vos+ (First Step: Dare to Start)

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Mar-Apr 2015

FIRST STEP:

Dare to Start

Editorial’s Note

VOS We bet some of you are wondering now, “Another magazine? What kind of thing is this one?”. Believe us, we’ve once asked ourselves the same thing, long before the name ‘vos+’ was born and how it’s on your sight at this very moment.

Meet the TEAM

Mayesta Arientasya Editor

Sarah Handayani Sub-editor

Maria Irena Art director

Vania Hartanto Art designer

Kevin Tafianoto Web editor

Cita Sylvana Customer relation

Starting from a huge need of clear communication between members of AIESEC organization in Prasetiya Mulya and between externals as well, we didn’t expect this project to be this fun & exhausting at the same time in the making. But well, it’s fun. And nothing is more compelling for us than to make this magazine happen, and to cherich each of your beings, our readers.

Every person has different story, journey and passion. By that, from this magazine we put a lot of hope to see you discover and understand what your heart really speaks and take you to in your life. That’s why we gave it a name, vos+. “Vos” means “You” in Latin. The plus sign represents a self-development through oneself.

We carefully start the amazement for the first edition by choosing “First Step: Dare to Start” as the theme, hoping the contents inside will encourage you to start doing everything you’ve been longing for, no matter how small it is.

Crafted with insights, stories and a little bit entertainment, we want this magazine to start from you and goes to you. To sum up, this magazine is all about you. Happy reading :) Signing off, vos+ team

Editorial’s Note

VOS We bet some of you are wondering now, “Another magazine? What kind of thing is this one?”. Believe us, we’ve once asked ourselves the same thing, long before the name ‘vos+’ was born and how it’s on your sight at this very moment.

Meet the TEAM

Mayesta Arientasya Editor

Sarah Handayani Sub-editor

Maria Irena Art director

Vania Hartanto Art designer

Kevin Tafianoto Web editor

Cita Sylvana Customer relation

Starting from a huge need of clear communication between members of AIESEC organization in Prasetiya Mulya and between externals as well, we didn’t expect this project to be this fun & exhausting at the same time in the making. But well, it’s fun. And nothing is more compelling for us than to make this magazine happen, and to cherich each of your beings, our readers.

Every person has different story, journey and passion. By that, from this magazine we put a lot of hope to see you discover and understand what your heart really speaks and take you to in your life. That’s why we gave it a name, vos+. “Vos” means “You” in Latin. The plus sign represents a self-development through oneself.

We carefully start the amazement for the first edition by choosing “First Step: Dare to Start” as the theme, hoping the contents inside will encourage you to start doing everything you’ve been longing for, no matter how small it is.

Crafted with insights, stories and a little bit entertainment, we want this magazine to start from you and goes to you. To sum up, this magazine is all about you. Happy reading :) Signing off, vos+ team

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The World Today #WhatsonAIESEC Hall of Fame

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Feature Popcorn InStyle Member Story Global Community Story

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March and Beyond Suit & Tie Culture Shock Intermezzo Hello Eddie!

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About AIESEC What’s up?

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Feature Popcorn InStyle Member Story Global Community Story

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March and Beyond Suit & Tie Culture Shock Intermezzo Hello Eddie!

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About AIESEC

OUR

PROGRAMS Once a person is accepted as an AIESEC member, they can actively develop themselves in our Experiential Leadership Development. Through ELD, we provide:

History has shown us what a great leader can do.

Now imagine what a million great leaders could do.

This is why AIESEC is committed to provide life changing entrepreneurial leadership experiences through the programs, which offer young people the opportunity to be global citizen, to change the world by being problem-solver as local citizen, and get experience and skills that matter today.

Established in 1948 after the World War II, AIESEC envisions to bring peace and the fulfilment of humankind’s potential.

Now, we are present in over 113 countries, with over 80,000 members which are focused on providing a platform for youth leadership development.

AIESEC offers youth around the world the opportunity to become a global citizens, to be avid problem solvers, and to gain experience and skills that matter today.

AIESEC IN INDONESIA

During the 36th AIESEC Annual International Congress, AIESEC in Indonesia has proved itself worthy of the challenge to develop AIESEC to a higher standard. AIESEC exists in over universities in Indonesia, one of which is in Prasetiya Mulya School of Business and Economics.

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1. Team Member/Team Leader Programme In this program, our members can be involved in projects, or departments as a member or as a leader who direct a team towards a project’s organizational goal. Experiences they will get include, how to manage a team, human resources empowerment, and achieving goals.

2. Professional Internship Abroad AIESEC also provides an opportunity for our members to have a professional internship abroad, or known as the Global Internship Program.

Interns are to work for our partner companies, and will gain valuable knowledge of how the working industry in another country works.

3. Global Community Development Program Besides professional experience, we also provide social internship abroad where participants work on projects or NGOs based on certain issues in other countries. Cultural experience is to be gained, while also giving positive impact in the society.

Get to know us more: facebook.com/AIESECPrasetiyaMulya @AIESECpm @AIESECpm youtube.com/AIESECPrasetiyaMulya aiesecpm.org/our-story

About AIESEC

OUR

PROGRAMS Once a person is accepted as an AIESEC member, they can actively develop themselves in our Experiential Leadership Development. Through ELD, we provide:

History has shown us what a great leader can do.

Now imagine what a million great leaders could do.

This is why AIESEC is committed to provide life changing entrepreneurial leadership experiences through the programs, which offer young people the opportunity to be global citizen, to change the world by being problem-solver as local citizen, and get experience and skills that matter today.

Established in 1948 after the World War II, AIESEC envisions to bring peace and the fulfilment of humankind’s potential.

Now, we are present in over 113 countries, with over 80,000 members which are focused on providing a platform for youth leadership development.

AIESEC offers youth around the world the opportunity to become a global citizens, to be avid problem solvers, and to gain experience and skills that matter today.

AIESEC IN INDONESIA

During the 36th AIESEC Annual International Congress, AIESEC in Indonesia has proved itself worthy of the challenge to develop AIESEC to a higher standard. AIESEC exists in over universities in Indonesia, one of which is in Prasetiya Mulya School of Business and Economics.

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1. Team Member/Team Leader Programme In this program, our members can be involved in projects, or departments as a member or as a leader who direct a team towards a project’s organizational goal. Experiences they will get include, how to manage a team, human resources empowerment, and achieving goals.

