now, and will be for some time.
posted by Katy @ 6:04 PM
1 Comments:
At 6/18/08 10:22 AM ,
Anna Louise said...
Katy! I miss you so much! That's awesome you're doing teach for America!! Geez, I have to post on my blog more, i love that you post all the time! How are things?? haha, anywho, get back to me girl, i hope you're happy and healthy dear!
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