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One year

2011-03-15T13:25:00.000-07:00

Can't believe it's one year since my last post. I just opened this randomly and saw that my last post was exactly one year ago. There are so many things that happened in one year and so many things I've learned lately, some great AHA moments that managed to get me out of the bad state I had in 2010.

You can not have it all

2010-03-15T04:48:00.000-07:00

I consider myself a very realistic person, sometimes too realistic. Maybe I should be more optimist, but I’m not, especially when all the things around me indicate some things just won’t happen the way I want.

There are things in life which I can influence, for which I know I have to work hard and by doing this I will reach my final objectives. It feels good knowing you just have to do your part and things will come out the way you want, or at least close to that way. If they won’t you’ll have at least the satisfaction that you did your best.

Unfortunately there are things in life which we can not influence. One of them is the way people think and feel. It’s ok to have people in your life that don’t see things the way you see them, in the end we are all different. The bad thing about this is when their ideas, plans or things they do influence my life. At this point I get really frustrated that no matter how much I explain they just don’t agree with I say. They have their own image about life and they don’t agree with anything else that is not in that image. I so hate these situations. I’m so tired of explaining and understanding others.

I need to get over things. In the end I can not have all the things the way I want.

Changes

2010-02-14T22:46:00.001-08:00

At the beginning of this year I made again my wish list for 2010. I didn’t write big dreams just things that I would like to experience this year. Everything seemed ok, I was on the right track but suddenly the situation has changed. Sometimes you are forced by different circumstances to go in a totally different direction. Maybe it’s for the best, maybe for the worst. I still don’t know. The main point is that I had to reconsider what I want this year and change the list.

Now I have to find the strength and work hard to reach my objectives from that list, at least the ones that I can control.

Good or bad...it’s the end

2009-12-31T01:23:00.001-08:00

It’s the end of 2009. I don’t have a word to define how it was. There were a lot of things that happened this year, some were good, others not the way I expected.

At the end of the last year I made a “I wish...” list. For a few months I forgot about it, but one day I found it and I was surprised to see that some of the things written there really happened; others are still wishes that maybe one day will come true (I can not influence some of them...so I’ll just have to wait and pray). Anyway I don’t want to be sad about the things that did not happen and I want to look at all the good moments and take this memories with me in the next year.

2009 was the year when:

- I graduated master and my second university (no more school for me :)

- I joined the HR Club from Mures

- I was elected G12 in Cristina’s group

- I visited Erika in Budapest (I really like this city – I never walked so much in 2 days)

- I attended 2 LPMs of AIESEC Tg.Mures

- I reconnected with some old friends and made new ones

- I bought myself a car (of course, FIESTA :)

- I got involved in some small “projects” at NG

- I was Conference Manager for RTS (one of the greatest AIESEC conferences I ever attended)

- I started CAE preparation courses

- I played paintball again (I really like it)

- I got involved in different projects at work

- ... I think there are others but right now don’t come into my mind

In a few hours a new year will start. It’s strange that for the first time in many years I don’t know what I will do. I don’t have big plans. There are things that I want but no concrete things to do. I’ll have to think and make my “Wish” list. I want to stay positive and hope that the things I want will come true.

A great experience

2009-11-25T10:24:00.000-08:00

Three months ago I accepted a challenge, to be conference manager for RTS, the biggest regional conference for AIESEC Tg.Mures, AIESEC Cluj and AIESEC Sibiu that took place at the beginning of this month. It took me a while to decide but I’m glad I said “yes”. Beginning the work and the preparations I had a lot of frustrations regarding the conference, regarding the things we had to prepare (it was like I was again in AIESEC), but in the end it turned out to be a great experience. I really enjoyed the whole experience, I have been to many conferences and to many RTSs but I think this was the best one (maybe also because when you are an alumni you see things differently, and personally I really missed AIESEC, being there was a great feeling).

I liked the faci team – most of them I’ve meet just when I got there and the others I knew but I didn’t had the change to work with them before (with some exceptions). I think during the conference we truly were a team and we worked together, helping each other to make sure the delegates have a great experience but at the same time, we as well enjoy the conference. I missed working with people from AIESEC, who dedicate their time in preparing sessions, who put passion in what they do and who try to give their best in delivering training. I’m thankful for the great faci team because they contributed a lot to the success of this conference.

I enjoyed seeing some alumni from Cluj and Sibiu, even if I did not have much time to talk to them, is was nice seeing them there. I was a little bit upset because I was the only one from Mures, maybe next time we’ll be more.

I liked the fact the GN is working again. It is so great to see 3 LC shouting the GN shout, dancing the GN dance, working and having fun together.

I liked the energy and the atmosphere of the conference; I never saw so new members with so much energy and desire to learn. These are two things that I miss a lot (at work you don’t see such a thing). I liked the shouts, dances, roll calls, punishments (I don’t think I’ve ever been so much punished in a conferenceJ), the fun moments and all the people that were there.

In the end it was a great experience. After I left AIESEC I never thought I would have the chance to get involved again, and mostly live such a great experience. It seems once again that life is full of surprises.

Thank you AIESEC for such a great experience

My holiday

2009-10-03T09:44:00.000-07:00

Even if my holiday was in August I decided to write a few things about it today. Why so late? I don’t know, maybe because in the last week I remembered the great time I had this summer, and maybe because autumn is here, and even if don’t like the hot weather during the summer, now I kind of miss it.

When I was in school the holiday was 3 months, and it was never enough. Now my holiday was 3 weeks. I could never imagine before I would have such a short holiday. But I did and it was nice. Beside I had some work to do I enjoyed my holiday, visiting my grandmothers, see new places and most of all waking up at 9 instead of 7 every morning (something I really miss these days).

In my short holiday I went to see Erika in Budapest. Even if I stayed only 2 days and a half it was nice. With a Bulgarian “guide” who didn’t know the city, as well, we got to see the most important places. I really enjoyed walking with the map in my hands, not knowing exactly the destination, asking for direction in English + a little bit of Hungarian + a little bit of German, getting lost, taking the wrong bus, not seeing that the big statue we were looking for was just above the hill (we were down), having the chance to spend time with Erika.

Of course, I could not miss LPM (this time Rock my LC), my favorite type of conference. With no idea how it is was going to be, with my car full of luggage and people I went to this conference as a party delegate. It’s a different feeling not having to prepare or attend sessions, not having an agenda, just wasting time and seeing the place, having fun with old friends and playing a stupid game (sorry, someone will call it the polite game). Now sleeping and not having water was not in my agenda but with it happened once again. Anyway I think it was a great conference, I had a great time, meeting all the trainees (I don’t think AIESEC Tg.M had so many trainees at once).

My holiday ended with a “team building” with the HR Club. We decided to go in a short of a camping to get to know each other better and to plan some activities. It was nice meeting new people, seeing that even if we work in different companies we have some things in common beside HR, and most of all we want to build something together.

Unfortunately every great thing finishes quickly. The most important thing is enjoy it. I enjoyed my summer holiday.

Old friends

2009-08-02T06:18:00.000-07:00

As time passes by we change, we forget, we change our priorities and our interests. Being so busy we sometimes forget about people around us, about our friends, we get so caught into our work that we don’t have time to meet with our friends. I am trying to change this in my life. I am trying to reconnect with my friends whom I’ve missed. Since I graduated I did not have time to go out with my friend Magda, from university. After almost one year we managed to meet two weeks ago. It was so nice seeing her, we kept in contact on the internet, but it’s not the same, it was nice talking to her face to face. We realized how much we changed in the last year. I miss my colleagues from university, at least some of them, my friends. We are planning a meeting in the following weeks. Hope all of us will be able to attend.

