Sweet like...Candy!

Hi, dear all!

I'm Candy, from the LC of UIBE(University of International
Business and Economics) in Beijing, China.
Poland- a peaceful, beautiful country, the very image in my mind .



Today, after 14 hours long journey, I finally arrived in this
attractive land, my dreamy destination! On the first sight of Warsaw,
I have fallen in love with this land, the fresh air, the big smile
from polish people, the enthusiasm of AIESEC members of LC Poland.

I'm so eager and can't wait to visit this fatastic city-Warsaw, so
Paulina, the AIESEC member of LC Poland, took me around Warsaw, the
main street, Warsaw University, glorious former Building of the
University Liberary, the Church of the Holy Cross, all of these are
really great. During this process, the warm-hearted polish people
really impress me a lot. Since Paulina had exams, then I visited
Warsaw alone, it is quite a happy trip, all the people are so kind to
help me find my apartment, even some of them cannot speak English,
they still took me for a long way to make it more clear for me. I was
so moved by them.

Today is just a start for my internship, there will be more
difficulties in the following working days, but I strongly believe I
will do my best to overcome them and enjoy this great opportunity to
improve myself, do an excellent work!
Looking forward to cooperating with the other interns in MONAR!


Candy

29th, January, 2008

Siwen, from China!

(January 17th, 2008)
Hey,guys!

I am Siwen, English name Sylvia, from Beijing China. It is my first day in Warsaw. Everything goes quite smoothly. I love this city. It is beautiful and everything is quite convenient.And most importantly, people are nice.

People here in U of Warsaw committee of AIESEC are all very nice and friendly. Marek picked me up at the airport and showed me my flat, which is cozy and clean. Ilona,a shining lovely girl, helped me get the ISIC card.People working in AIESEC are very active and energetic, I can easily see that. I wished them a splendid career in the future.

Later then I walked around the city center. I was supposed to go to the old city by myself, but I walked so far that I eventually went to the city center. But it was interesting and I saw many famous sights that printed on my tourist guide book. When I came back to the office, I was really tired.Yeah, really exhausted.Thanks to Marta asking me to write this first-day blog, so that I have some time to rest, otherwise I find it a bit hard for me to go home immediately, hehe.

Tonight Marta is going to get me some training and then I will be ready for my intership in Monar. I am supposed to teach them English and I think I can be a good teacher. I hope I can make more friends here and experience the unique polish culture.

I will spend the Spring Festival in Poland. That is the most consequential festival in China, the same like the Christmas you celebrate. It is the first time I will not be with my parents and relatives during the Spring Festival. However, I am not alone. I want to bring the happy and harmonious atmosphere here in Monar. I will make it a surprise. Just wait.

Ok, that is all for today. Wish myself everyday in Poland is a sunny lovely bringt-new day!

A quick hi from Becky

Hi all!!

This is Becky from the LC of Peking University in Beijing, China!

I am a Senior majoring in International Politics. There lies my strong interest in international cultural experience. Thanks to AIESEC, I am granted the golden opportunity to come to the amazing land of Poland. I am more than pleased to feel Poland personally in the coming 2 months. And I am excited too to work in the biggest NGO in Poland, MONAR.

Though creative and imaginative I have always believed myself to be, I could not at all figure out how fantastic my Polish experience as going to be like. The long journey to Warsaw was already a challenging as well as exciting adventure to a Chinese like me who had never travelled to Europe before. Upon my first day of arrival, I instantly fell in love with Warsaw. I like the smell of humid and freshness in the air. I am touched by the enthusiasm and the generosity of Poles. I cannot wait to eating more traditional food after the first delicious Polish breakfast I had. I look forward to explore more of Poland with the lovely AIESEC members and my MONAR companions-to-be.

All in all, I am confident to have an unforgettable Polish experience over the coming two months!

Hello in the Happy New Year!

Wow... it has been a long, long while since I, or anyone else, for that matter, has posted anything here. By accident a few days ago I also managed to erase some photos with one click of a button, so this will need some corrections.

Anyway! Happy New Year everybody!! :) I hope you live happy, long, healthy and prosperous lives!

So a quick update now would be appropriate :)

Me, Marta, became the OCP of Synergy Project in June 2007. The planning of the project and all its aspects began in the beginning of July, when all OCPs/coordinators and their coaches (mostly former OCPs and coordinators) went for the ATOM (annual take over meeting/conference). Shortly after that I went for my CEED to Sfax, in Tunisia, where I continued to perfect the project plans.

After coming back to Poland in September, I was able to sign more TNs with MONAR in October, and put them into the system a few days after that. Then university began again (yay), and, of course, AIESEC Week came, where we recruited over 70 new members. In the beginning of November, the Post-Recruitment Local Committee Conference (LCC) was held - and that is where I met my TEAM!

So ever since then there are six of us working on Synergy Project, my 5 wonderful OC members and I :) - check out the picture to see who we they are!!! (From the left: Justyna, Kasia, Sara, Tania, Bartek, Marta)

Anyways, now came January and our first trainee has arrived. Her name is Becky (Sauling) and she comes from AIESEC PKU from China!! Justyna and I picked her up from the airport on January 12th at about 9:30 PM, and that's when Becky got her first glimpses of Warsaw by night. By day she visited the Old Town in Warsaw (so worth seeing!) as well as had some prep trainings with Kasia and I.

I think that's enough jibber-jabber, coming up next: the first post from Becky. She is already in MONAR now and promised to keep us updated!!! YAY!!