our friend maria has some things: a nice camera, a car and a house on the beach near alicante. our friend stella had a birthday and a wish: to get out of madrid for the weekend. this meant that cynthia (morra), stella, maria and i piled into her car for a great trip the beach! you would think it was all rainbows and candy, but we had a few hiccups. we planned on leaving thursday night around 10:30pm, to get to alicante by 3am or so, sleep and then have the whole day on Friday to sit at the beach. We only left Madrid at around 1am. We filled up gas and were on our way. Towards the last part of the trip (around 3:30am), I was sleeping in the back seat when i hear maria and morra cursing in the front seat. We are out of gas, the gas light is on and we have already been to 2 gas stations that were closed. we decided that waiting at a gas station for a few hours was probabaly better than running out of gas in the middle of the night in the middle of nowhere. So we pulled into the next gas station we found and it was seriously out of a horror movie. Maria and i checked out the place once to see if anyone was around and nothing, just alleys with shady lighting. Then morra and maria went to look around and a car alarm went off..so of course we are freaked because we think that someone is lurking in the darkness. during the next 45 minutes or so, we are joking, morra is screaming out of the window of the car "quiero gasolinaaaaaaaa" and generally being a gong show. as we are talking and deciding what to do, we hear a man´s voice, very low like a grumble. of course we are freaked out (again), looking around everywhere, making sure the doors are locked etc etc. morra insists she doesnt hear anything. then we are quite again to see if we can hear the man again and we hear something! then morra says, "ah! thats my stomach!!" so the conclusion? morra´s tomach sounds like an angry man. next, a random truck driver comes by to pick up his trunk and we find out there is a 24 hour gas station about 20 kms away. assuming you can drive about 50kms on the gas light, and the fact that we had already driven about 35 kms on the gas light, we decided to risk it and go. so we drive REALLY slowly (like 40kms/hr on a highway with a speed limite of 120kms/hr) and we made it to the gas station! we finally got to the house and slept for a few hours before getting groceries. the beach house is awesome! its been in maria´s family for a long time (her mom grew up there) and is across the street from the beach. literally. you walk 20 steps from her front gate and you are on sand. even though it was a bit windy and cold, we spent the good part of 3 days on the beach. on friday (our first day on the beach), towards the end of our time there, maria and i decided to walk along the beach. at this point, it was incredibly beautiful - the rock on beach a cool red colour, the sea was really blue and there were lots of seashells. there was also these really cool rocks that you climb onto. they were generally pretty flat and close to the sand. so maria and i decided to start walking on the rocks. there was a slippery part, and i slipped, stumbled a bit and fell face first. i hit my legs, my arm and my face. (disclaimer: a little graphic & bloody, skip ahead if you need to! :P) When i stood up, i looked down to see my big toe nail on my left leg flopping in the water, it was only attached by a bit of skin. maria ran towards me asking if i was ok, i said ok and that just my toenail was gone. then we look down and a huge flood of blood came down my leg. we rolled up my pants to see lots of blood coming from below my knee and the blood pooling in the water aronund my feet. it looked like a low budget horror movie at that point. maria got me to the beach and then ran to get stella and morra. at this point, im super light headed and try to gain my bearings. when i looked down at my leg again, i started to freak out a bit from the blood. while morra was calming me down and walking me from the beach, maria and stella ran to get the car. we jumped in the car and maria was on the phone with her dad who is a doctor. we went to pharmacy #1 and were shooed away, then we went to an ambulancia, where they wouldnt treat me because i didnt have insurance from the EU, then we went to another medical clinic and they wouldnt see me because they didnt any doctors. SO THEN! we went to another pharmacy and they finally helped. they were kind of shocked no one would help me! so she patched me up and we bought supplies (like gauze and antispetic) and we were on our way. after getting back to the house, i felt fine after some dinner. we were playing monopoly when i looked down and saw that my bandage was completely soaked and blood was dripping down my leg. we changed the bandage only to find the 2nd one getting wet pretty quickly. we decided that going to the emergency room was the best way to go, so even if it was nothing, the doctor could tell us that (or get stiches if i needed). 2 hours in the hospital and €204 later (it only took 5 minutes of time with the doctor and the nurse and all they did was re-wrap my leg and toe), we were on our way. in the next few days, we hung out, sylvia met up with us, we sat on the beach and went to a restaurant to have paella and celebrate stella´s bday. we also had a sweet photo shoot on the beach with maria´s awesome camera. i don´t have any pictures yet, but they will be up soon!
