A week has already passed since NatCon ended. It was the National Conference of Latvia organised by IG Ventspils in Liepene, a camping site in the middle of the nature and 200 meters away from the sea.
The conference was a wow...turning point for us as AIESECers, big learning for me as conference manager, new start for many people and for our MC.
I will not post about what we did there or what was the content or who was there, but I want to post why creating NatCon was special for me.
NatCon was for my term one of the moments when I knew I want to put my fingerprint. I started working some time ago for it, had troubles with finding international facis and even my initial chair gave up the job. The OC had troubles finding a venue with sleeping places :), a normal house, but they managed; they had some issues with raising food and internet; they still managed (even if we ate potatoes for all 4 days :)). They were awesome!
With all the problems we had, we managed. And in the end, it all turned out how I dreamt it! Everybody enjoyed the conference, the externals, the international facis,the inspiration they got, the knowledge they got, the fun they had.
I had the best chair ever, Vish, he is now since yesterday MCPe in Belgium :P. I had the greatest facis, from 5 countries in total (latvia, lithuania, russia, turkey, romania). They put so much effort in understanding the reality and for sharing with the delegates. Thank you all so much!
When I was pouring water in the Closing Plenary for the special moments in my life, I left it pour a lot for NatCon...because it was such an enriching experience for me that I had to express it! It was a shaking moment I will never forget :).
Thank you dear MC for giving me the chance to experience this and for your support1 Could not have made it without you!
In the end, why I am extremely happy for NatCon is because it was different than anyone expected it! I managed to make something different for AIESEC Latvia. Finally they saw that national conferences can be useful for them and they can gain a lot from them. I am happy also because all the things there had my vision and my fingerprint and were made how I pictured them :).
All in all, it was very very cool :)
You can see pictures to convince yourself on my web album: http://picasaweb.google.com/anca.silaghi.
Wish you meaningful moments in life!
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Monday, January 28, 2008
Love my MC team!
It has been too long time since I have not posted anything here and I feel now it is the right moment!
I have had one of the best weekends in Latvia till now. We had GA and MCP elections, where we elected the future President for Latvia, the ....new Karina:), I mean the current MCP who ran for the second time in order to assure continuity and to give more to the country. Wish you a great term ahead!
Then, we had the coolest team days :) We went to billiards, then dancing :P and then we came to our flat and ....well, had some drinks, not allowed to say more! We just enjoyed the wine and palinca I brought from home! We had fun till around 6 in the morning and we hope that the owners will not kick us out after all this!
The second day, after waking up at 14:00, we went to Karinciks to eat wafels with icecream! We were kind of sleepy and tired, but we watched a movie and had fun of the last evening.
Totally great anyways! Had the best fun and laughed so much!
Now NatCon in in front of us and me as conference manager, so I will try to manage it as good as I plan it so keep fingers crossed!
I have had one of the best weekends in Latvia till now. We had GA and MCP elections, where we elected the future President for Latvia, the ....new Karina:), I mean the current MCP who ran for the second time in order to assure continuity and to give more to the country. Wish you a great term ahead!
Then, we had the coolest team days :) We went to billiards, then dancing :P and then we came to our flat and ....well, had some drinks, not allowed to say more! We just enjoyed the wine and palinca I brought from home! We had fun till around 6 in the morning and we hope that the owners will not kick us out after all this!
The second day, after waking up at 14:00, we went to Karinciks to eat wafels with icecream! We were kind of sleepy and tired, but we watched a movie and had fun of the last evening.
Totally great anyways! Had the best fun and laughed so much!
Now NatCon in in front of us and me as conference manager, so I will try to manage it as good as I plan it so keep fingers crossed!
Thursday, December 27, 2007
Sunday, December 23, 2007
Finally back in Romania for holidays!
First time to write after getting back home, in Romania. I am here for 3 weeks for my winter holidays!
I arrived a week ago, in Budapest, in the airport. My parents were waiting for me. I was home last time in July, so they missed me a lot :). After hugging me a lot and asking me how I am and so on, we finally took the car heading towards Oradea, my hometown. It was great to see again the place where I grew up and to hear all the people speaking an understandable language :).
What is strange a little bit...well, I was waiting for someone to sell me the ticket in the bus, then to separate the garbage as we do it in our MC flat, to have bearable trips with the car without jumping all the time because of the stupid roads...and some others:)
Mostly, Romania is not very different from what I left here in June...the same city, the same traffic, the same roads being built all the time, the same smell of pollution :), the same Christmas decorations and all in all, the same city!
What I discovered is in the end that I don't need any thoughts or preparation to come back home, as initially I was thinking a lot how will I adapt...but everything is almost the same! (ah, they modernized the train station...that was the only wow )....
It is still hard to come back, even if to visit...everybody you know is just somewhere where you cannot reach or handling his/her own business...everybody goes on with his/her life :) but this is all about life right? But then, who really matters in life?
Wishing you a peaceful Christmas and good luck when reviewing the year that ends!
I arrived a week ago, in Budapest, in the airport. My parents were waiting for me. I was home last time in July, so they missed me a lot :). After hugging me a lot and asking me how I am and so on, we finally took the car heading towards Oradea, my hometown. It was great to see again the place where I grew up and to hear all the people speaking an understandable language :).
What is strange a little bit...well, I was waiting for someone to sell me the ticket in the bus, then to separate the garbage as we do it in our MC flat, to have bearable trips with the car without jumping all the time because of the stupid roads...and some others:)
Mostly, Romania is not very different from what I left here in June...the same city, the same traffic, the same roads being built all the time, the same smell of pollution :), the same Christmas decorations and all in all, the same city!