2. Professional Internship Abroad AIESEC also provides an opportunity for our members to have a professional internship abroad, or known as the Global Internship Program.

Interns are to work for our partner companies, and will gain valuable knowledge of how the working industry in another country works.

3. Global Community Development Program Besides professional experience, we also provide social internship abroad where participants work on projects or NGOs based on certain issues in other countries. Cultural experience is to be gained, while also giving positive impact in the society.

Get to know us more: facebook.com/AIESECPrasetiyaMulya @AIESECpm @AIESECpm youtube.com/AIESECPrasetiyaMulya aiesecpm.org/our-story

What’s Up?

There were ten persons in our team who successfully reached realization for the upcoming national & local projects—congratulations guys! We are also currently running a project called i(L)earn, focusing on literacy issue. The Exchange Participants are responsible to teach schools and are now doing some activities in Bandung. Happy to know that the project is going well!

Can’t thank God enough. Twenty-four Exchange Participants successfully went abroad for doing social projects in this winter term! Nineteen went to Asia region and the rest five went to Europe. Their stories? Unbelievably inspiring.

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what’s up?

This February we’ve built a new partnership with one of the most growing internet-based corporation, Veritrans. They have agreed to take 2 international interns from AIESEC, one for Marketing and the other one for IT. This month we also just finished our first ever Sales Summit, where we learn, practice and share about everything related to sales for 2 days and 1 night. Oh, yeah, we had fun!

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What’s Up?

There were ten persons in our team who successfully reached realization for the upcoming national & local projects—congratulations guys! We are also currently running a project called i(L)earn, focusing on literacy issue. The Exchange Participants are responsible to teach schools and are now doing some activities in Bandung. Happy to know that the project is going well!

Can’t thank God enough. Twenty-four Exchange Participants successfully went abroad for doing social projects in this winter term! Nineteen went to Asia region and the rest five went to Europe. Their stories? Unbelievably inspiring.

hoy AIESEC! 8

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what’s up?

This February we’ve built a new partnership with one of the most growing internet-based corporation, Veritrans. They have agreed to take 2 international interns from AIESEC, one for Marketing and the other one for IT. This month we also just finished our first ever Sales Summit, where we learn, practice and share about everything related to sales for 2 days and 1 night. Oh, yeah, we had fun!

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What’s Up?

What’s cool recently: we successfully made partnership with Berlitz Company.

The company soon will support our interns from abroad during their internship experience in Indonesia. How cool is that? Very much, indeed!

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Guess what, buddies. We are going to have a completion of the very first ever International Internship Program Summer Fair! We are glad to say this fair is going to be organized by a team consists of six passionate persons who completely ready to start the journey.

what’s up?

March is a big month for us. So many things are going to happen, and these are only the highlights. We’re very excited to launch our very first e-mag, VOS+.

Then, we’re going to have a full day brand, design, public relation, and social media marketing training. Moreover, there will be an AIESEC fair coming soon this month. We can hardly wait!

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What’s Up?

What’s cool recently: we successfully made partnership with Berlitz Company.

The company soon will support our interns from abroad during their internship experience in Indonesia. How cool is that? Very much, indeed!

hoy AIESEC! 10 VOS

your inspiring magazine

Guess what, buddies. We are going to have a completion of the very first ever International Internship Program Summer Fair! We are glad to say this fair is going to be organized by a team consists of six passionate persons who completely ready to start the journey.

what’s up?

March is a big month for us. So many things are going to happen, and these are only the highlights. We’re very excited to launch our very first e-mag, VOS+.

Then, we’re going to have a full day brand, design, public relation, and social media marketing training. Moreover, there will be an AIESEC fair coming soon this month. We can hardly wait!

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What’s Up?

We know we are new, but we’ve done incredible jobs, we believe! Insights of Exchange Participants, host family and Global Internship Program have already been reported, creating a useful tool for each of the program. Another ones are still in progress and hopefully will be another impactful outputs for this organization as a whole. Yes.

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what’s up?

Ready for chronological amazements? Here they are; Several Organizing Committee Presidents were successfully selected for our several events: Ambassador Fair, International Internship Fair, Healvolution Project and Entrevolution Project; the new Vice Presidents were just elected; and sneak peek: there’ll be Awarding Night in this second semester!

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What’s Up?

We know we are new, but we’ve done incredible jobs, we believe! Insights of Exchange Participants, host family and Global Internship Program have already been reported, creating a useful tool for each of the program. Another ones are still in progress and hopefully will be another impactful outputs for this organization as a whole. Yes.

hoy AIESEC! 12 VOS

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what’s up?

Ready for chronological amazements? Here they are; Several Organizing Committee Presidents were successfully selected for our several events: Ambassador Fair, International Internship Fair, Healvolution Project and Entrevolution Project; the new Vice Presidents were just elected; and sneak peek: there’ll be Awarding Night in this second semester!

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What’s Up?

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what’s up?

All right, let the picture says it all:

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What’s Up?

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what’s up?

All right, let the picture says it all:

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The World Today

THE WORLD TODAY

Keep updated is a MUST.

The World Today

THE WORLD TODAY

Keep updated is a MUST.

The World Today

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About 50 dead as Myanmar ferry sinks in bad weather The boat had 209 people on board when it ran into high seas late on Friday on a voyage from the coastal town of Taunggok to Sittwe.

Twenty bodies have been found while 27 are still missing. A Ministry of Transport official said the boat was swamped by huge waves and 167 people had been saved, though the missing were believed to be dead.

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Egypt plans to build new capital east of Cairo The new city would relieve pressure on overcrowded Cairo, with its population of 18 million expected to double in coming decades.

“The idea to build the new city originated from our awareness that Cairo’s current population will double in the next 40 years,” the Housing Minister said. The new city would have large green spaces and provide a better standard of living.

The projects would be executed over the next five to seven years at a cost of $45 billion (42.9 billion euros).

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BPOM to continue probe into Kalbe in hospital deaths

The Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM) will continue its investigation into PT Kalbe Farma concerning the mix-up of medicines that claimed two lives, as BPOM’s initial probe into the Southeast Asia’s biggest pharmaceutical company fail not uncover the “root causes” of the problem. In response to the tragedy, BPOM suspended Kalbe’s license to distribute the two drugs that likely been involved in the mix-up, Buvanest Spinal and antihemorrhagic Asam Tranexamat Generik. The patients likely died because of an accidental swap of these two drugs during their surgeries.