Monday, February 1, 2010
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Morra & Cindy's Birthday
Last night, we went out for Cynthia (Morra) and Cindy's Birthday. Cindy is on AIESEC International and was in town for the weekend for her birthday celebrations. They are also both Mexican. So what did we do? Go to a Mexican restaurant for dinner! It was amazing...all of the food was spectacular. The decor? Like a piñata exploded on the walls. It was the cheesiest thing ever, but fantastic.
We went to Chapandaz (i think thats how you spell it) afterwards. Its a bar that has cool music, so works for lots of different people. The bar was FILLED with american exchange students. Apparently there are like 150 American exchange students in Barcelona and Madrid and they are taking over our spots... hhmmm although i love nafta and what not..not sure if i love this
Chapandaz has a drink that is very famous...called "Leche de Pantera" - Panther's Milk. It cost almost 10 euros but is HUGE! There is this cream liquid stuff that comes out of the ceiling, then the bartenders pour in like 4 different types of liquor and put in some cinnamon. People love this stuff! Personally I am not a huge fan of the sugary drinks, but it was an experience nonetheless.
Churros
Stella and I decided that we didn't want to just sit at home and watch movies on the weekend, but instead explore the city and get to know Madrid a little bit more. So we ventured out Saturday to San Gines, a very famous churro's spot in Madrid. Its tucked behind a church on Calle Arenal, just off of Sol. It was amazing and the best thing for a chilly afternoon.We also explored Calle Fuencarral which had SO many cool stores and shops. We had only ever been there in the middle of the night on the way home from the bar, never when everything was open and it was amazing! Super crowded but at the same time, really cool.
Team Day
Thanks to AIESEC, we had a team day that was pretty awesome. It consisted of three parts - bowling, dinner and ice skating
Bowling was a lot of fun. In general, we all kind of suck, with only 2 (out of 8) breaking 100 points. I must say that the bowling alleys here are way more ghetto than good ol' gateway lanes back home. They didnt even have machines at each lane so you could put in funny bowling knicknames! But still, it was fun - seeing who could lift the heaviest balls, how fast we could throw them and the bowling form of each person. It was also an accomplishment for some of us to even hit the pins. All in all, good times.
We went to a place called Chicago's for dinner. It was "American" food - so burgers, steak and greasy appetizers. Apparently "american" food restaurants are quite popular in Spain. It looked like a midwest gas station, an old general store and a planet hollywood threw up on the place. Pinned to the walls were motorcyles, old coca cola posters, an old gas pump and upside down tables!
Part 3 was ice skating. I have decided that I may be the worst canada ever - don't like cold, can't ski and definitely can't skate. But what I would like to point out is that I have potential. The potential to bean awesome canadian representative. At the beginning, Kimmie and I were hugging the boards as the Mexican, Chilean and Spaniards were skating circles around us (while doing turns on one leg!) but by the end, we could venture out on our own. One very successful point was that I didn't fall..AT ALL! even when i tried to turn around. Why yes, I AM proud of myself. The other highlight was that the very proud canadian sport of Curling is taught at this ice rink in Madrid! The curling circles and everything were painted on the ice. There was also a Zamboni - oh I love my Canadian fun facts (but I think my team is getting sick of me saying: "Fun Fact! Did you know that _____ is Canadian?!?!"). Hey! we might not have a national dance or food (other than poutine) but! we do have fun facts and I will be damned if I don't share them! I may not be the best ice skater, or a lover of cold and snow, but I do know my fun canadian facts!
NPM 2.0
On the 16th, we had an extraordinary meeting for all of the LCPs in AIESEC in Spain. It was the 2nd round of MCP elections. It was the first time I had seen the members since September! It was good to reconnect and talk to them once again. It was also a great opportunity for me to reconnect with my team. Sebas and Raquel were running for MCP and Sebas won in the end.
Pretty much everyone slept over at the MC flat after the party and some even made homemade pasta after!
