Just some thoughts..

It is almost 3 a.m., extremely hot Fridays night, I am not partying outside, more enjoying the calm evening after tough week..

I was just reading Svetas blog now, what inspired me to write some lines also here.
As I was reading post by post, I felt so much similarities, so much connection and I agreed with sooo many things..
I realized I am really in love with Southern Cone, I love how things are going here fast, how the people are listening and willing to act, how they are coming up with their ideas, proactively seeking for solutions..

I love Argentineans how entreprenurial and active they are, how I usually say- Maybe we could try.. and they are already doing that.. :-D..I love on the other side the Chileans, how calm, how warm, how open is to be there, how accepted and welcome I feel coming there.. and people from Uruguay? Aaah they are the first that supported me in hard moments, that made me smile and feel better..

I just start to be afraid what wll happen when I will have to leave this beautiful countries and beautiful friends and go back to school for studies.. After half a year I really feel Southern Cone as part of my life, part of my "Me", I feel here as at home, feeling the base here and friends around.. well.. just that..:)

My XP in video..

Activating Heroes in Atlantico

Activating Heroes..
If somebody will tell me once that to organize a conference for 100 delegates with 4 paralel tracks external day with 9 partners is impossible- I can proudly announce that it IS possible!!
When we came from Brazil form International Congress, enjoyed our teamdays in Mar de Plata, we started to plan the conference.. It was already too late!! I got responsible for Sustainability day (what was supposed to be kind of “comeback” of “Issue-based XP” to Southern Cone) and Introleadership track for new members and members on taking responsibility stage..

We had one month for making external Day and nothing in hands- no objectives, no agenda, no potential contacts, nothing!! Within 2 days we created everything- I use a lot Buenos Aires LC and their contacts- without some people form there it would be impossible for us to manage. Maxi helped me a lot at the beginning with contacting companies, next week we had 3 meetings and all my “helpers” were writing me about interest of their accounts. Things were moving very very fast.

When I saw Sustainability is on a good way I started to work on Introleaderhsip track.. that was a bit more complicated than I expected- maybe some of you know these typical European AIESEC simulations, when at one time you have several facis playing fictitious companies, several facis playing EPs going for interview and 30 delegates moving while working on the tasks given and you have to coordinate all the logistics, printouts, outputs, trainings in-between, so that delegates really learn something.. I was already doing something similar in Czech Republic- but anyway- here I had to adapt everything to our strategies so anyway it was very different.

I was delayed.. with everything.. I was very afraid of Sustainability Day, on pre meeting with my IL facis still coordinating some externals, coordinating things with OC.. we had confirmed 9 of them!! For panel and workshops- I was not afraid about the content, only about logistics and our preparation as AIESEC.. On the Day D- I woke up later than I wanted and I saw that not everything will be ok from the beginning- I came to university, trying to organize everything, well- the start was terrible- we started late, the place and organization of laptop/panel/chairs was not as I imagined but anyway-y I left it be, lets see what happen..The panel was on ne side interesting because of content on the other side- the logistics I underestimated and in addition- some people were sleeping during panel discussion- when I imagined all those meetings and emails talking about “active young leaders interested in global issues” I was really ashamed and sad..

But as the day went the things were improving after initial mess with logistics who is where and where to go (university was a labyrinth and my wishes to OC on “marking” all the way from one place to another place were spoilt by university restrictions..) Generally with workshops were people satisfied and the whole day at the end was successful- for us in the backstage hard, for OC definitely as well- especially with nervous Tina asking for plenty things and being pretty unpleasant.. poor OC and also poor Maxi- after we solved some challenges and I saw that things are already going in rigt way I delegated everything on him and spend next hours with my facis of IL track to finish things to make conference continue successfully also after Sustainability day finishes..

The faci team was AMAZING!! The only thing I was afraid to hear was “This was supposed to be prepared before” yes of course it was.. But I needed solution oriented approach no complaints to make things happen- and I got it. I thank so much to Ayelen, Diego and MariPaz for being so- unbelievable! 

At the end of the day the Sustainability Day finished with good atmosphere with great performance of Alec Oxenford, and also with partners promising us next cooperation. Anyway from the backstage you see all the time things much worse than as they are.. I learnt A LOT. Also form feedbacks we got form delegates later on- thanks for them!

The IL track was amazing- we went through different mood different situation and we saw the learning of the delegates and it was really amazing. We made our delegate stow work on more then 20 tasks reading loots of papers, delivering even more. We spent evaluating all the tasks until 2 a.m. to really ensure we have feedbacks for our delegates to make them learn form their own mistakes and make the experience more relevant.

If I imagine that for all this we had 1 month out of this 1 month I spent 10 days in Chile almost all the time being with members, having meetings, presentations or talks, when I look back I really cannot believe how that everything was possible.. and it was not work of one person- that is why once more- I want to thank soo much to my facis, to my MC: Maxi, to JuanMa, Javi, Emil, Marina, Vika, and to Juli, Cami and Lucas from Buenos Aires for helping me so much!!

This I call Activating Heroes!! ;)