Govt to start building 1 million housing units

The Public Works and Housing Ministry and state-owned housing developer PT Perumnas will team up to carry out the government program of building 1 million houses over the next five years In a bid to accelerate implementation of the program, Perumnas will receive Rp 1 trillion to build houses for low income people.

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Rupiah depreciates to Rp 13,187 per dollar at Friday’s close The rupiah interbank trade rate on Friday closed on a negative note, depreciating 37 basis points to Rp 13,187 per US dollar from Rp 13,150 per US dollar in the previous trading session. He predicted that the domestic currency would strengthen after the Fed announced when it would raise its rates this year.

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The World Today

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About 50 dead as Myanmar ferry sinks in bad weather The boat had 209 people on board when it ran into high seas late on Friday on a voyage from the coastal town of Taunggok to Sittwe.

Twenty bodies have been found while 27 are still missing. A Ministry of Transport official said the boat was swamped by huge waves and 167 people had been saved, though the missing were believed to be dead.

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Egypt plans to build new capital east of Cairo The new city would relieve pressure on overcrowded Cairo, with its population of 18 million expected to double in coming decades.

“The idea to build the new city originated from our awareness that Cairo’s current population will double in the next 40 years,” the Housing Minister said. The new city would have large green spaces and provide a better standard of living.

The projects would be executed over the next five to seven years at a cost of $45 billion (42.9 billion euros).

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BPOM to continue probe into Kalbe in hospital deaths

The Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM) will continue its investigation into PT Kalbe Farma concerning the mix-up of medicines that claimed two lives, as BPOM’s initial probe into the Southeast Asia’s biggest pharmaceutical company fail not uncover the “root causes” of the problem. In response to the tragedy, BPOM suspended Kalbe’s license to distribute the two drugs that likely been involved in the mix-up, Buvanest Spinal and antihemorrhagic Asam Tranexamat Generik. The patients likely died because of an accidental swap of these two drugs during their surgeries.

Govt to start building 1 million housing units

The Public Works and Housing Ministry and state-owned housing developer PT Perumnas will team up to carry out the government program of building 1 million houses over the next five years In a bid to accelerate implementation of the program, Perumnas will receive Rp 1 trillion to build houses for low income people.

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Rupiah depreciates to Rp 13,187 per dollar at Friday’s close The rupiah interbank trade rate on Friday closed on a negative note, depreciating 37 basis points to Rp 13,187 per US dollar from Rp 13,150 per US dollar in the previous trading session. He predicted that the domestic currency would strengthen after the Fed announced when it would raise its rates this year.

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#WhatsOnAIESEC

Executive Board 2015 – 2016 Election The past year was incredibly amazing. Courage, motivation, experiences, love, arguments, chitchats and all the other things we’ve been through—wrapped up as a treasure called good memories. But time is time. The term of 2014-2015 is coming to an end, despite how reluctant we are tosay goodbye.

AIESEC in PrasetiyaMulya was currently having a Local Committee Vice President election for the term of 2015-2016. The first and second round ran smoothly, followed by the third round of application process, giving birth to newborn leaders to continue the legacy of their predecessors.

“I’m actually excited,” said TizarShahwirman, the President elect for term 2015 – 2016, “for me, the key message of AIESEC Executive Board election is not about how to become better than our competitor, but it’s about you; how brave you come out of your comfort zone, how well you know who you are, and how you present yourself just the way you are. So yeah, I’m worried, but excited,” he continued with a chuckle.

PRESIDENT Tizar Shahwirman Vice President Finance & Governance Eleonora Elisa Vice President Incoming Global Internship Program Givari Rizky Vice President Outgoing Global Internship Program Nicolas Bunjamin Vice President Incoming Global Community Development Program Azalia Zatadini Vice President Outgoing Global Community Development Program Indah Lestari Vice President Marketing Mayesta Arientasya Vice President External Relation/Business Development Shaun Davin Vice President Talent Management Daniel Tansie

The transition of current to elected VPs will be started from March to June 2015. Good luck for the upcoming term!

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#WhatsOnAIESEC

Executive Board 2015 – 2016 Election The past year was incredibly amazing. Courage, motivation, experiences, love, arguments, chitchats and all the other things we’ve been through—wrapped up as a treasure called good memories. But time is time. The term of 2014-2015 is coming to an end, despite how reluctant we are tosay goodbye.

AIESEC in PrasetiyaMulya was currently having a Local Committee Vice President election for the term of 2015-2016. The first and second round ran smoothly, followed by the third round of application process, giving birth to newborn leaders to continue the legacy of their predecessors.

“I’m actually excited,” said TizarShahwirman, the President elect for term 2015 – 2016, “for me, the key message of AIESEC Executive Board election is not about how to become better than our competitor, but it’s about you; how brave you come out of your comfort zone, how well you know who you are, and how you present yourself just the way you are. So yeah, I’m worried, but excited,” he continued with a chuckle.

PRESIDENT Tizar Shahwirman Vice President Finance & Governance Eleonora Elisa Vice President Incoming Global Internship Program Givari Rizky Vice President Outgoing Global Internship Program Nicolas Bunjamin Vice President Incoming Global Community Development Program Azalia Zatadini Vice President Outgoing Global Community Development Program Indah Lestari Vice President Marketing Mayesta Arientasya Vice President External Relation/Business Development Shaun Davin Vice President Talent Management Daniel Tansie

The transition of current to elected VPs will be started from March to June 2015. Good luck for the upcoming term!

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NATIONAL ELECTION CONFERENCE 2015 “Malang, although significantly urbanized, has retained much of its historical character, remains vibrant and is regarded as by far the most attractive large city in the East Java region.”

And fortunately, we got a chance to visit this incredible city for attending this—also incredible—event, NEC 2015!

Quoting from the conference booklet: National Election Conference (NEC) is an annual conference held to elect the new national leadership body of AIESEC in Indonesia. In this conference also, the AIESEC members (from all over Indonesia) are being empowered with knowledge and skills. This conference is open for all types of members in AIESEC but the delegates are usually those who want to take higher or another role for the next term.