Sunday, January 10, 2010
guess whose back...
guess whose back in madrid? thats right! i arrived last to wonderful madrid. flight over
the super long (9 hour flight) from calgary to london was fine except for the three crying babies around me. having to wake up every 30 minutes was delightful. not to mention the fact that the airline lost my bags, which was also wonderful. the flight out of calgary was also delayed almost 5 hours, but i had the chance to spend time with the walter family, which was awesome. last 3 months
i know i haven't been posting much over the last three months, but nothing extremely excited has really happened. i was continuing my position (MCVP for the aiesecers) virtually from home. although it was fantastic to keep in touch with the position and the work i was doing, it did get lonely and frustrating working from my basement. i wouldn't recommend working from home :P other than work, i hung out with friends and family and generally relaxed. now
so now i am sitting in the flat in madrid, looking out the window and seeing SNOW. i left edmonton to escape the freezing cold and snowstorms only to come to warm madrid at a whopping 0 degrees and light snow. now that i am back to the excitement that is europe, you can expect more pictures, posts and stories!
the super long (9 hour flight) from calgary to london was fine except for the three crying babies around me. having to wake up every 30 minutes was delightful. not to mention the fact that the airline lost my bags, which was also wonderful. the flight out of calgary was also delayed almost 5 hours, but i had the chance to spend time with the walter family, which was awesome. last 3 months
i know i haven't been posting much over the last three months, but nothing extremely excited has really happened. i was continuing my position (MCVP for the aiesecers) virtually from home. although it was fantastic to keep in touch with the position and the work i was doing, it did get lonely and frustrating working from my basement. i wouldn't recommend working from home :P other than work, i hung out with friends and family and generally relaxed. now
so now i am sitting in the flat in madrid, looking out the window and seeing SNOW. i left edmonton to escape the freezing cold and snowstorms only to come to warm madrid at a whopping 0 degrees and light snow. now that i am back to the excitement that is europe, you can expect more pictures, posts and stories!
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
My MC Experience
hey everyone, i wanted to share with you my experience on the MC in Spain so far
MC Role - my role on the MC is of LC Development. In terms of the work, this was a super interesting position to take on. I am the first LCD of AIESEC in Spain - that has been very challenging (in a good way!) as I have had the opportunity to mold and shape the role. I have been working with Cris (MCP) and Kim (MCVP TM) quite a bit as the role of LCD centers on capacity building and the members. I have had the opportunity to implement measurement systems (a SONA), coach members (3 LCs and 4 expansions) and work with each functional MCVP to deliver on my plan. It is a great role if you like strategy and working with all aspects of the organization.
Personally, my favorite parts of my MC role are coaching and facilitating at conferences (and traveling to the conferences!)
Right now, I'm doing my LCD role virtually from Canada. Sometimes this is really tough, because you want to be able to gossip with the girls in the office or go for lunch with the team or just be in the office atmosphere. But i must say that it has been a learning experience, having to manage my time, projects and of course motivation being thousands of kilometers away from my team. although not the ideal MC experience, it is an experience nonetheless.
MC Life - I have only had the opportunity to live in the MC flat for 3 months, but let me tell you, it was insane! We have a huge place - 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. Sylvia (MCVP Sales) is my roommate and we have a really fun time! We like the same type of music and had good chats before going to bed. We also have the only bedroom with the attached bathroom - so that part is pretty awesome.
Stella (MCVP ER&Alumni), Cynthia (MCVP X) and I always cooked together and would share our lunches and dinners. It proved to be very multicultural, eating everything from pasta, mole and of course Indian food. Speaking of food, some weekly rituals - having team dinners and our weekly trip to El Tigre (the tapas bar near the office). Fantastic times to eat good food and spend time with good people.
Some of the girls liked running some evenings, but Cris and I would spend our evenings watching How I Met Your Mother - always a highlight. And on the weekends, we watch about 8745874 hours of movies and TV. One weekend i think we watched 3 movies and then Cris and I watched about 6 episodes of How I Met Your Mother.It was legendary.
Sebas, Cris and I also played Mario Kart (Nintendo 64!!!) frequently. Yes, an old MC member donated his N64 to the flat! If you are on the MC next year, make sure to practice because Cris and Sebas will try and beat you during transition! (I'm unfortunately not that good, but I try!)
I also really enjoyed the random walks I would take with people around the flat - walking to atocha or getting a kebab. Or sitting on the roof and talking. Its all time when you get to know your team members more on a personal level - as people instead of just AIESECers.
Meeting the members of AIESEC in Spain has been absolutely incredible. They are some of the most supportive, caring and driven people I have ever met. They have been really fun people to not only work with, but also party and chat with. They are incredibly hospitable and warm, making language barriers and any culture shock wear away quite quickly.
