Buongiorno ! Come ti chiami?

The Gilman Girls are learning ITALIAN together.

Why?

Why the F not!?

AIESEC Madison = auspicious indivduals

Here's to the beautiful babies of AIESEC Madison Spring 2008: all 112 of you.

and shout out to the creative mastermind behind this glorious video that we watched at GMM tonight: Emily Kaney.

true.

I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning my day difficult.

-EB White

BIRTHDAY BIRTHDAY HAPPY YOU!

I just realized we don't have enough/any pictures together....

so... HAPPY BIRTHDAY ROOMIE!

It's 855 miles and 14 hours of fun and bonding away...

Bobby (ran off to Brazil but came back for this trip)
Chris (me)
Dan (my roommate)
David (puked on himself while I was carrying him to a futon at the Newbie Social)
Ioana (coolest Romanian I know)
Jason ("I don't give a fuck. I'm going to Soco no matter what")
Jeff (better not go to detox again or his brother is gonna kick my ass)
Katrina (better not bring two suitcases of booze again... one will be just fine)
Katy (designated to be the responsible one for the trip)
Kevin (designated to be the irresponsible one for the trip)
Teresa (to be ditched in Kentucky)
Tommy (to be referred to as "T-Bone" for the weekend regardless of the circumstances)

I'm afraid. very afraid.

poco tiempo!

And we're off! (to a good start!)

After getting back two beautiful spanish midterm grades today, (thank you latin america)- my week is looking fan flip'n tastic.

A midterm and a few other teency weency cositas are all that are separating me from a weekend in South Carolina (okay actually 1/2 a weekend in SC and the other half driving across the country) and meeting up with some AXLDS Mexico International Love.

(still can't believe this is actually happening, pinch me?)

I couldn't be more pleased with life at the moment.

what?

I've never thought about the other end of exchange and what it means for our growth.

I keep thinking we can keep on growing and growing, but never thought about the number of traineeships abroad and what happens if we are growing faster than that pool.

cracked

out.

I forgot how many stares you get when you walk down state street at 2pm in high heels and last nights zebra print still on.

newbie social tonight?

o dios mio- ayudame.

Yo juro que

I, Katy Hayes, will never ever procrastinate on my econ problem set as badly as i did last night because it turns me into a tired, cranky, crabby, mean, sad, emotional, stressed person- which is frankly no fun for anyone.

fuck you.

Hello all,
I am forwarding on this e-mail from Lucas which tells you how you
can get access to the World Development Indicators website even if you
are not in a library or a residence hall on campus. I hope this is helpful.
LS

I'll be a 9 year old girl at heart forever.

Walking down Bascom i couldn't help myself when i saw an area perfectly blanketed by fluffy white snow. Manju and Mr McKim held my backpack as I made a mad dash for the tree and back through the knee deep freshly fallen snow. With the finish line in sight i couldn't pick my legs high enough by the end and came tumbling down face first. No worries. A nice roll over and pretty snow angel made the moment perfect.

AIESEC MADISON- AIESEC El Salvador Roll Call

another glimpse of the beauty...

Yet another RoKs

A monumental weekend i must say, another rowdies roks has come and gone. I think this is the 3rd time I've been to the 'largest roks conference ever'- this one topping off at just over 270 aiesecers. Eleven universities were represented and sessions were the best that I've seen- secret agents and all.

I'm gonna go watch kill bill now, and sleep.

Bodacious Babies: Connections, eXXXchange

Michael Bolton would have been proud.

"Get it out of your dreams...and into your life."

and they dont' even know it.

The hours of possible sleep are slipping away, but tomorrow it will be worth it. T-12 hours and we will command a room of over 270 bodacious babies, telling them why they have no other choice in life but go on an eXXXchange.

Oh, and a wonderful surprise waltzed back into my life a few hours ago.

rowdies, region, townies, HUH!

Just living Dreams...hazy, hazy Dreams

I don't know about you guys, but that guy on the left is pretty charming in my eyes....

Imagine that.

A powerful GMM this evening proved to be an 'in real life' version of this.