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Updates, discussion, brainstorming, coaching, training, re-planning were well-delivered on these 5 days (January 18th – 22nd, 2015) full of inspirations, located at PondokJatim Park, Batu, East Java, hosted

by AIESEC in UniversitasBrawijaya. Here, we’d love to congratulate Surya Darma, the President Elect of AIESEC in Indonesia 15/16. May all his journeys support him to fulfill the presidential duties in this term.

The greatness of this conference also cherished the soul of Iqbal, one of our members who dared to embrace new opportunity ahead of him.

“This was actually my first time attending AIESEC conference out of town,” he said.

“NEC 2015 was really awesome. Even though I’m new in AIESEC, this organization is really serious in developing the members. At first, I thought the conference was meant for team leaders only, so I didn’t expect much.

I thought I wouldn’t be involved in this conference. But that waswrong. I learned so many things, got training and insights regarding how to solve internal problemsand deeper answer of the ‘clarity of why’ ofmy performance as a staff of my division, External Relation &Business Development.”

Thank you for the entire lovely Conference Committees of NEC 2015, facilitators and everyone involved in this conference. We had so much fun and a bunch of insights to move forward!

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#WhatsOnAIESEC

NATIONAL ELECTION CONFERENCE 2015 “Malang, although significantly urbanized, has retained much of its historical character, remains vibrant and is regarded as by far the most attractive large city in the East Java region.”

And fortunately, we got a chance to visit this incredible city for attending this—also incredible—event, NEC 2015!

Quoting from the conference booklet: National Election Conference (NEC) is an annual conference held to elect the new national leadership body of AIESEC in Indonesia. In this conference also, the AIESEC members (from all over Indonesia) are being empowered with knowledge and skills. This conference is open for all types of members in AIESEC but the delegates are usually those who want to take higher or another role for the next term.

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Updates, discussion, brainstorming, coaching, training, re-planning were well-delivered on these 5 days (January 18th – 22nd, 2015) full of inspirations, located at PondokJatim Park, Batu, East Java, hosted

by AIESEC in UniversitasBrawijaya. Here, we’d love to congratulate Surya Darma, the President Elect of AIESEC in Indonesia 15/16. May all his journeys support him to fulfill the presidential duties in this term.

The greatness of this conference also cherished the soul of Iqbal, one of our members who dared to embrace new opportunity ahead of him.

“This was actually my first time attending AIESEC conference out of town,” he said.

“NEC 2015 was really awesome. Even though I’m new in AIESEC, this organization is really serious in developing the members. At first, I thought the conference was meant for team leaders only, so I didn’t expect much.

I thought I wouldn’t be involved in this conference. But that waswrong. I learned so many things, got training and insights regarding how to solve internal problemsand deeper answer of the ‘clarity of why’ ofmy performance as a staff of my division, External Relation &Business Development.”

Thank you for the entire lovely Conference Committees of NEC 2015, facilitators and everyone involved in this conference. We had so much fun and a bunch of insights to move forward!

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#WhatsOnAIESEC

i(L)earn Project Literacy plays an important role for the development of individual and the world as a whole. Concerning to this, AIESEC in Prasetiya Mulya is currently running a Project Based on Exchange, focusing on education and literacy. The project is called i(L)earn.

We were so lucky to have a nice talk with the amazing Organizing Committees, who are—actually—in the middle of busyness managing the project(indeed, generous!). Let’s hear their story.

What is i(L)earn exactly? i(L)earn is a journalistic camp for kids, whereby we would be training the students to be curious and open to the international world. In this program, Exchange Participants (EPs) from several countries have to teach students the four BasicEnglish skills, which are writing, listening, speaking, and reading. Also, EPs will have a chance to share about their cultures by having an experiential learning. The outcome from all these activities is a magazine made by the EPs and students.

What do you guys do in this project?

In the duration of the project, EPs have to work together with Indonesian students and other interns to create a magazine. Thus throughout this project, both EPs and students are able to get knowledge about journalism, know more about different cultures, and improve their interpersonal skill as well. Not only working, during the project, the EPs also get a chance to see cities that represents Indonesia. They had some trips to Jakarta, Bandung, and Bali. During these trips, not only they had a lot of fun, but they also were able to learn and experience the beauty of Indonesia. At the end of the project, there will be a Global Village where all EPs will have another chance to show off their cultures in public.

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Who are the Exchange Participants (EPs) and what’s really unique about each of them?

Jack (China): He’s a gentle, quiet, and smart person.

The reason for his quietness is that he likes to observe things first and listen to others. He’s always serious when he’s working and cares about his surroundings, especially his close friend. Although he’s quiet he’s really fun to play and talk with.

Xinyang (China): He’s shy and quiet at first but he actually likes to help people and able to. He’s gentle, attractive, but clumsy at the same time. Being clumsy is his attractiveness to the kids. He also has a funny look, that’s why many kids like to play with him.

Cherry (China): She’s the oldest EP but she has a very young look. She has a high curiosity so she asks a lot.

But at the same time, she’s really serious, humble, caring, and has motherly sense. She always put her best effort when she’s working and also willing to learn.

Coco (China): At first, Coco looks very serious and looks like a very mature person. But when we get to know her, she sometimes acts stupid, funny, crazy, and is really fun to play with. She’s cheerful, smart, and able to handle kids really well. Sometimes she’s childish and overreacts, but these two things made her very attractive to the kids.

Nhu (Vietnam): The first time you see her, you might think that she’s fragile and too gentle. But when you get to know her, she’s actually tomboyish, cheerful, and able to take care of herself very well. She knows what she’s doing so she’s proactive and serious when working. She has a hidden leadership skill that actually stood out compared to others.

Thu (Vietnam): At first she’s a very quiet girl. She only talks when we ask her, but when we get close to her, she’s very kind, caring, helpful, and able to handle kids well. Although she’s shy, she’s very nice person to talk with.

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#WhatsOnAIESEC

i(L)earn Project Literacy plays an important role for the development of individual and the world as a whole. Concerning to this, AIESEC in Prasetiya Mulya is currently running a Project Based on Exchange, focusing on education and literacy. The project is called i(L)earn.

We were so lucky to have a nice talk with the amazing Organizing Committees, who are—actually—in the middle of busyness managing the project(indeed, generous!). Let’s hear their story.