Reflecting on my experience over the last 6 months, it has definitely had its challenges and triumphs. But the thing that defines the MC experience is the team. the work will always be there in different forms, but its how you take advantage of the time you have with your team that will stay with you forever and provide you with a truly unique experience. Sitting in my house in Canada, I can truly say that I genuinely miss my MC team back in Spain and that they have made the past 6 months unforgettable.
if you have any questions about the MC experience (work or the life part), please let me know! nithya.ramachandran(at)aiesecinspain.org! You can also read more about my experiences on the MC on my personal blog at nithya.posterous.com.
Good luck to all those applying for the MC and if you read this just for fun, i hope it gave you some insight into the life of an MC member!
MC Role - my role on the MC is of LC Development. In terms of the work, this was a super interesting position to take on. I am the first LCD of AIESEC in Spain - that has been very challenging (in a good way!) as I have had the opportunity to mold and shape the role. I have been working with Cris (MCP) and Kim (MCVP TM) quite a bit as the role of LCD centers on capacity building and the members. I have had the opportunity to implement measurement systems (a SONA), coach members (3 LCs and 4 expansions) and work with each functional MCVP to deliver on my plan. It is a great role if you like strategy and working with all aspects of the organization.
Personally, my favorite parts of my MC role are coaching and facilitating at conferences (and traveling to the conferences!)
Right now, I'm doing my LCD role virtually from Canada. Sometimes this is really tough, because you want to be able to gossip with the girls in the office or go for lunch with the team or just be in the office atmosphere. But i must say that it has been a learning experience, having to manage my time, projects and of course motivation being thousands of kilometers away from my team. although not the ideal MC experience, it is an experience nonetheless.
MC Life - I have only had the opportunity to live in the MC flat for 3 months, but let me tell you, it was insane! We have a huge place - 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. Sylvia (MCVP Sales) is my roommate and we have a really fun time! We like the same type of music and had good chats before going to bed. We also have the only bedroom with the attached bathroom - so that part is pretty awesome.
Stella (MCVP ER&Alumni), Cynthia (MCVP X) and I always cooked together and would share our lunches and dinners. It proved to be very multicultural, eating everything from pasta, mole and of course Indian food. Speaking of food, some weekly rituals - having team dinners and our weekly trip to El Tigre (the tapas bar near the office). Fantastic times to eat good food and spend time with good people.
Some of the girls liked running some evenings, but Cris and I would spend our evenings watching How I Met Your Mother - always a highlight. And on the weekends, we watch about 8745874 hours of movies and TV. One weekend i think we watched 3 movies and then Cris and I watched about 6 episodes of How I Met Your Mother.It was legendary.
Sebas, Cris and I also played Mario Kart (Nintendo 64!!!) frequently. Yes, an old MC member donated his N64 to the flat! If you are on the MC next year, make sure to practice because Cris and Sebas will try and beat you during transition! (I'm unfortunately not that good, but I try!)
I also really enjoyed the random walks I would take with people around the flat - walking to atocha or getting a kebab. Or sitting on the roof and talking. Its all time when you get to know your team members more on a personal level - as people instead of just AIESECers.
Meeting the members of AIESEC in Spain has been absolutely incredible. They are some of the most supportive, caring and driven people I have ever met. They have been really fun people to not only work with, but also party and chat with. They are incredibly hospitable and warm, making language barriers and any culture shock wear away quite quickly.
Reflecting on my experience over the last 6 months, it has definitely had its challenges and triumphs. But the thing that defines the MC experience is the team. the work will always be there in different forms, but its how you take advantage of the time you have with your team that will stay with you forever and provide you with a truly unique experience. Sitting in my house in Canada, I can truly say that I genuinely miss my MC team back in Spain and that they have made the past 6 months unforgettable.
if you have any questions about the MC experience (work or the life part), please let me know! nithya.ramachandran(at)aiesecinspain.org! You can also read more about my experiences on the MC on my personal blog at nithya.posterous.com.
Good luck to all those applying for the MC and if you read this just for fun, i hope it gave you some insight into the life of an MC member!
Nowhere Man (8)
Después de Marruecos no volví a escribir xD. Y bueno, si que han pasado muchas cosas. No me acuerdo de todo, pero aquí un pequeño resumen.
Input Meeting – Barcelona
Este fue nuestro segundo congreso como equipo MC 0910. Esta vez en Barcelona. Yo fui como Agenda Manager (responsable de contenidos). Y nuestro chair fue Sebastián Bustamante. La Morra y yo lo queríamos invitar. Morra lo conocía de cuando era MC en México, y yo lo conocía de cuando fue MCP en Cono Sur. Y lo hizo bastante bien. El congreso se vio marcado principalmente por la participación de alumni (ex miembros de AIESEC), que nos contaron sus historias. Conocimos al fundador de AIESEC en España, por ejemplo. El congreso fue todo un éxito.