Turns out, when we look at who we are, what we do, and what we want....with the proper setting and the correct facilitation- Our vision brings us closer together instead of giving us a headache.

Newbies tomorrow!
They have no idea what is about to hit them like a bus. in a good way.

la vida

Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything — all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure - these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.

Again from the Steve Jobs commencement speech....but this is a one of the major themes, or changes, i took away from my time in Latin America. I think my time with the bulls had something to do with it...but whatever happened, its given me a new way to look at life.

to ponder - Part II

))<>((

what does this look like to you?

eye on the prize

kyle's back...and here's another bit i thought fit into life nicely at the moment...

You've got to find what you love, and that is as true for work as it is for your lovers. Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work, and the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking, and don't settle. As with all matters of the heart, you'll know when you find it, and like any great relationship it just gets better and better as the years roll on. So keep looking. Don't settle.

to ponder

There are leaders the people fear

There are leaders the people hate

There are leaders the people love

But when the best leaders of all

Have finished their work

The people say, "We did it ourselves!"

Lao Tzu, Chinese Philosopher

hammocks in wisonsin just aren't the same...

Rest of Tonight
Bitterly cold. Windy. Partly cloudy. Areas of blowing snow in the evening...then blowing snow after midnight. Lows around 12 below. Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph....with gusts to 40 mph. Lowest wind chill readings 31 below to 41 below zero after midnight.

Mama Tungurahua

When Wua Wua (baby) Pichincha cries, it will wake up Mama Tungurahua, and if the baby keeps on crying...it will soon wake Tati (Daddy) Cotopaxi.

This is how generation after generation has explained the eruption cycle of the major volcanoes in Ecuador.

Well the volcano Pichincha that overlooks Quito has cried, and Mama Tungurahua keeps on waking up; it's only a matter of time before The daddy of all Volcanoes wakes up PISSED and raises Hell. When it happens, and it will- he's been sleeping 150 years longer than he's supposed to, full cities will be destroyed, and ash will close down all airports in Ecuador and even shut down Bogotá, Colombia.

Baby Pichincha (left) a look at the crater at sunrise



Daddy Cotopaxi (below)~ in its awesomeness
















MAMA TUNGURAHUA: A beautiful Eruption in December... Ash made it pretty unpleasant to breath even hours away in the next town, where people were sweeping and shoveling away the ash like snow. Winter weather advisory? Try a volcano ash advisory....

What floats my boat...

I'm so proud of all the amazing @ work being done all around the world.

HUGE shout out to Georgina Recinos Claros MCP elect of @ El Salvador and Marcela Sofia Duarte (my TN manager!) MCP elect of @ Guatemala.

From seeing 10 @ers in one day on my way to and from ONE class today, to hearing updates from around the world, to randomly talking strategy on your way home with people who care about blowing shit up...it all inspires me to keep at it, and continue developing myself as a leader, and as a person.

AIESEC Guatemala...A Way of Life

A video made for the 'I am an AIESECer" promotion with AI.

It captures parts of my Traineship Rocketship, and shows the awesomeness that is AIESEC Guatemala.

Summer in the City?

Dear Katherine,

Thank you for your interest in the Operations Coordinator position. After carefully reviewing your written materials, we are pleased to offer you an interview. Based on your corps region, the conflicts you did/did not indicate in your application, and our institute needs you will be interviewing for a position with the NYC institute....

goodies.

It looks like SoCo Roks may be one of those magical times where people that have been all over the world for the past year will finally be together again.

Mexico, Colombia, New York, Ecuador?! BAHH!

CROSS YOUR FINGERS!

Casi Cielo

I'm cozied up in Ethnic studies for the first time this year. Grande Carmel Macchiato with Whipped Creame in hand (made possible by my aunt mary and the handy dandy gift card she gave me) and a huge table to my self; I'm ready to tackle the pile homework and reading that have been out of sight and out of mind since other topics have consumed my thoughts for the past two weeks. Oh, and it's blizzarding outside. Again.

It's no wonder Phil ran back into his hole, I woulnd't want to stick around for 6 more weeks of winter either.