Last week I’ve found on facebook an old friend, Jenny, the first American I’ve worked with when I was in LOC. It is like yesterday when we were going to the day-camp in town spending time with the kids, playing with them. I remember the team the two of us were having, 5 girls, all of them having behavior problems. I was difficult but nice helping those girls enjoying their summer even if it was just for one week. This was in 2002, can’t believe it was so long ago. In 2003 I’ve seen Jenny again, she came for the summer camps this time a different location, different kids, different teams but still we had a great time. We kept in contact for a while after she left but then none of wrote anymore. Now I’ve found out she has a son and she is moving with her family in Romania for a period of time to serve here and help the orphans. Can’t wait to see her again, to meet her family and reconnect. She is one of the persons that impressed me a lot when I’ve meet her, dedicated, passionate, always happy and willing to help.

I don’t want to let time destroy my friendships. I want to reconnect with my friends.

Lovely month - so far at least :)

2009-07-17T10:03:00.000-07:00

Finally I’ve finished with my exams. I am a recent graduate in Project Management; soon I will get the master degree. I’ve finished with my second university as well but taking in consideration the big scandal that has been going on this week regarding the university I studied in I’ll have to see if I’m a graduate or not. Anyway no school for me in the next years. I can’t say I’m on holiday because I’m working and I will have some free days only in August, but still is great coming home from work and knowing I can go out, read, watch TV or just do nothing. I have been waiting for this feeling for some time.

At work we are really busy implementing some new systems. Two week ago we worked with a new talent management system. The director from US came to help us, it was nice seeing an American perspective. I realized once again that Romanian legislation is so different that in other countries, some things are not explained and you can just guess what is correct.

This week was busy again. We are working in implementing a performance management system and we contracted 3 consultants. They are alumni of AIESEC Cluj. It is really nice working with them, two of them I’ve meet when I was in AIESEC and it was so nice seeing them again. I like this period because it’s challenging and I’m learning new things, I’m changing my perspective over work.

In the last period I was wondering which is my place in this world. I was feeling confused about what to do with my life. Things are becoming clearer now. I’m starting something new with NG, I know this is what I want and I hope it will be great.

So far it has been a great month. I am only at its half. Waiting to see what’s next.

Surprised but also dissapointed

2009-06-29T08:58:00.000-07:00

It is said that one discovers his/her true friends when deals with problems, because it is then when true friends stay by ones side. Well sometimes it does not even get there till you discover who your true friends really are. It hurts to see that people who you have worked with and who you have considered friends, don’t care about you anymore, forget the time that has passed and the things that you once had in common are liked washed away in their minds. I am disappointed to realize this, maybe I should have seen it before.

Surprisingly people in which you did not invested that much, people with you whom you did not keep in contact for long time, prove to be the ones who really care about you, the ones who are by your side and are willing to sacrifice their time to help you in need. I’m happy there are such people in my life and I’m willing to invest more in these friendships.

Aha moments

2009-06-23T12:47:00.000-07:00

It has been a while since I took some time just for myself, just to think and do nothing. Sometimes we speak to much and we don't listen. Peole like to speak, talk about their problems and explain what they think but we forget an important aspect. We have 2 ears and just one mouth - and this is for a reason.

When you don't speak you can hear your thoughts and have some great AHA moments.

Today's AHA moments:

- sometimes we lose things, in order to appreciate their true value

- truth hurts, it hurts when you tell others what you really think about them but also when others say what they really think about you (especially if they are right and you know that)

- being independent is not the same with being free

I knew these things before but tonight it's like they were set deep inside my mind.

Enjoying life again

2009-06-07T11:29:00.000-07:00

Sometimes even if big dreams come true you can not enjoy them at the maximum. Why? I was thinking about this lately because many good things happened to me and I couldn’t enjoy them. I found the answer. I have the tendency on focusing on the problems, on the things that don’t go very well or as I want, and not see the good things around me. I don’t want to do that any more, I want to enjoy life as it is with good and bad, take the good out of each experience.
I’m starting again to enjoy a walk in the park, to enjoy talking to my friends, to enjoy an ice cream on a Sunday afternoon, to enjoy Saturday and Sunday mornings at NG, to enjoy watching TV and reading a book, to enjoy life.

Rediscovering

2009-05-12T23:57:00.000-07:00

I am still surprised by the time that passes so fast. It’s May already. Studying time is coming to an end. I have so many projects to do and so little time. I try to enjoy every second and don’t let myself frustrated by the lack of time, but enjoy what life gives me, enjoy great moments with people around me. On the 1st of May I went out with my friends from NG, it was such a beautiful day. Everyone was saying before “It will rain”, well someone up there loves us and gave us a really sunny and warm day. We were all surprised how warm and beautiful it was, what a great time we had admiring the nature, enjoying the fresh air and just relaxing, playing volleyball and talking.

Great time continued, on the 3rd I attended the weeding of two friends, Cristina and Ionel. I think it was the greatest weeding I have ever been to, different than others, really beautiful and fun. I still can not believe they got married. It was like yesterday when I attended their engagement party. Again time passes so fast. I am really happy for them and I wish them all the happiness that can be in this world because they really deserve it, they are great people. One more plus to their weeding was seeing some old friend, a friend from US came, Sarah which I haven't seen or spoke with since 2004. I never thought I will ever see her again but one can never know. The world is small.

I discovered there are also great persons at my working place. Our CEO decided he wants to know us better so he organizes meetings with the departments and the branches. On the 4th it was HRs turn together with the guys form IT and the internal auditor. After a meeting in the conference room where we shared our experience (realizing we have a lot of things in common – one being the fact that most of us studied something else than what we like or than what we do now) we went to dinner. We had so much fun, we laugh a lot, talking about different topics – not work related. I never knew how much fun I can have with my colleagues. Hope there will be some more meeting of this kind.

Relaxing is nice but you can not do that every day, you also need to work. I was really tired lately and I realized why, is not because of my schedule, of the work in general, is because of lack of passion. I started analyzing which are the things that motivate me, where is my passion in what I do. If I have no passion than the work won’t reach the expected results and I will be frustrated. Rediscovering passion at work of in doing projects for the university is taking some time, but I try to compensate that with doing things that I like, that give me energy, like driving my car, talking to people, delivering a training on HR, getting involved in a project at work – not HR related, attending some interesting meetings at work and at NG, reading.

If there is passion then there are results. I am trying to rediscover my passion daily because I want results in all the areas of my life.

April - mixture of feelings

2009-05-02T09:20:00.000-07:00

April was for me again a mixture of feelings from bad one to great ones. There are so many things that happened, some brought joy and happiness others frustration, disappointment.
The month started with 2 more AIESEC-ers that joined the company I work in. The feeling of having them in the company was great, as well as attending the trainings they had. (I learned some things on finance J finally it’s not Chinese for me any more – at least some things). The same day they arrived, I went to Oradea for some recruitment interviews. I realized I haven’t been to Oradea before – or if I had it was when I was very little and I don’t remember anything. Anyway the town is really nice – at least what I’ve managed to see and they have great ice-cream J. The way was long and challenging but fun. Another fun thing was going with my new colleague from work bowling, even if I didn’t win this time t least I managed to beat the girls J, the guys maybe next time J
Another thing that happened in April was making my frustration list – which I’ve mentioned in my last post – frustrations about my job, my life, school and others. After making this list a friend of mine challenged me to find solutions for my frustrations and to make a list with the things that make me happy. At first I though I could get through those issues and everything was ok but then the frustrations came back. It’s really hard sometimes to get over some things when you see you have no control over them.
The next days were full with shopping – which I hate - (at the end it turned out to be ok and I found the things I was looking for, but still shopping is not my favorite thing to do) and preparations for Easter. This year Easter was for me a great celebration, actually more than just a celebration, I understood more the significance of this day and I experienced its true meaning. All this combined with some free time, visits to some relatives made everything more special.
Of course things can not always go in the right direction. There are always people around you who disappoint you, who don’t appreciate your work, who don’t care about you, about your feelings, who don’t take your ideas into consideration, and the list could go on. All this causes more pain if those persons are your friends, or you thought they were your friends. Anyway maybe it’s time to reanalyze the list with my true friends.
In the end I decided not to let myself influenced by this things and enjoy a meaningful conversation with a colleague from work spending together a beautiful day in the park; enjoy Alumni Night, seeing old friends and people from AIESEC, realizing that I really miss this organization and being there daily; having some interesting conversations with some friends in the last week.
The good part of this month was that when I don’t stress myself to much good things happen, things that I am surprised by because I have no influence over. Someone, up there, really, really, loves me and surprises me by making my dreams come true.