El Escorial
Un fin de semana por ahí fuimos con Sylvia al Escorial. Como nos levantamos súper tarde, al final no alcanzamos a entrar a ninguno de los lugares a los que un turista debería ir xD. Pero igual terminamos por ahí comiendo algo, y lo pasamos bien.
(Sylvia en El Escorial)
Italia
Junto a Stella y Morra fuimos a Italia. . Fue súper cool!. 4 días y tratamos de recorrer lo máximo posible. Llegamos al aeropuerto en Bergamo, y de ahí partimos a Milán. Conocimos el San Siro (estadio del Inter y del AC. Milán) y recorrimos la ciudad. En la noche salimos a comer a un lugar donde los AIESECos comen gratis. Y nos alojamos esa noche con el MC de Italia, que nos trató súper bien. A la mañana siguiente partimos a Turín. No era tan bonito como Milán, ni tan cuico, pero igual valió la pena ir a ver. Nos alojamos donde unas amigas de Stella. Al día siguiente a Venecia, mi ciudad favorita. Lo recorrimos todo. Nos alojamos en un hotel en Mestre. Y comimos súper bien, porque nos invitó el papá de Stella, que andaba por ahí con su pareja. (No se si es que comimos bien en realidad, o es que nos acostumbramos a las cosas que nos preparamos nosotros xD). Al día siguiente seguimos en Venecia, de ahí a Milán, y ahí dormimos en la estación de buses xD porque los buses al aeropuerto no partían hasta el día siguiente. Y regresamos a Madrid. No compramos muchas cosas, tratamos de que todo el viaje fuera lo más barato posible. Pero tenemos muchas fotos bakanes.
ELC
Hicimos otro congreso. Esta vez uno enorme, para miembros nuevos de AIESEC. Como hicimos el reclutamiento más grande en años, conseguimos también el congreso para nuevos más grande en años: 200 delegados . Y como 200 delegados son cosa seria xD, decidí aplicar como OC (Comité organizador, es decir, quienes hacen el trabajo sucio, y ven todas las cosas logísticas). Y fui con doble rol, de facilitador (expositor) y OC. No me arrepiento, pero es algo que jamás volveré a hacer xD. Nunca había terminado tan muerto después de un congreso. Y eso que este era cortito (apenas 3 días). El congreso salió en general bien. Tuve la oportunidad de compartir con el equipo de OC (casi todos de Málaga, y uno de Sevilla), lo cual me gustó, porque fui parte de un equipo distinto al MC por unos días.
Gibraltar Al día siguiente del ELC, fuimos a Gibraltar junto a Cris, Luci, Morra y Kimmie. Gibraltar es una cosa rara :S Es territorio de Reino Unido, pero sus habitantes hablan spanglish, con un acento peor que el mío, y usan libras de moneda. Pero no son libras como las de Inglaterra, sino que tienen por un lado la cara de la reina, y por el otro, tienen a un mono xD. O cosas así. Y es que está lleno de monos :P. Como está a pocos kilómetros de África, llegaron hace como 200 años (creo, algo asi), en un barco, y ahí se quedaron.
(Con Cris, Luci, Kimmie y Morra)
Con un mono :)
MCP
Decidí aplicar a MCP de España para el periodo 1011. Si quedo, prometo que esta vez si será mi último año en España xD. Pero quiero quedarme un poco más, para darle continuidad a lo que estamos haciendo con el equipo 0910 ahora mismo. Y si no me resulta, entonces me iré de intercambio por ahí. A Brasil, o a algún lugar por ahí, ojalá más cerca de Chile. (Aunque si es más lejos, igual está bien, jeje).