What I discovered is in the end that I don't need any thoughts or preparation to come back home, as initially I was thinking a lot how will I adapt...but everything is almost the same! (ah, they modernized the train station...that was the only wow )....
It is still hard to come back, even if to visit...everybody you know is just somewhere where you cannot reach or handling his/her own business...everybody goes on with his/her life :) but this is all about life right? But then, who really matters in life?
Wishing you a peaceful Christmas and good luck when reviewing the year that ends!
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Thursday, December 6, 2007
Finally my pictures are online!
If you wanna check how I am, look and feel, check my pictures album online:
http://picasaweb.google.com/anca.silaghi
I will keep it updated!
http://picasaweb.google.com/anca.silaghi
I will keep it updated!
Saturday, December 1, 2007
La multi ani Romania!
Acest post va fi in romana caci..he...este despre Romania!
La multi ani Romania! Astazi, de ziua nationala a Romaniei, parca toti ne mandrim mai mult ca suntem romani.
Putina istorie: sarbatorim astazi unirea Transilvaniei cu Moldova si Tara Romaneasca. Evenimentul s-a intamplat in frumosul oras Alba Iulia, unde romani din toate partile tarii s-au strans pentru a declara unirea.
" Marea Unire din 1918 a fost şi rămâne pagina cea mai sublimă a istoriei româneşti. Măreţia ei stă în faptul că desăvârşirea unităţii naţionale nu este opera nici unui om politic, a nici unui guvern, a nici unui partid; este fapta istorică a întregii naţiuni române, realizată într-un elan ţâşnit cu putere din străfundurile conştiinţei unităţii neamului, un elan controlat de fruntaşii politici, pentru a-l călăuzi cu inteligenţă politică remarcabilă spre ţelul dorit."
Dar asta e numai istorie...de fapt, ce simt romanii despre tara lor? Sunt ei mandri de ea? Suntem noi ambasadorii tarii si promovam noi ce e bun si tare numai la noi in tara? Imi pun intrebarea asta de la OPS incoace si de la discutiile pe care le aud in media. Opiniile exprimate acolo sunt diverse, dar multe pun raul in fata mereu.
Draga natiune si drag popor, oriunde ati fi veti fi tot romani! Veti fi parte tot din cea mai frumoasa tara, cu o natura minunata, cu oameni incredibili care au oferit artei si culturii, cu perspective cu adevarat mari pentru viitor!
Tot ce trebuie sa tineti minte este ca FIECARE dintre noi facem ROMANIA ceea ce este!
Putem sa stam si sa ne plangem ani de zile si nimic nu se va schimba daca noi nu avem initiativa de a schimba ceva in tara asta! Avem insa 2 optiuni: fie plecam din tara si ne dam batuti si invinsi, fie luptam si schimbam ceva. Eu cred cu tarie ca daca esti desptept si ai putina initiativa, reusesti sa traiesti bine si in Romania!
Eu iubesc Romania si sunt mandra ca sunt romanca! Nu mi-a trebuit sa plec din tara ca sa simt asta, o stiam si inainte...acum simtamantul e insa si mai puternic.
Pentru cei care se indoiesc de ce inseamna tara noastra:
La multi ani Romania! Astazi, de ziua nationala a Romaniei, parca toti ne mandrim mai mult ca suntem romani.
Putina istorie: sarbatorim astazi unirea Transilvaniei cu Moldova si Tara Romaneasca. Evenimentul s-a intamplat in frumosul oras Alba Iulia, unde romani din toate partile tarii s-au strans pentru a declara unirea.
" Marea Unire din 1918 a fost şi rămâne pagina cea mai sublimă a istoriei româneşti. Măreţia ei stă în faptul că desăvârşirea unităţii naţionale nu este opera nici unui om politic, a nici unui guvern, a nici unui partid; este fapta istorică a întregii naţiuni române, realizată într-un elan ţâşnit cu putere din străfundurile conştiinţei unităţii neamului, un elan controlat de fruntaşii politici, pentru a-l călăuzi cu inteligenţă politică remarcabilă spre ţelul dorit."
Dar asta e numai istorie...de fapt, ce simt romanii despre tara lor? Sunt ei mandri de ea? Suntem noi ambasadorii tarii si promovam noi ce e bun si tare numai la noi in tara? Imi pun intrebarea asta de la OPS incoace si de la discutiile pe care le aud in media. Opiniile exprimate acolo sunt diverse, dar multe pun raul in fata mereu.
Draga natiune si drag popor, oriunde ati fi veti fi tot romani! Veti fi parte tot din cea mai frumoasa tara, cu o natura minunata, cu oameni incredibili care au oferit artei si culturii, cu perspective cu adevarat mari pentru viitor!
Tot ce trebuie sa tineti minte este ca FIECARE dintre noi facem ROMANIA ceea ce este!
Putem sa stam si sa ne plangem ani de zile si nimic nu se va schimba daca noi nu avem initiativa de a schimba ceva in tara asta! Avem insa 2 optiuni: fie plecam din tara si ne dam batuti si invinsi, fie luptam si schimbam ceva. Eu cred cu tarie ca daca esti desptept si ai putina initiativa, reusesti sa traiesti bine si in Romania!
Eu iubesc Romania si sunt mandra ca sunt romanca! Nu mi-a trebuit sa plec din tara ca sa simt asta, o stiam si inainte...acum simtamantul e insa si mai puternic.
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