Making lists

2009-04-09T08:43:00.001-07:00

Last week I started making a list of my frustration and I realized I have many. I was too scared to count them but I think they are over 30. They are frustration regarding my job, my life in general, school and many others, uncategorized. The good thing about the list is that when making it they were indeed many, but when reading them I realized which are the things that matter the most. Sometimes I stress myself to much with things that are not important. I don’t want to waste time anymore with those. I want to do the things that are important for me. Then I realized some of those things written there have a solution and I can solve them, some will probably have in the future and the others maybe won’t even matter in a few years.
In the end making a list with frustrations is good. Now I’m working on a list with the things that are good and work well in my life.

Mixture of feelings

2009-03-18T10:31:00.000-07:00

I’m happy for Erika, she was elected MC VP TM in AIESEC Hungary. AIESEC Tg.Mures proved again it has valuable people that are appreciated abroad. After Romeo was elected in the MC of AIESEC Bahrain and Tamas in the national support team (NTT) it was Erika’s turn to get where she deserves. I wish them all a great experience this year, an experience that will help them grow, learn and make their dreams come true.

I’m nostalgic when thinking that time passes by so fast. It is like yesterday when I first got in an NGO. Yesterday I’ve seen Laura, an old friend from LOC. It was really nice seeing her, we talked about how great those times were, how much fun we had, and how nice were the camps. Afterwards I’ve spend some time with Cody and I’ve told her some funny stories from AIESEC, from all the LPMs I’ve been to. Can’t believe there are so many things that have changed but also so many things that are being “reinvented”. It’s recruitment time in AIESEC and on Monday I went to the Big Picture. All the memories I have from the past recruitments came back into my memory. I see some things being improved but unfortunately also mistakes that are done again and I’m sad to see that. Hope they will realize this and they will recover. Hope they will reach their objectives and new members will join and see how great AIESEC is.

I’m optimistic that this year will be a good one at work, that the situation we are going through this year will pass and will help us improve our activity.

I’m tired of learning and preparing projects for master but I have to. This year I will finish hopefully both with the second university and with the master. No more school for me in the following years.

I’m disappointed that many people around me are not open minded, that they are constrained by tradition and they do things just because “this is the way” having no explanation for the reason it is this way, not thinking by themselves and doing things just because others told them to do.

I’m scared in making some changes in my life, things that I’ve postponed so much, changes that must be done and that will change my life and will influence people around me.

I’m worried for some dear people that are not feeling very well. Hope there’s nothing bad with them and that they will get better.

I’m ready for the next days. I’m happy the weekend is coming and I will have some time to relax and hopefully meet with some friends.

I don’t want to plan any more. I just want to let myself surprised.

Favorite days of the week

2009-03-14T10:30:00.000-07:00

Definitely my favorite days of the week are Saturday and Sunday and eventually Friday evening. Why? Because it’s then when I have some time for myself, I have time to relax and sleep some more in the morning (1 extra hour really counts). After busy weeks with work and study at master and other stuff the weekend is most welcomed.
Last weekend was great. On Saturday morning I meet again with some friends for an interesting study afterwards I went to Sovata to LPM (Local Planning Meeting) – it’s odd that now I have to explain what these acronym means, I was so used with people around me understanding every time what I say but now things have changed – on the way I saw some beautiful full rainbows. The conference was nice, I really like LPMs. I didn’t attend many sessions, I preferred staying and talking with people, respecting the tradition and making another movie, relaxing and enjoying a wonderful time. The conference gave me a lot of energy, especially the session when we wrote some words of encouragement to one another. Despite the lack of sleep I was full of energy when I came back, energy that helped me pass this week.
The last weekend ended with a great surprise, some friends prepared a special evening for us (the girls) for 8th of March. Good food, music and funny moments was the perfect combination for ending a great weekend.
Again it’s weekend, a different one, no conference but great time this morning with some friends again for an interesting study, time to sleep and relax. Tomorrow it’s a new Sunday that I want to enjoy. No plans yet but I hope it will be great.

Take the best side

2009-02-17T00:48:00.000-08:00

Lately I was feeling sad and frustrated because many things in my life are not the way I expected. I was disappointed to see that my dreams don’t come true (maybe it’s not the time or maybe they just won’t happen). All these things made me feel bad.
On Sunday I took the decisions to do something about this. There are many things I can not change but there one thing that I can do. STOP thinking just about the bad things in my life (which in the end they might not be that bad – If I analyze them more in details) and START taking the good side of things. DO at least one good thing for others EVERY DAY.

At the end of day I want to think just about the things that made me smile, just about the moments when I was happy (even if it was just for while), to see the full side of the glass.

Leapsa

2009-02-13T00:15:00.000-08:00

Reading my friends blogs I saw they all replied to leapsa. I remember I also received some and now it’s time to answer.
Reka gave me one last year: special people who influenced my life. Well … there are a lot of people that influenced my life, starting with my parents and continuing with my friends. I think all the people I' meet can have an influence, either an influence in doing something either an influence in not doing something, in not being like them. In conclusion there are many
Then I received one from Dorin, a different one: to vote my favorite trainer. Well I’ve done that before receiving this leapsa.
And last from Cami: what do I think about when I can sleep at night. Well … recently I did not have this problem, I am very tired and when I go to bed I feel asleep in less than 5 minutes. But when I can't sleep I like to think about things that I would like to do, I like to plan stuff.
Thank you guys for leapsa. I don’t think I would pass it on to someone in particular. If someone reads this post and wants to take it, go ahead.

Changing my "TO DO LIST"

2009-02-01T03:17:00.000-08:00

Reading one day Romeo’s blog he asked what motivates someone. I gave some answers and since then I have been thinking about this, what motivates me and most of all how much time do I spend doing things that motivate me. I realize that the amount of time allocated for things that motivate me is quite small. I tend to do a lot of things but many of those are just things that I have to do and not things that I necessarily like. I have to change my time management system and start doing things that I like more often.

At the beginning of this year I thought a little bit about the things that I want to achieve this year. Now that a month has already past I realize I haven’t done that much. The only thing that I realized to do is meeting with some friends and having some great discussions with them. I realized how much talking to a friend means to me. I’m sorry for the last years when this was a not a priority. Now I want to change this.

Thank you for those who have been there for me in the last month, the ones I had some interesting discussions.

Thank you Cosmin for the coaching session, it made me realize that I can still involve in AIESEC.

Thank you Dorin for listening to me. I really needed that day to talk to someone.

Thank you Cami for taking some time to talk.

Thank you Romeo for an interesting discussion. If you are ready to start that club you can count on me.

Thank you Erika for a great talk. I’m sure that you will take the best decision. I support you no matter what one will be.

Thank you Bianca for a small talk, even if it was at the telephone. Hope we will have some time this next week to actually meet.

Thank you Roxy for your advice. I’m really happy and proud of you.

My “to do list” is changing from now on. Instead of things to do I want to write friends to meet and talk. Because friend matter more to me than things.

A new year, a new beginning

2009-01-05T12:40:00.000-08:00

2008 passed incredibly fast. There are so many things that happened in 2008. I can’t believe it. I finished university, got a job, got out of AIESEC and became an alumna, took some decisions that changed my life completely. It was a great year and I hope this one will be even greater.