Ajedrez
Según la página deajedrezchileno.cl, soy un jugador inactivo xD. Y es verdad, desde el 2007 que no jugaba un torneo, y desde que entré a la universidad, que casi no he jugado. Me puse a ver, y en 2do año de Universidad como que dejé de jugar. Pero bueno, me dieron ganas de jugar un torneíto por aquí. Para variar llegue tarde, y perdí la primera ronda pues… por llegar tarde ¬¬. Pero me dejaron inscribirme para la segunda ronda, y me sorprendí, porque de hecho me fue bien :P. Gane la primera, gane la 2da.. la 3era la empate, pero tuve suerte porque la debí perder. La cuarta la perdí, pero esta vez tuve mala suerte, porque la debí ganar xD. La quinta la gané cuando me quedaba justo un segundo en el reloj (eran de estos digitales, así que cuando digo un segundo, es exactamente un segundo xD). Y como mi partida era la última de esa ronda, al minuto se inicio la ronda final, y di jugo absolutamente: no estaba para nada concentrado, cometí un par de errores estúpidos, y preferí rendirme. Pero aparte de esa última partida, me sorprendí a mi mismo con na performance de 1911 de ELO :P. (se supone que luego de no jugar por años, debería jugar peor que antes, no? Pero parece que mejoré xD). Con un punto más ganaba premio. (Tal vez si hubiera llegado a la hora xD). A ver si por ahí me inscribo en algún torneo serio.
Eventos
Me ha tocado participar en varios eventos. Algunos muy aburridos, como uno en Instituto de Empresa y FNAC, y otros mucho mejores. Mi favorito fue uno en que abrió el Rey, y presentaron expositores de muy alto nivel. Todos los asistentes eran directores de empresas, el networking que hicimos fue impresionante. Otro evento fue uno donde estaban los Príncipes de Asturias. El evento en si no fue tan bueno, porque era difícil hablar con las personas. Pero al menos nos sacamos una foto con los Príncipes, jeje.
Cosas Varias
• Sylvia regresó de Costa Rica (si, esto fue hace tiempo, pero no lo había puesto en el blog). Estoy muy contento de tenerla de vuelta, y la extrañaba en casa. Lo triste es que a cambio se nos fue Nithya a Canadá, y aun no sabemos si va a volver :S. Asi que ya no tengo a quien ganarle en el Mario Kart xD (ella es la que jugaba conmigo).
• Con Sylvia y Morra nos volvimos adictos a Dr House. Hemos visto desde el primer capítulo de la 1era temporada, y ahora vamos en la 4ta.
• Seguimos adictos a ir a “El Tigre”. Pero pronto es probable que nos mudemos de oficina, y por lo tanto tengamos que encontrar otro lugar bueno por ahí cerca. Pero de todos modos, creo que El Tigre es irremplazable.
• Me iré a Chile para navidad. Partiré el 23 (llego el 24 a Santiago), y luego me regreso el 5 (llego el 6 a Madrid).
• Aun no tengo el NIE (la tarjeta), Debería tenerla la 2da semana de Enero. Pero ya por fin está todo regularizado, ya me aceptaron, ya tengo el código, todo en orden.
• Me quedan muchos días de vacaciones disponibles. Soy el miembro del MC que menos vacaciones ha tomado, y las quiero aprovechar von algunos viajes por ahí.
Nota: Este post lo saqué de mi blog personal, asi que por favor disculpen las expresiones en chileno xD.
Input Meeting – Barcelona
Este fue nuestro segundo congreso como equipo MC 0910. Esta vez en Barcelona. Yo fui como Agenda Manager (responsable de contenidos). Y nuestro chair fue Sebastián Bustamante. La Morra y yo lo queríamos invitar. Morra lo conocía de cuando era MC en México, y yo lo conocía de cuando fue MCP en Cono Sur. Y lo hizo bastante bien. El congreso se vio marcado principalmente por la participación de alumni (ex miembros de AIESEC), que nos contaron sus historias. Conocimos al fundador de AIESEC en España, por ejemplo. El congreso fue todo un éxito.
El Escorial
Un fin de semana por ahí fuimos con Sylvia al Escorial. Como nos levantamos súper tarde, al final no alcanzamos a entrar a ninguno de los lugares a los que un turista debería ir xD. Pero igual terminamos por ahí comiendo algo, y lo pasamos bien.
(Sylvia en El Escorial)Italia
Junto a Stella y Morra fuimos a Italia. . Fue súper cool!. 4 días y tratamos de recorrer lo máximo posible. Llegamos al aeropuerto en Bergamo, y de ahí partimos a Milán. Conocimos el San Siro (estadio del Inter y del AC. Milán) y recorrimos la ciudad. En la noche salimos a comer a un lugar donde los AIESECos comen gratis. Y nos alojamos esa noche con el MC de Italia, que nos trató súper bien. A la mañana siguiente partimos a Turín. No era tan bonito como Milán, ni tan cuico, pero igual valió la pena ir a ver. Nos alojamos donde unas amigas de Stella. Al día siguiente a Venecia, mi ciudad favorita. Lo recorrimos todo. Nos alojamos en un hotel en Mestre. Y comimos súper bien, porque nos invitó el papá de Stella, que andaba por ahí con su pareja. (No se si es que comimos bien en realidad, o es que nos acostumbramos a las cosas que nos preparamos nosotros xD). Al día siguiente seguimos en Venecia, de ahí a Milán, y ahí dormimos en la estación de buses xD porque los buses al aeropuerto no partían hasta el día siguiente. Y regresamos a Madrid. No compramos muchas cosas, tratamos de que todo el viaje fuera lo más barato posible. Pero tenemos muchas fotos bakanes.
