The people of AIESEC
Monday, September 18, 2006I had a talk with Mialy, one of the interns currently working for Fonterra, about AIESEC and how powerful this organisation is. I have seen people's lives changed because of it and mine included. When Ryan first told his story about the farewell words from one of the interns to him, I nodded and wondered. I was wondering if I would ever be lucky enough to actually experienced it myself.
Last year, we hosted Antony for one and a half years. He was pretty much the one and only intern who knows as much as I know about the leadership in AIESEC Canterbury at that stage. Seeing his involvement, his openness to change and his attitude towards life made me think, if I were an intern one day I surely will enjoy my internship as much as I can no matter what. That is an attitude that all AIESECer should have. I didn't realised how much the experience has made an impact on him until he's about to leave. When he said "Thank you." he meaned it. I just can feel that he sincerely mean it because it did have a big impact on his life.
Ever since I joined AIESEC, I always fascinated by the people. The passion and commitment that they demonstrated really makes me want to achieve more. The people I met in the last 3 years are the ones who kept me going until today. They believe in me so much it makes me wonder what the heck am I doing that makes these people believe in me? What ever the reason is, nonetheless, thank you. I used to think that every one in AIESEC is like that (How naive was I?) but no. I truly appreciate that.
Last year, we hosted Antony for one and a half years. He was pretty much the one and only intern who knows as much as I know about the leadership in AIESEC Canterbury at that stage. Seeing his involvement, his openness to change and his attitude towards life made me think, if I were an intern one day I surely will enjoy my internship as much as I can no matter what. That is an attitude that all AIESECer should have. I didn't realised how much the experience has made an impact on him until he's about to leave. When he said "Thank you." he meaned it. I just can feel that he sincerely mean it because it did have a big impact on his life.
Ever since I joined AIESEC, I always fascinated by the people. The passion and commitment that they demonstrated really makes me want to achieve more. The people I met in the last 3 years are the ones who kept me going until today. They believe in me so much it makes me wonder what the heck am I doing that makes these people believe in me? What ever the reason is, nonetheless, thank you. I used to think that every one in AIESEC is like that (How naive was I?) but no. I truly appreciate that.
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