I still can’t believe my short holiday it’s over. It was short but nice. I had the chance to relax a little bit and spend a few days with my grandma. Then I had the chance to see some old friends. On the 24^th and on the 25^th I went carol singing with my friends from AIESEC. It was nice seeing Emese (back from Poland), Romeo (back from Hungary), Marius, my EB colleagues, also seeing the members from AIESEC, and spending again the Christmas Eve with them, talking and playing Mafia :)

Last Tuesday I left Mures and went to Saulia to spend 4 great days there. After planning and planning different games and activities, after preparing a lot of stuff the fun began. In a great atmosphere we started playing mime, watching movies, enjoying “Visez pentru tine”, presenting “Piratii din Caraibe”, showing our talents at karaoke, enjoying a short but fun hour of commercials (like we were at “Noaptea devoratorilor”), remembering 2008, then some of us trying to skate on the ice of the lake and some of us trying to get some sleep. I spend a great time there, relaxing and enjoying special moments with friends.

But what is nice finishes really fast. You come home and it’s like the whole world changes. You remember you have work to do, things to learn, exams to prepare for. Today I got back to work. It was nice seeing my colleagues but it wasn’t that nice working again, and most of all freezing in the office because there was no heat.

Anyway, I’m preparing for a new year, that I hope it will be better than the last one. Like every beginning I have a lot of dreams and plans, a lot of things that I want for myself and for people around me. I am ready to fight, to work, to climb the mountains that will come ahead, to make my dreams come true.

What happened lately

2008-12-20T03:56:00.000-08:00

Reading some friend’s blogs I realized what they write is completely different from what I write. They like to analyze things, to challenge others to write their opinion, to write about interesting things they find out. My blog is different I like to write about things that happen to me, about my weekends, about my friends.

So, in order to continue with my “tradition” I want to write about what happened lately. I like to write about this here, because it’s like keeping an online “diary” in which I can look and remember, it’s like my “online agenda”, but a different agenda, not with hours and schedules but with feelings and impressions.

Last month I attended Partners & Alumni Night in AIESEC Tg.Mures. It was a great event, celebrating 8 years of @ in Tg.Mures, celebrating the great results the LC had this year, seeing old friends, being there as an alumna, not as an organizer. All the things remembered me about the great time spent in AIESEC.

The next day continued with a great youth conference that I attended in Mures, a conference that made me wonder if I am just a young person or a young person with an impact. I want to be a young person with an impact in all that I do.

December continued with great time spent in AIESEC. I was chair for the LCC. It was strange. Just a few months ago I was writing on facebook with Romeo, Marius and Emese the fact the we want to run for EB J We were discussing for what should we run this time, if should try something new or run for the same position. Of course it was just a joke, but in a way I wish it weren’t. Anyway I was chair, and it was nice seeing people in front presenting their strategy for the coming year, seeing them nervous. I remembered I was just like them a few years ago.

The last great thing that happened was the Christmas Party we had with the company in Sovata. Even though it’s not Christmas yet, we decided to celebrate and we had a party for the staff. I was involved in organizing it. It turned out to be a great party, except some few details that you can not control. We had fun organizing it and presenting the events during the party, listening to the band and last but not least going to a foster house and taking some presents for the kids that live there. Seeing the kids enjoying their presents almost brought tears into our eyes. It made us all realize what’s important in this world. It was great lesson and I’m sure we all learned something from it.

State of mind

2008-11-20T08:34:00.000-08:00

Lately I tend to “copy” the state of mind people, around me, have. I was always trying not to be so influenced by what others are feeling but lately I realized sometimes it is impossible, at least for me.

Last week a colleague of mine found out she is going to be promoted in a much higher position. I got really happy when I found out because I know how much she works and how much she deserves this. She was happy and excited but at the same time a little bit scared because it’s going to be really hard, she has to learn a lot and some people won’t offer her the support she needs. This made me also a little bit scared for her because I want her to succeed but I know how things work and how hard it will be for her.

On Friday I went to Sovata with a colleague. It was the first time I was driving the company’s car. At the beginning I was a little bit scared because the weather was foggy, but my friend was really excited so I got excited too. In the end our small trip turned out to be a great experience.

Today I went to Alba for some interviews for work. Before coming home, my colleague received some bad news and he was sad and stressed all the way back. Even if I tried to keep my optimism I couldn’t and I got sad as well, not being able to encourage him, realizing there is nothing we can do to change the situation. The way back was the longest way ever, lot of silent moments, lot of eagerness to get home.

It’s strange how I tend to get the mood people around me have. In a way this is good if people around me are happy and excited about something and I’m not, but if they are sad it’s really hard for me to encourage them and offer them my support without getting sad as well.

Great weekends

2008-10-26T12:40:00.000-07:00

Saturday and Sunday became lately my favorite days of the week J. I like the week also but weekend is great, I have the chance to relax, go out with my friends, and spend time with people. My last weekends were great.

It all started with a great weekend in Saulia, a great weekend that at first I didn’t want to attend, but now I am so happy I did. There were to great days, were I had the chance to reanalyze my life, to set my priorities. There were two great days for self reflexion but not only.

The next weekend was again a great one, a trip to Lugoj to visit my cousins (Patricia & Ximena) and a small trip to Timisoara, to visit the town. I enjoyed this weekend a lot, because besides driving almost all the way and seeing my favorite cousins I also meet in Timisoara with Andreea. Even if it was just for one hour, it was great to see her and talk with her.

The next weekend it was Ioana and Sanda’s birthdays and it was fun going with Roxy and trying to buy some gifts for the girls, hard to choose something for them but fun J.

Then there was a weekend full of AIESEC interviews, 64 new members joined AIESEC TGM and I had the chance to interview some of them. I remembered the times I was doing recruitment, the time I was in AIESEC, all the great moments I’ve spend there.

And last, this weekend, with a small AIESEC party, a great chance to see the new members, to see old members, to see my friends but also with a big possibility to relax J

I realized lately how much people mean to me, how important are my friends in my life. I want for the future my friends to be a priority in my life and to spend as much time as possible with them, no matter if it’s during the weekend or during the week.

Where is the passion?

2008-09-13T00:49:00.001-07:00

I am a little bit disappointed of the people around me, of the people I work with. It seams that my system of values is totally different than the one people around me have.

After being in two NGOs for so long it is hard to see the difference between an NGO and an organization. Both in LOC and AIESEC people that worked there were full of passion for their work, were interested in the organization growth, were giving their best to make things right. We didn’t work there for money, we were just volunteers but we had passion, we had fun while doing things and we were interested in people around us and in our development, we wanted always more.

Now at work I see also the not so bright side. People are not so interested in the growth of the company; don’t put passion in their work. They just come to work, do their job and then go home; they are not interested how the company they work in is positioned on the market. I have the feeling people come to work, just to have a job and earn some money. In rest no interest in personal or professional development. Some will probably even ask “What’s that?”. I am a little bit disappointed to see that people like the routine, do their job but don’t care if things are not done on time. An old saying says “Don’t leave for tomorrow what you can do today”; well some don’t leave for tomorrow but for the day after tomorrow. And it’s sad to see that. Of course there are also exceptions, people that work hard, put passion and care about others and about the growth of the company. I admire these people and they are really some role models for me.

I wonder how are things in other companies.
Anyway 'till I'll found out on my own hope I won’t loose my passion for the things I like.

Good to great

2008-09-05T09:42:00.000-07:00

I have started to read at work a book, called “Good to great”, about growth. Even if I didn’t have time to read many pages from it, the title made me think about my development, about my growth, about my way to becoming from good GREAT both in my personal and professional life. Today I was reading a post on Romeo’s blog about who helps you in life and I remembered all the persons that had an impact in my life, all the persons that contributed to the person I am today.

I am really thankful to these persons because they helped me a lot, they helped me grow, showed me a better world, empowered me.

So… thank you

Mom, dad, grandparents for your love

Mona for showing me a great way that changed my life forever

Brian for showing me how great life can be when you are on the right path

Alin for challenging me to take opportunities and face my fears

EB 05-06 for great moments (Sanda for being there to talk to at any hour; Radu for making me laugh; Dragos for making me see the whole picture when if comes to do something; Suciulica for listening to me when I was complaining)

EB 06-07 for even greater moments, for great result (Bori for making me smile; Emese for making me see the bright side of things; Marius for being a good leader and offering me trust and support; Romeo for making me see how important people are and how important is to fight for what you want; Roxy for being my best friend, always there for me, to listen, to offer an advice)

Andreea for being such a great friend

Cristina for encouraging me never to give up and fight for what is truly important, for following my passion

Erika for continuing my dream

and the list could go on and on

Thank you all for all these things and for much more.