(En Milan)
(En Turin)
(Con la Morra y Stella)
(En Turin)
(Con la Morra y Stella)
ELC
Hicimos otro congreso. Esta vez uno enorme, para miembros nuevos de AIESEC. Como hicimos el reclutamiento más grande en años, conseguimos también el congreso para nuevos más grande en años: 200 delegados . Y como 200 delegados son cosa seria xD, decidí aplicar como OC (Comité organizador, es decir, quienes hacen el trabajo sucio, y ven todas las cosas logísticas). Y fui con doble rol, de facilitador (expositor) y OC. No me arrepiento, pero es algo que jamás volveré a hacer xD. Nunca había terminado tan muerto después de un congreso. Y eso que este era cortito (apenas 3 días). El congreso salió en general bien. Tuve la oportunidad de compartir con el equipo de OC (casi todos de Málaga, y uno de Sevilla), lo cual me gustó, porque fui parte de un equipo distinto al MC por unos días.
(El Congreso)
Gibraltar Al día siguiente del ELC, fuimos a Gibraltar junto a Cris, Luci, Morra y Kimmie. Gibraltar es una cosa rara :S Es territorio de Reino Unido, pero sus habitantes hablan spanglish, con un acento peor que el mío, y usan libras de moneda. Pero no son libras como las de Inglaterra, sino que tienen por un lado la cara de la reina, y por el otro, tienen a un mono xD. O cosas así. Y es que está lleno de monos :P. Como está a pocos kilómetros de África, llegaron hace como 200 años (creo, algo asi), en un barco, y ahí se quedaron.
(Todos apuntando a sus paises)
(Con Cris, Luci, Kimmie y Morra)Con un mono :) MCP
Decidí aplicar a MCP de España para el periodo 1011. Si quedo, prometo que esta vez si será mi último año en España xD. Pero quiero quedarme un poco más, para darle continuidad a lo que estamos haciendo con el equipo 0910 ahora mismo. Y si no me resulta, entonces me iré de intercambio por ahí. A Brasil, o a algún lugar por ahí, ojalá más cerca de Chile. (Aunque si es más lejos, igual está bien, jeje).
Ajedrez
Según la página deajedrezchileno.cl, soy un jugador inactivo xD. Y es verdad, desde el 2007 que no jugaba un torneo, y desde que entré a la universidad, que casi no he jugado. Me puse a ver, y en 2do año de Universidad como que dejé de jugar. Pero bueno, me dieron ganas de jugar un torneíto por aquí. Para variar llegue tarde, y perdí la primera ronda pues… por llegar tarde ¬¬. Pero me dejaron inscribirme para la segunda ronda, y me sorprendí, porque de hecho me fue bien :P. Gane la primera, gane la 2da.. la 3era la empate, pero tuve suerte porque la debí perder. La cuarta la perdí, pero esta vez tuve mala suerte, porque la debí ganar xD. La quinta la gané cuando me quedaba justo un segundo en el reloj (eran de estos digitales, así que cuando digo un segundo, es exactamente un segundo xD). Y como mi partida era la última de esa ronda, al minuto se inicio la ronda final, y di jugo absolutamente: no estaba para nada concentrado, cometí un par de errores estúpidos, y preferí rendirme. Pero aparte de esa última partida, me sorprendí a mi mismo con na performance de 1911 de ELO :P. (se supone que luego de no jugar por años, debería jugar peor que antes, no? Pero parece que mejoré xD). Con un punto más ganaba premio. (Tal vez si hubiera llegado a la hora xD). A ver si por ahí me inscribo en algún torneo serio.
