a day to forget

Today has been one of these days when you feel dissatisfied with what you have achieved, when you feel angry at the world for no reason and you generally feel tense and not happy.

I decided to try to make it a little bit better so I went to sleep in the afternoon and cooked myself a nice dinner afterwards, including opening a bottle of red wine. One friend told me once, if you feel the need that somebody should do you something good in order to make you feel better, then you should do something about it and think what good you can do to yourself. So that's what I tried to do :-)
Two glasses of red wine, a conversation with my flat mate, the world looks a little bit better already...

On Wednesday I'm off to Denmark, chairing the national conference there. I'm quite excited, since I have not been chairing for a while, plus I have never been to Denmark before. Right after that, meaning I'm changing planes in Zurich, I'm off to Hungary to chair another conference. I know it is crazy, but I guess some would call it Caro, live.

Looking forward to exciting days!

A poem I'd like to share with you

Be Thankful

By Unknown

Be thankful that you don't already have everything you desire.

If you did, what would there be to look forward to?

Be thankful when you don't know something,

for it gives you the opportunity to learn.

Be thankful for the difficult times.

During those times you grow.

Be thankful for your limitations,

because they give you opportunities for improvement.

Be thankful for each new challenge,

because it will build your strength and character.

Be thankful for your mistakes.

They will teach you valuable lessons.

Be thankful when you're tired and weary,

because it means you've made a difference.

It's easy to be thankful for the good things.

A life of rich fulfillment comes to those whoare also thankful for the setbacks.

Gratitude can turn a negative into a positive.

Find a way to be thankful for your troubles,

and they can become your blessings.

Returned

I am back -in many ways.

I'm back from my travels. I have returned actually just about one month ago from my trip in Asia. Despite the fact I was away for 10 weeks it seems as I have never left- I'm again so absorbed by my life back home. The only thing I can hold on are my memories: memories of the people who entered my life -some of them for a few hours only, some of them a bit longer- many of them touched my heart, enriched my views, they made the journey to what it was: an incredible experience. Thanks so much to all the people who invited me to their homes, who fed me when I ran out of money, who spontaneously bought me an umbrella when it was raining, who taught me about Indian culture, who taught me about life as a Buddhist monk, thanks to all the people who shared their thoughts and experiences, who allowed me to be a part of their lives on this journey!

I'm back at university. For the first time in two years I'm again a full-time student. The last few weeks I was busy studying for my exams and working out my timetable for the upcoming 12 months. I have now decided that I want to finish my bachelor degree as quickly as possible, meaning, that I will try to fit 2 academic years into 1. It means that I will have to do 21 exams, but somehow this gives me a challenge to live up to.- The challenge I would be missing otherwise ;-)

I'm back to 'normal' life. Slowly but surely it starts to sink in: no more AIESEC that is dictating the flow of the day, no more trouble shooting, no more crazy pre-conference nights, no more...
It feels good to have more time to do other things, but somewhere deep inside, I'm missing it not to be MCP anymore. I'm still very attached to AIESEC in Switzerland, more than I should, I guess. I loved my job - now I need to look for a new one. As soon as I have updated my CV, I can start my job hunt properly. HR development is the area I'm interested in. Please keep your fingers crossed for me.