What is i(L)earn exactly? i(L)earn is a journalistic camp for kids, whereby we would be training the students to be curious and open to the international world. In this program, Exchange Participants (EPs) from several countries have to teach students the four BasicEnglish skills, which are writing, listening, speaking, and reading. Also, EPs will have a chance to share about their cultures by having an experiential learning. The outcome from all these activities is a magazine made by the EPs and students.

What do you guys do in this project?

In the duration of the project, EPs have to work together with Indonesian students and other interns to create a magazine. Thus throughout this project, both EPs and students are able to get knowledge about journalism, know more about different cultures, and improve their interpersonal skill as well. Not only working, during the project, the EPs also get a chance to see cities that represents Indonesia. They had some trips to Jakarta, Bandung, and Bali. During these trips, not only they had a lot of fun, but they also were able to learn and experience the beauty of Indonesia. At the end of the project, there will be a Global Village where all EPs will have another chance to show off their cultures in public.

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Who are the Exchange Participants (EPs) and what’s really unique about each of them?

Jack (China): He’s a gentle, quiet, and smart person.

The reason for his quietness is that he likes to observe things first and listen to others. He’s always serious when he’s working and cares about his surroundings, especially his close friend. Although he’s quiet he’s really fun to play and talk with.

Xinyang (China): He’s shy and quiet at first but he actually likes to help people and able to. He’s gentle, attractive, but clumsy at the same time. Being clumsy is his attractiveness to the kids. He also has a funny look, that’s why many kids like to play with him.

Cherry (China): She’s the oldest EP but she has a very young look. She has a high curiosity so she asks a lot.

But at the same time, she’s really serious, humble, caring, and has motherly sense. She always put her best effort when she’s working and also willing to learn.

Coco (China): At first, Coco looks very serious and looks like a very mature person. But when we get to know her, she sometimes acts stupid, funny, crazy, and is really fun to play with. She’s cheerful, smart, and able to handle kids really well. Sometimes she’s childish and overreacts, but these two things made her very attractive to the kids.

Nhu (Vietnam): The first time you see her, you might think that she’s fragile and too gentle. But when you get to know her, she’s actually tomboyish, cheerful, and able to take care of herself very well. She knows what she’s doing so she’s proactive and serious when working. She has a hidden leadership skill that actually stood out compared to others.

Thu (Vietnam): At first she’s a very quiet girl. She only talks when we ask her, but when we get close to her, she’s very kind, caring, helpful, and able to handle kids well. Although she’s shy, she’s very nice person to talk with.

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#WhatsOnAIESEC

i(L)earn Project What do you guys personally expect from this project?

We expect the development both for EPs and ourselves. For Organizing Committees, we hope that our time management to be much better, able to control ourselves when working with different kinds of people, improve our communication skill, leadership skill, and also learn about journalistic things.

As for the EPs, we expect them to be more open-minded, develop their leadership skill, understand about journalism, broaden their friendship, get to know more about Indonesian culture, improve their communication and interpersonal skill.

What was the most unforgettable moment during this project?

We haven’t finished our project yet, but currently the moment when we got Highscope as our Trainee Nominee(TN) is the most unforgettable one. It was only less than 1 week before the EPs had the teaching schedule. At that time, we had the meeting in the morning with Ms. Debra, the principal of HighscopeBintaro and Mr. Noniel, the advisor for Highscope’s student council. After we finished the presentation, we waited for about 2 minutes in the principal room. It was really quiet and felt like it was the longest 2 minutes for us. For most people, it might sounds we’re too exaggerating, but to be honest, it was really the most crucial moment as we’ve been looking for a TN for almost 1 year. When Ms. Debra said ‘yes’, we were so freaking happy! For this, we really thank Tristan (Organizing Committee Public & International Relation) as he is the one who approach Highscope to be our TN.

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*TN: a company or organization that part- What do you guys think about “First ners with AIESEC in order to take in Ex- step: dare to start”? change Participants (EP) as their intern.

It is the hardest part yet the most important thing. Taking the first step can What did you guys get from this proj- also be a test for your limit. It will be ect? Did it change you? real challenge for you to know your capability. Sometimes when you take the From this project, we learned to always first step, you might feel stressed and try to be prepared for the very worst sce- just give up. But there is a saying, if you nario. We need to havelong-term thinking. never stress, you never did anything Take challenges is cool because the limit worthy in your life. that we think we have is actually made by ourselves. We have to be more positive More inspiration from i(L)earn project in during hard times. On top of that, don’t their blog: easily give up. You’ll never know what http://ilearnwinter.tumblr.com happens next if you stop trying.

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#WhatsOnAIESEC

i(L)earn Project What do you guys personally expect from this project?

We expect the development both for EPs and ourselves. For Organizing Committees, we hope that our time management to be much better, able to control ourselves when working with different kinds of people, improve our communication skill, leadership skill, and also learn about journalistic things.

As for the EPs, we expect them to be more open-minded, develop their leadership skill, understand about journalism, broaden their friendship, get to know more about Indonesian culture, improve their communication and interpersonal skill.

What was the most unforgettable moment during this project?

We haven’t finished our project yet, but currently the moment when we got Highscope as our Trainee Nominee(TN) is the most unforgettable one. It was only less than 1 week before the EPs had the teaching schedule. At that time, we had the meeting in the morning with Ms. Debra, the principal of HighscopeBintaro and Mr. Noniel, the advisor for Highscope’s student council. After we finished the presentation, we waited for about 2 minutes in the principal room. It was really quiet and felt like it was the longest 2 minutes for us. For most people, it might sounds we’re too exaggerating, but to be honest, it was really the most crucial moment as we’ve been looking for a TN for almost 1 year. When Ms. Debra said ‘yes’, we were so freaking happy! For this, we really thank Tristan (Organizing Committee Public & International Relation) as he is the one who approach Highscope to be our TN.

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*TN: a company or organization that part- What do you guys think about “First ners with AIESEC in order to take in Ex- step: dare to start”? change Participants (EP) as their intern.

It is the hardest part yet the most important thing. Taking the first step can What did you guys get from this proj- also be a test for your limit. It will be ect? Did it change you? real challenge for you to know your capability. Sometimes when you take the From this project, we learned to always first step, you might feel stressed and try to be prepared for the very worst sce- just give up. But there is a saying, if you nario. We need to havelong-term thinking. never stress, you never did anything Take challenges is cool because the limit worthy in your life. that we think we have is actually made by ourselves. We have to be more positive More inspiration from i(L)earn project in during hard times. On top of that, don’t their blog: easily give up. You’ll never know what http://ilearnwinter.tumblr.com happens next if you stop trying.