Thank you for helping me getting closer to the mountain top.

A place that changed my life

2008-08-23T10:19:00.001-07:00

This post is dedicated to a place (an organization actually) that changed my life, and that I was really thinking about lately. It is the first organization I interacted with, the first place where I was a volunteer, the first place where I discovered that this world is not only about us (me, my family, my friends and some acquaintances), but it’s also about the people and things that are around us and that sometimes we don’t see or don’t want to see.

This organization is LOC (Livada Orphan Care), an American Romanian organization that has some programs for orphans. I joined this organization in 2002 when I was in high school. At first I joined it because I just wanted to something extra school but soon the experience that I lived there changed my life. I realized how lucky I am of having a family, friends, food, cloths, a place to live, the possibility to go to school and other small stuff that for us seem normal to have. I realized how much joy 2 hours/week spent with them (the orphans) can bring in their hearts, how much it means for them to give them a hug, to smile to them, to play with them, to share our time.

Besides those, there was one thing that impressed me a lot: the people involved, the volunteers from USA and Romania, people always smiling and willing to help, always ready and full of joy, always putting the kids on the first place, always full of energy, dedicating their time and sharing their love.

I spent there almost 3 years, 3 great years of my life that helped me a lot develop myself personally. I miss that place, things there have changed a lot and many of the people I worked with are no longer there; some went back to USA, others are in different towns, others still in Tg.Mures but, like me, taking other paths in their lives. There are still many activities for the kinds every summer and I’m glad about that, I’m glad that there are still people willing to bring a smile on those kids’ faces.

I will never forget that place, a place that changed my life, people and experiences that brought a contribution to who I am today.

In the system

2008-07-28T10:59:00.000-07:00

Today I joined the system, as some like to call it; today I had my first official day at work. I will be working on HR a company in Tg.Mures. It was really nice "first day", it was a day that made me realize how time goes by and our lives change.

It’s strange how we like to play when we are little, how we like to pretend we are adults and we have different jobs but when we are adults we would like to be again kids and play, have no responsibilities and just live the days as they come, never worrying about the future because our parents are there.

Unfortunately or maybe luckily we can not turn back time we can just enjoy the present and plan the future. Now we can take our own decisions and work hard to reach our objectives.

As many others colleagues and friends I started a new beginning, hopefully a really nice one because I like the things that I will do (as far as I had the chance to analyze my job description).

Wishing all my friends great “beginnings”

Workaholic

2008-07-15T03:44:00.000-07:00

A workaholic is a person who is addicted to work.

Am I a workaholic? Some say I am, I think I’m still searching for the right answer.

It’s not that I’m addicted to work, or I like working very much it’s just that I like to get involved into things, I like to be useful, to do something not just waste time in front of my TV, playing sudoku on the computer or going to Weekend.

For the first time in the last years a have holyday. I graduated and now I’m on holyday, no more meetings to attend, no more projects to get involved into, no more study. For me this is strange because I’m not used in doing nothing. After graduation I got involved in organizing a festival, it was great even if I didn’t have to do much, most of the things were already done, but still it was nice to know that for one week I had something planned every day, I had things to do, and most of all were things that I like doing, I like organizing, plus the people I worked with are great. But now that the festival is over I look into my agenda and I see just blank spaces, no more meetings, no more stuff to do.

Yesterday I was chair for a Big Picture in AIESEC. It was nice, I missed AIESEC, I missed attending LC meetings, finding out what they have done since I left the organization. Still one day here, one day there is not enough on my agenda :)

Some say “get a job” well I’m not in a hurry of doing that, I know that at the right time that will happen but until then I want to enjoy doing things that I like, getting involved in things that I love to do. I want to be surprised with opportunities that come ahead this summer.

In the end, I don't consider myself a workaholic, I'm just proactive :)

Another month

2008-06-24T06:31:00.000-07:00

A great month is about to be over. A lot of things happened, some were good, some great, others not so good but this is life.

It all started with a great day spent in Saulia. It was a day full of fun, full of joy, of great moments, great feelings, great people. At first I didn't know for sure I will be able to go, but mountains that stay in your way can be moved if you believe. It was an amazing day and I hope I will have such days again this summer.

Another great moment was the Graduation Party. At first I was a little bit sad because we were only 4 persons from my group that went to the party; it was sad that after 4 years we were only 4 persons interested in spending time together. One thing that I know for sure is that this at least these 3 persons are now my friend and I will keep in contact with no matter were life takes us. The party turned out to be great, we had a lot of fun with colleagues from other groups and looking at the pictures I don’t regret, not even for a second, that I went.

An important event was last week, the final exam + the presentation of the final project, the one and only LICENTA. This turned out to be ok also. Have to admit I was a little bit scared at first, I was tired and stressed but in the end everything was ok. After 4 years of study now I finally finish a period of my life. On Friday I’ll have the Graduation at the University with my colleagues but also friends from AIESEC, that will graduate this year also.

A period of my life ended, another one will start soon

My place in this world

2008-05-28T10:11:00.000-07:00

In my last post I was writing about the fact that I will graduate soon (there is only the final exam and graduation day left) but besides graduating there is something else getting to an end in my life, my AIESEC life.

12 days ago I became officially an AIESEC alumna at LPM in Sovata. It’s strange how an experience starts and ends almost in the same place. In October 2004 after I joined AIESEC I attended my first AIESEC conference (LTS) in Sovata, and now (after attending many any others … some in Sovata) my last conference (as AIESEC member) ends there. It was a nice moment to be there, to meet the new members, see some old friends and see my colleagues from the previous EBs. It was also nice last week to have the first involvement as an alumna and be the chair for NGO Café.

Still all this is like a bitter sweet taste. For the last years I knew where my place in this world was. It was in AIESEC, the place where I felt like home, where I enjoyed working, planning, spending time with friends. Now it’s over, and I’m searching for my place, I trying to take the best decisions in life, to go on the right path. Most probably I won’t find a place like AIESEC, a place where I can work, enjoy what I’m doing and also have fun with my friends. One thing I know for sure is that AIESEC Tg.Mures will be my ”home” when it comes to AIESEC, will be the place where I will go to see friends and remember good old times.

In major lines I know what I want to do in the future, I know where I want to work and I know how to reach my objectives but I want to leave place also for surprises. I want to let myself surprised by little things in my life, by little miracles that happen around me everyday (and which I didn’t see before), by friends and circumstances, by things that in the end of the day bring the smile on my face.

4 years getting to an end

2008-04-24T03:01:00.000-07:00

Yesterday it was the last day of school, the last day of courses. I can not believe it. It’s amazing how time goes by so fast, 4 years have passed so quickly. It is like yesterday when I’ve finished high school, when each of my colleagues started his/her own way in life, when each one chose a university, a different town to spend the next years. Time has passed, we all have changed, took decisions, some got a job, some got married, some went abroad, we all tried to make our life better.

Now the process is repeating, different people but still colleagues. We were not so close but still there are things we discovered we have in common, still we managed to make some friends. We will be graduating soon and start our own way in life and this is a little bit scary, there will be no more “holidays” during the week because we are not in the mood to go to classes, no more breaks to relax and hope the teacher will forget to come back, no more negotiations with the teachers to give us an easy exam.

Yesterday I attended an interesting discussion mostly based on the fact that “today is the first day of the beginning of our life”, today is the day when we have to set our goals (if we didn’t so far) and start working hard and be perseverant to achieve them. Even if we finish university and say “I’ve done learning” the learning process just begins and it will continue every day until the end of our life.