Eventos
Me ha tocado participar en varios eventos. Algunos muy aburridos, como uno en Instituto de Empresa y FNAC, y otros mucho mejores. Mi favorito fue uno en que abrió el Rey, y presentaron expositores de muy alto nivel. Todos los asistentes eran directores de empresas, el networking que hicimos fue impresionante. Otro evento fue uno donde estaban los Príncipes de Asturias. El evento en si no fue tan bueno, porque era difícil hablar con las personas. Pero al menos nos sacamos una foto con los Príncipes, jeje.
Con los Príncipes de Asturias, Cris, y Camby.
Cosas Varias
• Sylvia regresó de Costa Rica (si, esto fue hace tiempo, pero no lo había puesto en el blog). Estoy muy contento de tenerla de vuelta, y la extrañaba en casa. Lo triste es que a cambio se nos fue Nithya a Canadá, y aun no sabemos si va a volver :S. Asi que ya no tengo a quien ganarle en el Mario Kart xD (ella es la que jugaba conmigo).
• Con Sylvia y Morra nos volvimos adictos a Dr House. Hemos visto desde el primer capítulo de la 1era temporada, y ahora vamos en la 4ta.
• Seguimos adictos a ir a “El Tigre”. Pero pronto es probable que nos mudemos de oficina, y por lo tanto tengamos que encontrar otro lugar bueno por ahí cerca. Pero de todos modos, creo que El Tigre es irremplazable.
• Me iré a Chile para navidad. Partiré el 23 (llego el 24 a Santiago), y luego me regreso el 5 (llego el 6 a Madrid).
• Aun no tengo el NIE (la tarjeta), Debería tenerla la 2da semana de Enero. Pero ya por fin está todo regularizado, ya me aceptaron, ya tengo el código, todo en orden.
• Me quedan muchos días de vacaciones disponibles. Soy el miembro del MC que menos vacaciones ha tomado, y las quiero aprovechar von algunos viajes por ahí.
Nota: Este post lo saqué de mi blog personal, asi que por favor disculpen las expresiones en chileno xD.
Monday, November 9, 2009
Love me do (8)
Hola chicos!
Tenía mucho que no escribía en el blog porque tuve un mes lleno de cosas y viajes.
Primero me fui de vacaciones a Italia con Sebas y Stella, ya podrán ver las fotos en mi FB, especialmente la de Sebas con la pijama de ositos y corazoncitos de Stella caminando por Venecia a un lado del “papa”. Luego tuve LC Visit en Madrid y en Bellaterra y luego pase a Bilbao a dar un Exchange training.
La verdad disfrute mucho estar con todos y sobre todo creo que aprendí muchísimo, además que estuve durante fechas importantes, ya que en Barcelona me toco estar durante la fiesta anual de la Universidad Autónoma y ver todo la gente quejándose porque la fiesta no era oficial, contra Bolonia y contra la separación de Cataluña y en Bilbao fue casi lo mismo, viajamos por varios pueblos y aprendí mucho sobre todo esto de la separación.
Pero bueno el punto de este post no es hablar de los viajes o los LC Visits si no de algo que tenemos aquí en la oficina que podría divertirlos. Pues tenemos un flipchart titulado “What the future leaders of society think” y vamos enumerando las grandiosas frases del MC. Aquí si las pongo y ya dirán que profundas son.
- “You don’t need a mic, unless you want to speak” – Kim
- “Don’t let life win” – Luci
- “ Si eres una mierda, eres una mierda, Suerte. Bye” – La morra
- “Don’t be ourselves” – Kim
- “Eso del tengo, debo y voy es algo que tu mente no canaliza” – Yeni
- “A veces me dan ganas de ser tan grosera” – La morra
- “Incorrecto contexto” – Kim
- “I strategically forgot that” – Kim
- “A ver marrana de donde sacaste los CVs de Mundicorp…osea yo te los mande, pero….” – La morra
- “There is this thing about flights, you cannot miss them, because if you miss them you are screwed” – Youssef
- “Never ask something you don’t know the answer for” – Luci’s Dad
- “Me tienen hasta la madre” – La morra
- “Pero creo que hemos llegado con tiempo” – “Sebas imprimiste los boarding pass” – “A la ferrovial” – Stella
Iremos haciendo un updated y si alguien necesita explicación pues adelante.
Saludos
Monday, November 2, 2009
AIESEC Edmonton LCP Elections
Can you believe that my cousin ran for LCP of AIESEC Edmonton? That's right..the position of LCP is staying in the family apparently! Nonetheless she did a great job. Congrats Shree!
Me, Diana (LCP after me) and my cousin, Shree! (the third generation)
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