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Hall of Fame

What They’ve Done under Their 40s “Only A+ people make A+ organizations” Theofilos has been a role model for a generation of AIESECers in Greece, as he has managed to overcome a climate of resistance to entrepreneurial innovation in Greece, by building his own group of successful companies.

Currently Theofilos is the CEO of Group IMI, his exhibition business. He is also the VP of Strategy for CareerBuilder in Europe, Middle East and Asia, which creates new business in Indonesia, South East Asia and the Middle East.

Theofilos is a true inspiration for many people, as he is also a founding member of Melampous, an NGO fighting skin cancer. He is also participating in the Millenium Promise initiative in Malawi, Africa. Theofilos is a proud Harvard Alumni, graduating from the OPM at Harvard Business School in Boston in 2010.

Theofilos always refers to AIESEC as the single most powerful and life-changing experience in his life.

“AIESEC unlocked my potential, creating a leader out of me and guiding me to see the world as my oyster! If I hadn’t set foot in the AIESEC office in October 1994, my life wouldn’t be as it is now…”

In his words: “Defining success by itself is narrowing its real meaning. Paraphrasing Aristotle, success is not an achievement. It is a habit. If I could locate the characteristics of successful individuals, I would say that it is if their dreams are more important to them than their achievements. Success isn’t the sum of what you conquered in the past, but a combination of what you live through today and what you dream for yourself and the people around you in the future.”

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“Having a wonderful family with two kids and being appreciated for the value I create in the society by doing what I like.”

Theovilos Vasileiadis Vice President Strategy EMEA at Careerbuilder.com Founder- CEO of group IMI Greece

Stefan Palarie

President at School of Values Trainer and Consultant at Interact Romania

Stefan spent 5 years in AIESEC Romania and Belgium leading teams at local and national levels. During the following seven years, Stefan gained experience in different companies such as IBM, interact and P&G. I t was in 2009 when Stefan started his organization, School of Values.

School of Values is a modern organization that supports education with innovative methods combining experience of trainers, psychologists and educators. School of Values currently holds a strong partnership with AIESEC in Romania where the internship programme plays an important role. “…more than anything else I am drive by a vivid passion for creating something valuable for the Romanian Society. For this I use all the strengths I have gained both in the non-corporate environment, AIESEC and JCI, and in the companies I have worked, DHL, Procter & Gamble, IBM, and Interact.”

“The idea of the School of Values (www.scoaladevalori. ro) came up from the questions that have tormented me for some time: How can I help Romania? What am I best at? How can I make my personal and professional experience relevant for the society in which I am living?

AIESEC didn’t just “contribute” to my development around these areas, but it helped me to totally build another mentality and believe “I can!”. My expectations about my future and personal performance exploded once I joined AIESEC.” March -your April 2015magazine 31 inspiring VOS

Hall of Fame

What They’ve Done under Their 40s “Only A+ people make A+ organizations” Theofilos has been a role model for a generation of AIESECers in Greece, as he has managed to overcome a climate of resistance to entrepreneurial innovation in Greece, by building his own group of successful companies.

Currently Theofilos is the CEO of Group IMI, his exhibition business. He is also the VP of Strategy for CareerBuilder in Europe, Middle East and Asia, which creates new business in Indonesia, South East Asia and the Middle East.

Theofilos is a true inspiration for many people, as he is also a founding member of Melampous, an NGO fighting skin cancer. He is also participating in the Millenium Promise initiative in Malawi, Africa. Theofilos is a proud Harvard Alumni, graduating from the OPM at Harvard Business School in Boston in 2010.

Theofilos always refers to AIESEC as the single most powerful and life-changing experience in his life.

“AIESEC unlocked my potential, creating a leader out of me and guiding me to see the world as my oyster! If I hadn’t set foot in the AIESEC office in October 1994, my life wouldn’t be as it is now…”

In his words: “Defining success by itself is narrowing its real meaning. Paraphrasing Aristotle, success is not an achievement. It is a habit. If I could locate the characteristics of successful individuals, I would say that it is if their dreams are more important to them than their achievements. Success isn’t the sum of what you conquered in the past, but a combination of what you live through today and what you dream for yourself and the people around you in the future.”

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“Having a wonderful family with two kids and being appreciated for the value I create in the society by doing what I like.”

Theovilos Vasileiadis Vice President Strategy EMEA at Careerbuilder.com Founder- CEO of group IMI Greece

Stefan Palarie

President at School of Values Trainer and Consultant at Interact Romania

Stefan spent 5 years in AIESEC Romania and Belgium leading teams at local and national levels. During the following seven years, Stefan gained experience in different companies such as IBM, interact and P&G. I t was in 2009 when Stefan started his organization, School of Values.

School of Values is a modern organization that supports education with innovative methods combining experience of trainers, psychologists and educators. School of Values currently holds a strong partnership with AIESEC in Romania where the internship programme plays an important role. “…more than anything else I am drive by a vivid passion for creating something valuable for the Romanian Society. For this I use all the strengths I have gained both in the non-corporate environment, AIESEC and JCI, and in the companies I have worked, DHL, Procter & Gamble, IBM, and Interact.”

“The idea of the School of Values (www.scoaladevalori. ro) came up from the questions that have tormented me for some time: How can I help Romania? What am I best at? How can I make my personal and professional experience relevant for the society in which I am living?

AIESEC didn’t just “contribute” to my development around these areas, but it helped me to totally build another mentality and believe “I can!”. My expectations about my future and personal performance exploded once I joined AIESEC.” March -your April 2015magazine 31 inspiring VOS

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What They’ve Done under Their 40s “Don’t ask yourself what the world needs – ask yourself what makes you come alive, and then go do it. Because what the world needs are people who have come alive.”