In major lines I decided what I want to do and I just have to put things in practice. I’m thankful for the great years that passed, for the great experiences I’ve lived during university with my colleagues, in AIESEC, with my friends. Now I’m getting ready for the last days, for the last (but hardest) exams, for the future.

Life goes on

2008-03-02T08:40:00.000-08:00

Time goes by very fast, I can not believe it’s already March; there are only few more months of school, only few more months of AIESEC. There are many days in which I’m not in the mood for studying and in those days I think about the past, about what I was doing at this time in the last years.

- 2005 I was in my first year of University, I was working for a project in AIESEC (Sales & Marketing School, I was preparing for being VP HR in AIESEC Tg.Mures, I was excited and ready to learn new things.

- 2006 I was preparing again for a new VP HR term (still in AIESEC Tg.Mures), I was preparing for Spring Recruitment, still excited and ready to learn and implement new things in the LC, make AIESEC Tg.Mures grow.

- 2007 I was finishing my VP HR term preparing the new VP, I was coaching a great team that was working for Personal Training Camp, I was getting ready to run for Regional Coach in AIESEC Romania.

And now, it’s 2008. My Regional Coach term is getting closer to its end (today I’m expecting to receive the applications of the people running for RC 0809), I’m getting ready to finish university, I’m thinking about the great moments I’ve had in the last years, not only in this period but during these whole years, since I started University, since I joined AIESEC.

It was the greatest period of my life and I’m a little bit sad it’s about to be over. But someone told me recently not to leave in the past. There are many good things and many great moments waiting for me. Life goes on.

I realize this is really true. Everything at one point turns into a memory, that is why we should try to catch the experiences and live them at their maximum every day, we should appreciate life and people around us more every day because it’s up to us if we make our memories be great or not.

Thankful for being blessed with great memories and great people around me

My 2008

2008-01-18T13:24:00.000-08:00

A new years started (actually 18 days ago - looking at the time almost 19 - but this is not that important). This is my first post for 2008 and hope to be one of many others.

For the moment 2008 it's a year full of surprises, full of unknown. There are many things waiting for me this year, exams at the universities, the scary “licenta”, 4 more month of coaching in AIESEC and many decisions to take (decisions that I want to be the right ones). 2007 was a great year, I had the opportunity to experience new things, to make new friends and to learn a lot of things. I am full of hope and faith that this year will be at least as good as the last one, if not even better.

I am ready to face the challenges that will appear in my life. No matter where life will take me on its path I want to put passion in my work and never forget what's my dream and the most important things in my life.

Waiting for a great 2008

1 month, 4 great experiences

2007-12-03T08:43:00.000-08:00

Time is running so fast, I can not believe it’s already December. The good thing is that at least there are great experiences you can live everyday and in the last month I can trully say I has the opportunity to live something great.

It all started with going to Olanesti to attend the Local Training Seminar of AIESEC Craiova. It was nice to see them again, to see the new members excited and eager to find new things about AIESEC, to see the old members preparing to take leadership opportunities J. It was great to talk to them and spend 4 days together.

Comming back home I choose to go also to the Local Training Seminar of AIESEC Tg. Mures & AIESEC Cluj in Sovata (or as we call it now Soo Vata) too spend some time with them also, to see old friends, to see the new generation of 3Some.

After fun comes work, and this time for me was work for a great project, for the first edition of Alumni&Partners Night, for the first celebration of 7 years of AIESEC Tg.Mures. It turned out to be a great project, with lots of guests and surprises, with lots of fun and great memories.

The last great event in November for me was going to National Preparation Seminar in Amara, the conference I always wanted to attend since I joined AIESEC 3 years ago. Now it finally happened and I had the opportunity to be facilitator for the conference for the newies agenda. It was nice working with a great team of facilitators for one week then helping the new members understand AIESEC better, have a great experience and in the end seeing AIESEC Craiova rewarded for Best Leadership Team. I am really happy and proud of them and hope they will also continue to have such great results and experiences.

A great month just passed, I feel blessed because great things happened lately in my life, hope the future will be also like this.

Still part of AIESEC

2007-11-03T08:23:00.000-07:00

Remember my last post?
When I was feeling like an alumni?
Well that started to change. I decided to do more things in AIESEC and getting more involved. I attended a project organized by AIESEC TgMures (Learn IT) it's true here I was just a participant but still it was nice. Afterwards I was chair for 2 Big Pictures organized by AIESEC TgMures :) and participant at the third one :)
I also went to Craiova and helped them with the interviews for the new members. It was a great experience to see how other LCs organize their recruitment. Comming back I delivered one presentation and one training for the new members in TgMures, attended the best AIESEC party ever (organized for the new members) and started to work for a great event in AIESEC TgMures, Alumni&Partners Night.
This month is going to be full of AIESEC events and I hope it will be great. There is an LTS waiting for me in Olanesti with AIESEC Craiova where I'm preparing some trainings, then LTS for AIESEC TgMures and AIESEC Cluj where I hope I will be able to go at least for the weekend, Alumni&Partners Night and last but not least NPS (there conference I always wanted to attend and now I'm finally going to be there as facilitator)

There are great moments ahead, everything looks bright for the moment, hope the grey clouds will stay only on the sky and not in my life
Waiting for the future
Hermy

Alumni Feeling

2007-10-05T11:02:00.000-07:00

It's recruitment time in AIESEC but I'm not directly involved. It's a strange feeling. After being VP HR 2 years and organizing recruitments it's strange to step back and just watch or give inputs/feedback.

I still attend LC Meetings and go to trainings, but it's different not to organize them, not to be in front and just listen. There are so many things that have changed, they are growing and I'm happy to see them growing. Hope they will achieve all their goals and dreams.

Although I'm still in AIESEC a have an alumni feeling sometimes especially regarding AIESEC TGM because I'm not there every day like I used to. This week there was a really nice alumni meeting. There were a lot of alumni and members that came, it was a meeting of the generations with members starting from 2002. It was really nice to meet them all and talk about our experiences and how was AIESEC before. It was a great night. Hope we will continue having this meetings. Still the thought that I'm becoming an alumni is scary a little bit, I like AIESEC and I still want to get involved.

I want to enjoy every second that I spend in AIESEC, no matter if it's AIESEC TGM, AIESEC Craiova or other LC. I want to enjoy my AIESEC XP :)

ROCK ME a great experience

2007-09-25T12:55:00.000-07:00

In my last weekend I attended a really nice conference ROCK ME.
The conference took place in Semenic (quite hard to reach but possible after taking 4 trains and a bus).I attended this kind of conference last year and I had some nice memories (the picture of AIESEC TGM on the community that we took at the seaside on the sand, the profile of the new member, me and Romeo fighting to go to a training, getting to know Bori better on the way to Bucharest and much more) still I had no big expectations regarding the conference this time.

But the conference proved to be great this year (at least for me). Starting with getting there where the first members I've seen were the EB members of AIESEC Craiova which I haven't seen since their LPM, then continuing with meeting old friends, the RCs and getting ready for the sessions because this time I was a facilitator. The whole time spent there was nice.

Still the moments I liked the most where:

Being coach for 2 LCs during the conference: AIESEC Craiova and AIESEC Tg.Mures, spending time with them, helping them set strategies, attending their delegation meetings, sharing impressions (for me this was really nice and I enjoyed every moment)

AIESEC Craiova on the stage, being rewarded for their performance. I was really happy to see them there. I was happy for them and especially for Cris (VP X) because I knew how much they worked this year and I knew how much this meant for them. Hope this award will motivate all the members to work and reach for results.

There were great moments in this conference, and in the end I’ve seen only happy faces and motivated members who went home full of enthusiasm to work harder. Hope we will keep the energy at least until the next conference :)

Happy and full of energy
Hermy

Just 2 more days

2007-09-17T10:17:00.000-07:00

There are just 2 more days left until I will finish my internship in Opportunity Microcredit Romania. Looking back it was a nice experience. I had the chance to work with great people. These are the kind of people that it will be nice to work with in the future. Also because OMRO is part of Opportunity International almost every week there was a foreigner comming into town. So it was interesting to stay in the same office with my boss (an american) and with his friend (from England) speaking different english accents, then meeting people from Albania, US and Italy.
Regarding the things I've learned there were a few. Because I did not have a clear job description I had the change to do a little bit of everything (HR & Marketing mostly) and see how a company works and mostly how it tries to transform into a bank. It was a nice environment that I will miss.
I'm glad I had this chance this summer.

