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Sunday, August 03, 2008
last post as President of AIESEC in El Salvador
This is my last post as president of AIESEC in El Salvador.
There are so many things that I would like to say, there are millions of things that I regret I didn't do, there are so many emotions going through my body at this moment.
I was talking to another MCP 0708 just a moment ago on messenger, we both feel nostalgia, we both feel that it was not enough being an achiever (0708 generation) we wanted to be part of the legends (generation 0809).
But at the same time… and this is going to sound weird… we both felt tired…
Some years ago a very good friend of mine told me I don’t wanna be part of AIESEC anymore, I am sick of this organization… Well sick is definitely not the word that I would use to describe this feeling, but there is this feeling… the feeling of being tired, “being there, done that”, the feeling of satisfaction because you’ve learned, because you’ve achieved, the feeling of frustration because you didn’t meet your own standards, that I could have done more.
(We MCPs have this joke that your successor is your child, so I have a son now, his name is Stefan Katz, he’s SwisSalvadorian, he’s stubborn, he’s motivated, he’s committed, he’s stubborn, he’s tall, he’s white, he’s nothing like his mother… he’s something else…)
There is another feeling, the feeling that I am sure most mothers feel when their kids are giving bigger steps, the feeling of running after them when they fall because they are just learning how to walk, but at the same time, a good mother will let their kids fall, and will encourage them to get up, instead of the “too much love” reaction of helping them get up… that only makes them cry louder.
More feelings
I definitely would love to see all the MCPs of the generation of achievers, last night I spoke with Hajo, today I spoke with Kelly, man guys I wanna see you so bad!!!! Really!!! Hajo it was so nice hearing your voice once again, knowing that you are having an amazing experience in Oman (Oh! Man!) Kelly, you are finding your own path too, and so are the rest of us.
With Kelly we were saying that it was so funny that when we started our term we were so eagerly saying to the whole world WE ARE MCPs, in our msn nicknames, on facebook, you name it… but as we reached the end of the term, that seemed to be less and less important, and now, the new team is doing the same thing!!! Jajajaja.
We also commented on “the day after” the day when you realize you don’t have superpowers on the system (www.MyAIESEC.net) anymore, you don’t have access to the MCP tools; you cannot check the wikis, the forums, nothing! Not being able to send the welcome to Monday anymore and, as crazy as it sounds, you are sad because you are not receiving 100 emails per day! She went through this already, mine will happen on Thursday… let’s see how that feels like.
Another funny thing is that even though many people are telling me not to leave, I shouldn’t leave AIESEC, etc. etc. etc, is that I know that in less than 3 years nobody will remember me! Jajajajaja! That happened to me already! When I was in Cordoba, now days nobody knows who I am in that LC, but I was the one who started with 7 members (and they have 70 now) I was the one who believed in that LC and let the whole city be part of my life… it feels a little sad knowing that you are not part of their lives anymore…
I cannot finish this post without mentioning a person who’s been with me even when she hasn’t been actually with me: Bea, MCP ESAL 01, is the person I know I could come to when I had any difficulty in AIESEC and she would give me strength… thanks Bea for sharing your experience with me and let me learn from you, I can only hope that someone could learn from me so I that I can, somehow, give back
This post wasn’t supposed to be that long…
My term wasn’t either…
But it was, and it was great!!!!!!!!!
I am free now, I am what I am, I am what AIESEC has made out of me, I am Ethel, I am an AIESECer, and I will always be.
Regards,
Ethel Nuila
proud MCP 0708
There are so many things that I would like to say, there are millions of things that I regret I didn't do, there are so many emotions going through my body at this moment.
I was talking to another MCP 0708 just a moment ago on messenger, we both feel nostalgia, we both feel that it was not enough being an achiever (0708 generation) we wanted to be part of the legends (generation 0809).
But at the same time… and this is going to sound weird… we both felt tired…
Some years ago a very good friend of mine told me I don’t wanna be part of AIESEC anymore, I am sick of this organization… Well sick is definitely not the word that I would use to describe this feeling, but there is this feeling… the feeling of being tired, “being there, done that”, the feeling of satisfaction because you’ve learned, because you’ve achieved, the feeling of frustration because you didn’t meet your own standards, that I could have done more.
(We MCPs have this joke that your successor is your child, so I have a son now, his name is Stefan Katz, he’s SwisSalvadorian, he’s stubborn, he’s motivated, he’s committed, he’s stubborn, he’s tall, he’s white, he’s nothing like his mother… he’s something else…)
There is another feeling, the feeling that I am sure most mothers feel when their kids are giving bigger steps, the feeling of running after them when they fall because they are just learning how to walk, but at the same time, a good mother will let their kids fall, and will encourage them to get up, instead of the “too much love” reaction of helping them get up… that only makes them cry louder.
More feelings
I definitely would love to see all the MCPs of the generation of achievers, last night I spoke with Hajo, today I spoke with Kelly, man guys I wanna see you so bad!!!! Really!!! Hajo it was so nice hearing your voice once again, knowing that you are having an amazing experience in Oman (Oh! Man!) Kelly, you are finding your own path too, and so are the rest of us.
With Kelly we were saying that it was so funny that when we started our term we were so eagerly saying to the whole world WE ARE MCPs, in our msn nicknames, on facebook, you name it… but as we reached the end of the term, that seemed to be less and less important, and now, the new team is doing the same thing!!! Jajajaja.
We also commented on “the day after” the day when you realize you don’t have superpowers on the system (www.MyAIESEC.net) anymore, you don’t have access to the MCP tools; you cannot check the wikis, the forums, nothing! Not being able to send the welcome to Monday anymore and, as crazy as it sounds, you are sad because you are not receiving 100 emails per day! She went through this already, mine will happen on Thursday… let’s see how that feels like.
Another funny thing is that even though many people are telling me not to leave, I shouldn’t leave AIESEC, etc. etc. etc, is that I know that in less than 3 years nobody will remember me! Jajajajaja! That happened to me already! When I was in Cordoba, now days nobody knows who I am in that LC, but I was the one who started with 7 members (and they have 70 now) I was the one who believed in that LC and let the whole city be part of my life… it feels a little sad knowing that you are not part of their lives anymore…
I cannot finish this post without mentioning a person who’s been with me even when she hasn’t been actually with me: Bea, MCP ESAL 01, is the person I know I could come to when I had any difficulty in AIESEC and she would give me strength… thanks Bea for sharing your experience with me and let me learn from you, I can only hope that someone could learn from me so I that I can, somehow, give back
This post wasn’t supposed to be that long…
My term wasn’t either…
But it was, and it was great!!!!!!!!!
I am free now, I am what I am, I am what AIESEC has made out of me, I am Ethel, I am an AIESECer, and I will always be.
Regards,
Ethel Nuila
proud MCP 0708
Labels: AIESEC
Posted by Ethel : 1:59 PM : 
1 Comments:
It was about time!!! (jajaja pajas!!)... welcome to the world of the ex's... but it's not that bad... today I finished an amazing weekend with two of my best friends... who are also ex-MCPs... and we were amazed... that after 6 years of being MCPs (yes... 6 YEARS!!) we only talked about AIESEC once in our great adventurous weekend in NYC... and we realized that if AIESEC has done something for us... was to join us together... and make us discover the world... and join ourselves in the best cooperation form ever... FRIENDSHIP... and we are who we are... because AIESEC made us who we are... or not... but we can still enjoy each other!
So... welcome!!! it's time to enjoy life!!!
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