Mairi Jüriska

Health Estonia Foundation CEO at the moment on maternity leave Estonia

After finishing his term as President of AIESEC International, Brodie graduated from the University of Calgary and landed a position at the world’s top consulting firm, McKinsey and Company. He worked as a business analyst, gathering more experience in organizational strategy but from a very different perspective than the one he had in AIESEC. After his time at McKinsey, he was inspired to pursue a PhD and is doing so at Case Western Reserve University, one of the top institutes in the world in the field of Organizational Behaviour. He is exploring how whole societies can change themselves to become environmentally sustainable. He has had papers accepted to international conferences, including Academy of Management and the European Group of Organizational Studies. He was also one of ten scholars selected for the distinguished George Washington University – CIBER Summer Doctoral Institute.

Brodie is an exemplary case of someone who combined their experience in AIESEC and the idealism and values it fosters, with real world understanding and work, to find an avenue in which he could truly become an agent of positive change.

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Brodie Boland

Case Western Reserve University – Organizational Behaviour PhD Student Canada

“Imagine waking up in the morning, having your loved ones around you, feeling that it is important for you to start working in something sincerely relevant, which depends on you and how well you do your job.”

Mairi is a committed social entrepreneur in the field of health, especially health promotion. Her most recent experience was running the Health Estonia Foundation and Estonian Business Coalition on HIV and AIDS. In the fall of 2011, she began a Masters programme at Karolinska Institute in Sweden in public health policy, economics and management to continue her contribution tho the benefit of improved health globally. In her spare time she assists various civic movements, including World Cleanup 2012 and is a member of AIESEC Estonia’s Board of Advisors.

In AIESEC, Mairi held various leadership positions for 4 years consecutively, enabling her to practice leading people and managing organizations an dprojects towards a desired state. Thanks to AIESEC, she became aware of her values and found her raison d’etre.

Mairi took on the role of CEO at Health Estonia Foundation right after her term in AIESEC International. During her tenure as CEO, she established the Estonian Business Coalition on HIV and AIDS. Consequently, she received recognition from the Estonian Network of Non-Profit Organizations and the Chariman of the Estonian Parliament and was honored by the President of Estonia, Toomas Hendrik Ilves. Thanks to her work, more than 15,000 people in Estonia have been educated on HIV and AIDS in the past 7 years.

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What They’ve Done under Their 40s “Don’t ask yourself what the world needs – ask yourself what makes you come alive, and then go do it. Because what the world needs are people who have come alive.”

Mairi Jüriska

Health Estonia Foundation CEO at the moment on maternity leave Estonia

After finishing his term as President of AIESEC International, Brodie graduated from the University of Calgary and landed a position at the world’s top consulting firm, McKinsey and Company. He worked as a business analyst, gathering more experience in organizational strategy but from a very different perspective than the one he had in AIESEC. After his time at McKinsey, he was inspired to pursue a PhD and is doing so at Case Western Reserve University, one of the top institutes in the world in the field of Organizational Behaviour. He is exploring how whole societies can change themselves to become environmentally sustainable. He has had papers accepted to international conferences, including Academy of Management and the European Group of Organizational Studies. He was also one of ten scholars selected for the distinguished George Washington University – CIBER Summer Doctoral Institute.

Brodie is an exemplary case of someone who combined their experience in AIESEC and the idealism and values it fosters, with real world understanding and work, to find an avenue in which he could truly become an agent of positive change.

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Brodie Boland

Case Western Reserve University – Organizational Behaviour PhD Student Canada

“Imagine waking up in the morning, having your loved ones around you, feeling that it is important for you to start working in something sincerely relevant, which depends on you and how well you do your job.”

Mairi is a committed social entrepreneur in the field of health, especially health promotion. Her most recent experience was running the Health Estonia Foundation and Estonian Business Coalition on HIV and AIDS. In the fall of 2011, she began a Masters programme at Karolinska Institute in Sweden in public health policy, economics and management to continue her contribution tho the benefit of improved health globally. In her spare time she assists various civic movements, including World Cleanup 2012 and is a member of AIESEC Estonia’s Board of Advisors.

In AIESEC, Mairi held various leadership positions for 4 years consecutively, enabling her to practice leading people and managing organizations an dprojects towards a desired state. Thanks to AIESEC, she became aware of her values and found her raison d’etre.

Mairi took on the role of CEO at Health Estonia Foundation right after her term in AIESEC International. During her tenure as CEO, she established the Estonian Business Coalition on HIV and AIDS. Consequently, she received recognition from the Estonian Network of Non-Profit Organizations and the Chariman of the Estonian Parliament and was honored by the President of Estonia, Toomas Hendrik Ilves. Thanks to her work, more than 15,000 people in Estonia have been educated on HIV and AIDS in the past 7 years.

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Feature

“ Life is flat.

If you feel this way, you should start- ” “Yes, but-“ “But, I have your “buts…” answered right here.”

1. “Now isn’t the right time.”

There is never a right time.

Solution: remember why you do what you do, create deadlines for yourself, and stick to it.

If you prioritize family, you’ll make time for your family and ditch those internship opportunities. See. You make your time based on your priorities.

5. “I probably should take another look at my LINE/BBM/Whatsapp messages.

They must be important.”

Solution: sort your priorities out and make your time to do it.

2. “I’m not good enough yet.”

Yes. You probably are.

The more you let that reason to keep you from doing things, the more time you’ll miss being worried and not learning anything.

That means you will not be that good.

Solution: use that fear of being “not good enough” as your emotional fuel to make sure you do it 100%.

3. “I’m too old for that stuff.”

How old are you?

If you’re not in your thirties yet, you’re too young to settle down.

Mention 1 social media. There’s a good chance it’s already banned in China. China banned LINE messenger, my main communication channel with basically everyone. I went there for 2 weeks. That means nightmare. I didn’t get to reply anything.

So, I left my Yahoo email in a LINE group, just in case if anything important comes up.

Guess what. I got only one email and it’s something they can figure out without me.

The others didn’t get the message, which proves my point. Chatting on messengers isn’t as effective as we think.

Then, by the time I got back to my hometown, I was able to finalize 2 weeks worth of conversations (and all Christmas greetings) in an hour.

4. “I’m not in the mood. Let’s just start tomorrow.”

Solution: create a specific time block to communicate. So, it won’t interfere with your working time. After that, make sure to communicate with the right channel. You can save days of inconclusive tiring discussions (and miscommunications) with only 1 hour of face-to-face meeting.

I bet Rp 100.000,- you’ll say the same thing tomorrow.

Despite everything, just start. Your future self will thank you. I promise.