Now I'm preparing for a new experience, this time in AIESEC, I'm preparing for a great conference ROCK ME. Can't wait to get there.

Planning Meeting and internship

2007-07-29T03:23:00.001-07:00

Recently I went to Craiova. It was my first trip there. Craiova is a nice place, I really liked it except for the heat, but at this time is hot almost everywhere in Romania. It was nice seeing again the EB members of AIESEC Craiova, meeting some of the members and their trainees from England.
After staying in Craiova for 3 days we went to Cozia where they had the Local Planning Meeting. For me LPM is my favorite conference in AIESEC because there are all the members planning activities, creating new projects, sharing their ideas and having fun. This year for me it was a little bit different because I've experienced the conference form a different position, as coach, and my involvement was basically in coming up with feedback, ideas and support. But still it was nice and I liked it.
When the summer started I had no idea what I will be doing this summer but as the time passes by things are getting more clear. I had my first visit in Craiova and I'm keeping in contact with them on emails, and I started an internship at OMRO, a company in Tg.Mures. I just ended my first week there. I had the chance to see a little bit how is it to run a business and to work a little bit on HR because my supervisor was out of town. So far it was nice and interesting.

Can't wait to see what will happen next.

Traveling

2007-07-13T09:52:00.000-07:00

This month seams to be great, so far at least. I traveled a little bit and it seams I will travel some more until the end of summer, it's true that only in Romania but it's ok because everywhere I go I meet great people and have a great time.
I started the month by going to Bucharest for the Regional Coaches preparation. There where two hot days but it was nice because with the Development team we planned our activities for this year, we meet with the old regional coaches that shared a little bit of their experience. There were two interesting things that happened that confirmed once again that the world is small. While I was in Bucharest 2 guys from Holland came, with the Ambassadors program, they knew the two girls from Holland that were in Mures last year at Peninsula.
Probably so far nothing interesting because in AIESEC things like this happen all the time (that's why it's an international organization and people from different countries know each other). On the way back from Bucharest in the maxi taxi there was a person that at first I thought I will never see again. It was a teacher of mine from the 9th grade. He lives now in Canada and came to Romania to spend his holiday. It was really nice seeing him again but also strange, because who would have thought I will see my teacher in that maxi taxi.
This week I went with my parents to my favorite place in Romania, to Fagaras Mountains. I was really nice driving on the Transfagarasan, seeing some snow, climbing the mountain and reaching its top. From there we went to Sambata, a monastery nearby. When we arrived there I was really surprised to see some familiar faces, the MC team of AIESEC RO where there having their teambuilding. Who would thought I will meet them there. One again the world is small (or at least Romania). Afterwards we went to Sinaia where we spend to nice days, far away from the heat.
Now I am preparing for a new "trip" to Craiova, where I will spend a week with a great team, working and planning stuff for AIESEC. Can't wait to get there to see them all.
Preparing for the way, hope it won't be that hot

Ending a chapter

2007-07-01T08:43:00.000-07:00

There has been a while since I opened my account to post a new message on this blog. Why? I don’t know.

Anyway there have been many things that happened lately. I ended some chapters of my life, started new things. I just ended the 3^rd year of university and started my summer holiday. I’m so happy that finally it’s here. I don't know for sure, for the first time in the last to years, what I will do this summer but I'm sure it will be great.

In May I said goodbye to my EB team from 06-07 at the Take Over Gala in Sovata. It was a nice moment to be in from of AIESEC Tirgu Mures for the last time as an EB team, to share our feelings, to see what this experience meant for each one of us. I liked that moment a lot because it was full of emotion and really touchy. I will never forget my colleagues, the moments we shared together for one year, this great experience that made me the person I am today.

Now I’m working with another team, it's a little bit different because there are many kilometers between us and we communicate mainly using the internet. This month I will spend one week with them and I’m really excited about that. I can’t wait to go in Craiova and see them.

I plan also to go to the mountains for a few days, relax, have fun and find something interesting to do after I get back in Mures.

Until then I’m preparing for 2 days of preparation in Bucharest that will help me this year make a great job as Regional Coach.

Preparing for the summer

Hermy

Changes in my life

2007-05-13T07:33:00.000-07:00

Once I wrote on my blog I have to take some decisions in my life. One of them was to apply for Regional Coach in AIESEC Romania. Well I did, and after a presentation in front of the LCPs of @ RO, after a long interview on the phone I was selected and now I am regional coach for AIESEC Craiova :)
Recently I was at the National Congress and I had the chance to meet the EB from AIESEC Craiova, the EB that I will work with this year. They are all great people and I hope we will have a great year together. I hope I will adjust myself to their way of work and we will make great things for the LC.
It was an interesting experience to be at NC for the third time but this time to be in a different position, to be a facilitator and help others take decisions not taking them for your area, for your LC. Even though I miss those times I know the EB took the best decisions for the LC and we will grow a lot this year, we will work hard and reach all our objectives.

Confident that this year will be a great one

Thankful

2007-04-08T04:04:00.000-07:00

Today it’s Easter and I am really happy because Jesus, my redeemer is alive after He had died for me and for my sins. I am thankful for all the things He had done in my life, for all the opportunities that life has given me, for His protection over my life.

I know for sure that for Him nothing is impossible and He will do what's best for me and for my life.

Just happy

2007-02-19T09:33:00.000-08:00

Yesterday my status on messenger was "Just happy" and many friends were asking me why am I happy. Well because life in beautiful, hard indeed but beautiful and because my last few day have been great.
- Last week I finished one of my exam sessions and I've passed them all :)
- On Saturday I've meet two great friends (Roxy & Cristina) and had a great time talking with them
- Brian from USA is back in Romania, after more than 2 years, for a short visit and on Sunday I had the chance to see him and talk with him
- We started working more on our @ project (Personal Training Camp) and the girls are really excited about this
- Spring is coming !!!
These are just a few things that happened lately but I know there are still many things to come for this year and I have the trust they will be great (or at least nice) :)

Time goes by so fast

2007-01-20T04:22:00.000-08:00

It is strange how time goes by so fast, I am sitting here and is 20th of January already. Almost one month ago we had Christmas and now we started a new year, a new year that I hope will be full of joy and happiness for everyone.
The exam session started and I'm not in the mood of studying at all. I am thinking about AIESEC, about my friends, about how many things happened last year about what will I do this year. There are so many things that happened in AIESEC in my last EB term,so many memories, now we are only one month away 'till the new EB will be selected. One period of my life is going to end and all of my feelings are mixed together,I'm happy I had the chance to work with so great people: Roxy, Marius, Emese, Bori, Romeo but I'm also sad because is the end (not of my life in AIESEC :) ) but of a great period. And because we have just a few months of working together I want to take the maximum out of them.
Also one thing that made me sad is the fact Vivi went back to Brazil. She will turn back to Europe but not in Romania :( We promised each other one day we will meet again and we will do our best to make this happen. The world is small and we can make it happen.

Now I'll go plan some things for next meetings in AIESEC and for this year, because there are many decisions that I have to take and I want to take the right ones.

Thinking, feeling, taking decisions
Hermy

My last 2 months

2006-12-19T23:57:00.000-08:00

Time goes by so fast, it's Decemeber and the end of year is coming. There are so many things that happened this year, and in the last 2 months. After members recruitment in AIESEC we had LTS a great conference with people from CJ and SB. We spend 6 great days in Sovata, working a lot but also having fun.
Then it was NPS, the national conference. Since I've joined AIESEC I wanted to attend this conference and this year more because it was so close. But things don't go exactly as we plann and I couldn't go. Some decisions are not always up to us. I managed to go for just one day, to pay them a visit, but this day was a memorable one, the day when our LC was rewarded for Most Progressive LC.

It was a great evening, I fell great just thinking about it, thinking about the moment when we were holding our hands and waiting for the announcement, thinking about the moment when we were in front and 500 people were looking at us, thinking about the delegation meeting when we are all happy and we were sharing our impressions, thinking about our work in the last year and about all the moments I had in AIESEC.

Coming home we had some interesting projects in the LC, that I really liked. I fellt great to see the new members working at the projects, in order for everything to be right. I remembered the moment I've joined @ and the my first project, when I was just like them, excited because I have tasks and stressed because I wanted everything to be perfect.

Beside AIESEC in this months I've meet some great people, with whom I have a lot of things in common. I managed to make some free time to go out with them and share my feelings, receive advices.

Because the new year is coming I am analysing my last year and I am trying to plan some things for the future. The are many things that are going to happen next year and I have to decide which opportunities I would take, where I would feel more confortable and what are the best things for me. I know we don't have full control on our lives and anything can happen but I want to take some decisions. Hope they would be the good ones.

Thinking about the future

Changes

2006-10-25T00:16:00.000-07:00

It has been a while since I stayed in front of the computer just reading and writing things that are not for school or for @. But is important to forget about them because they are part of my life. Last week at school it was great. I had to present a project at school and even if at first it seamed hard it turned out to be interesting.

In AIESEC things have changed, but in the good sense. We have new members and I am really happy. It is nice to see new faces coming and asking things about @, saying that they want to be part of the organization. After months of work and planning I can see some results and it feels great.

I also feel great because I took some decisions regarding my life and I decided to make some changes. I am sure I will succed in making them because I have great people by my side, and more than that I have friends that believe in the same things I do.

It is strange

2006-09-27T10:25:00.000-07:00

It is strange to see how things work. All the summer I have been planning to do to Bucharest for an internship but some problems appeared and I couldn't go any more, at least this autumn. Instead I took another opportunity that life was offering me, going to a conference. It was a great experience, it was nice to see so many familiar faces, to meet new people. The seesions were also interesting and I have some things really clear in my mind about the things I have to implement this year.

One thing that I liked was the fact that it was at the seaside. I'm not a big fan of the seaside but I like it in autumn. It was nice to walk on the beach and see the sea near me.
All in all it strange what life reserves for us. We want one thing but we don't know if it is the right for us. We just take opportunities that appear and that seem to be good.

A nice weekend

2006-09-18T01:14:00.000-07:00

I think I just had the first weekend this summer in which I did not have to work for school or for @. It was my first weekend this summer in which I did not open my agenda to see what I have to do. I went to the mountains to relax and visit some friends. It was a nice going out with my parents and some friends I really like. Even if there where only two days they were great, a nice place, good food, interesting discussion and the most beautiful thing me driving all the way there and back.
Hope the next weekends will be as much fun as this one

Treasure Hunt

2006-08-21T06:39:00.000-07:00

I have an obsesion with this game. Since the first time I've played it, 3 years ago I wanted to do it again. It so much fun and captivating that I want other to play it with me. Since I joined AIESEC I wanted to organize it but everytime there were thing interfeering and I couldn't. On friday I went to an organization and played it there. It was really fun and I enjoyed it a lot. Now I have new ideas about this game and the new members that will join AIESEC in October won't get away. It's a comitment.

A great week

2006-08-18T03:34:00.000-07:00

It is strange how a week of hard work and stress can be so nice and can motivate someone so much. I just attended two conference and even if I am a little bit tired I am full of energy and fell ready to do so many things. The planning confrence was great, we discussed so many things. All we have to do is put them in practice, but I am confident that we will do a great job. The second conference was also great, it was so nice to see people from all LCs, to see them working hard for a new recruitment.
There are so many things and so many ideas going through my mind right now that I don't know which one is the most important. Only one thing is for sure: with hard work and trust we can do everything and reach the mountain we want.

Where the sky is closer

2006-07-27T02:51:00.000-07:00

On Sunday, I went to my favorite place in Romania, to Fagaras Mountains. It was nice to be there after so many years. I really enjoyed my short trip there because I went with my family, I had the chance to drive on the way, and I really like that, because I love mountains and this is my favorite place.
The weather was really nice and the mountains…I’m speechless. I felt good climbing the rocks and seeing the snow, be close to the clouds and have the impression I can almost touch them. It was a nice feeling to be there. In those moments I could only think how lucky we are to have such a beautiful place but more than that how lucky we are when we have the opportunity to get there. It’s amazing to see how perfect the nature is and how small we are compared to it.
Still it’s nice and I hope I will see this place again this year.

One of the best conferences

2006-07-04T01:41:00.000-07:00

This weekend I attended a great conference, Train the Trainers. Before going there many people from my LC told me that TTT was for them a great experience. Since I joined AIESEC I attended a few and I thought it will be just like the other ones. But it turned out to be different, starting from the knowledge and the things I found there and getting to the wonderful people I meet.
I had the opportunity to facilitate and be trainer in my LC but back then I didn't know very much about this. In this conference I found out a lot of things, tips&tricks that I want to apply and improve. Also it was a great networking experience, because we were not so many people and we had to share the room, the bathroom and the food.
There have been 4 great days and I am sorry they are over but I know I've learned a lot and all these things will help on my way to the top. Regarding the people I won 30 new friends which I hope I will see again, if not at least keep in touch on the internet.

In reaching the mountain top

2006-06-29T02:13:00.000-07:00

I just finished my exam, finally the exam session is over and 3 month of summer are waiting for me. The are 3 months in which I plan to do many things.
My biggest dream in life is reaching the mountain top in everything I do. And because dreams don't work withouth action I decided not to waist time any more and in these months do something everyday for me, for my professional life, for the things I like. The way to reach the top is long and hard but I have the faith I will succed and all my efforts will be rewarded.

Now, I'm going to take some more steps on my path.

Change comes from within you alone

2006-06-08T01:39:00.000-07:00

It’s June,a nice month in general but now because it’s raining a lot and because I have to study for my exams I don’t like it that much. During the last few days when I was not studying or having EB Meeting or planning all the things I have to do in the next 3 months, I thought why am I doing all this stuff. I’m not sure I found the right answer but at least I know some of the reasons. One of them is that I want to change something around me and about me. In order to change something around I need to change myself because Change comes from within you alone. So, I will change some things about me this year. Some of the things that can help me change are related to AIESEC, some are related to university and some with my personal life. Some of them are realy clear into my mind, some are just ideas that I must see how to put them in practice but anyway I’m making myself a promise and I do my best to keep it.

A story I like

2006-06-02T03:06:00.000-07:00

An eight-year-old boy approached an old man, looked up into his eyes, and asked:

"I understand you're a very wise man. I'd like to know the secret of life."

The old man looked down at the youngster and replied: "I've thought a lot in my lifetime, and the secret can be summed up in four words.
The first is 'think'. Think about the values you wish to live your life by.
The second is 'believe'. Believe in yourself based on the thinking you've done about the values you're going to live your life by.
The third is 'dream'. Dream about the things that can be, based on your belief in yourself and the values you're going to live by.
The last is 'dare'. Dare to make your dreams become reality, based on your belief in yourself and your values."
And with that, Walter E. Disney said to the little boy, "Think, Believe, Dream, and Dare".

This is a story I found once and I really like it. I think life is more than these 4 words, but these words can create a step in finding the secret, of what life really is about, a secret that is different for everyone, because it's based on our believes and values.

Is was about time

2006-05-31T05:36:00.000-07:00

It was about time to have a blog. I thought at first there is no point to have a blog but after the last days I saw the relevance. I realized this during this weekend when we had LMS in Sovata and we had the Take Over session. I am still in an EB and I will be here for one more year but I was thinking about the great moments I had last year with my EB, moments that are only in our minds and in pictures. We had great moment together, I've had nice experiences that I want to share with people and where else than in this blog?