Solution: keep in mind that you’re still young, and there’s a big world out there.

The next thing you know, you’re 40.

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Feature

“ Life is flat.

If you feel this way, you should start- ” “Yes, but-“ “But, I have your “buts…” answered right here.”

1. “Now isn’t the right time.”

There is never a right time.

Solution: remember why you do what you do, create deadlines for yourself, and stick to it.

If you prioritize family, you’ll make time for your family and ditch those internship opportunities. See. You make your time based on your priorities.

5. “I probably should take another look at my LINE/BBM/Whatsapp messages.

They must be important.”

Solution: sort your priorities out and make your time to do it.

2. “I’m not good enough yet.”

Yes. You probably are.

The more you let that reason to keep you from doing things, the more time you’ll miss being worried and not learning anything.

That means you will not be that good.

Solution: use that fear of being “not good enough” as your emotional fuel to make sure you do it 100%.

3. “I’m too old for that stuff.”

How old are you?

If you’re not in your thirties yet, you’re too young to settle down.

Mention 1 social media. There’s a good chance it’s already banned in China. China banned LINE messenger, my main communication channel with basically everyone. I went there for 2 weeks. That means nightmare. I didn’t get to reply anything.

So, I left my Yahoo email in a LINE group, just in case if anything important comes up.

Guess what. I got only one email and it’s something they can figure out without me.

The others didn’t get the message, which proves my point. Chatting on messengers isn’t as effective as we think.

Then, by the time I got back to my hometown, I was able to finalize 2 weeks worth of conversations (and all Christmas greetings) in an hour.

4. “I’m not in the mood. Let’s just start tomorrow.”

Solution: create a specific time block to communicate. So, it won’t interfere with your working time. After that, make sure to communicate with the right channel. You can save days of inconclusive tiring discussions (and miscommunications) with only 1 hour of face-to-face meeting.

I bet Rp 100.000,- you’ll say the same thing tomorrow.

Despite everything, just start. Your future self will thank you. I promise.

Solution: keep in mind that you’re still young, and there’s a big world out there.

The next thing you know, you’re 40.

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Popcorn Popcorn is one ple are like the seed react and can prove that

of AIESEC culture which is inspired by the way Popcorn is made. Peocorn seeds; AIESEC is the heat. Even when it’s heated, not all the corn turn to be popcorn; only the best do. Popcorn is a platform where you you are an excellent corn seed which will turn into perfect popcorn.

FIRST STEP: DARE TO START Taking the first step to do something big can be scary and exciting at the same time, let’s hear our readers view on this issue and their own experience on taking the first step to something!

“Taking a first step was scary, but I know that if I didn’t take that first step, I wouldn’t be successful; I’d rather fail than no trying at all.

style) is so out of my comfort zone. But I believe I can be a successful person, as my father has always said.

It was the first step I would never regret.”

It’s a simple story in my junior high school time. It’s quite funny because back then I was afraid of girls, even to talk to them.Sometimes I feel scared when I amaround them. Back then, I believed that I must change my attitude, so I take the first leap and by now, my confidence is high, not just talking to girls, but also to strangers. Thank God I made that first step. “

Cressentia Liu, Prasetiya Mulya School of Business and Economics “About taking a first step, i prefer to choose scary, but in the case it’s not something we are afraid of.

It’s scary because we have to choose something and make a decision, which can affect the society for example. When you do it, you prove yourself that you can make it and let it happen. That was the exciting part of doing something out of your comfort zone (for the first time).

William Panjaitan – Prasetiya Mulya School of Business and Economics “I think, to take a first step will be scary for me at first, because we try something that we haven’t tried before. We don’t even know how much our ability, our skill, orcan we finish it? The point is, a little out of comfort zone. But in the end, i know it will be exciting because we are trying something new and in a long time we will get used to it.

One of my ‘first step experiences’ was applying to my college. Everyone said it was not as easy the other college to get into, and none of my friends applied here. I was so afraid (of could not make it), but my parents kept telling me to try it first and miracle would happen. It did, I got accepted! It did not stop there, I have to study hard every day, and it (the learning 36 VOS

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Sources: http://bit.ly/1Cd4zNj http://bit.ly/1AkmKu7

When I was being part of a big project in my college and the project did not work out well because the crews were not working as hard as they could, I took the first step at the time to be the leader of this project. I thought hard on why my crews were demotivated and how to solve this problem. As the project was getting closer, I chose to make everything clear by talking (the truth) to them. In result, we had people who stayed and who left the team.

What I learned from my experience is, we just have to try. Try was never false, even when we fail, that is the true experience you have (from taking the first step out of your comfort zone).”

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Popcorn Popcorn is one ple are like the seed react and can prove that

of AIESEC culture which is inspired by the way Popcorn is made. Peocorn seeds; AIESEC is the heat. Even when it’s heated, not all the corn turn to be popcorn; only the best do. Popcorn is a platform where you you are an excellent corn seed which will turn into perfect popcorn.

FIRST STEP: DARE TO START Taking the first step to do something big can be scary and exciting at the same time, let’s hear our readers view on this issue and their own experience on taking the first step to something!

“Taking a first step was scary, but I know that if I didn’t take that first step, I wouldn’t be successful; I’d rather fail than no trying at all.

style) is so out of my comfort zone. But I believe I can be a successful person, as my father has always said.

It was the first step I would never regret.”

It’s a simple story in my junior high school time. It’s quite funny because back then I was afraid of girls, even to talk to them.Sometimes I feel scared when I amaround them. Back then, I believed that I must change my attitude, so I take the first leap and by now, my confidence is high, not just talking to girls, but also to strangers. Thank God I made that first step. “

Cressentia Liu, Prasetiya Mulya School of Business and Economics “About taking a first step, i prefer to choose scary, but in the case it’s not something we are afraid of.

It’s scary because we have to choose something and make a decision, which can affect the society for example. When you do it, you prove yourself that you can make it and let it happen. That was the exciting part of doing something out of your comfort zone (for the first time).

William Panjaitan – Prasetiya Mulya School of Business and Economics “I think, to take a first step will be scary for me at first, because we try something that we haven’t tried before. We don’t even know how much our ability, our skill, orcan we finish it? The point is, a little out of comfort zone. But in the end, i know it will be exciting because we are trying something new and in a long time we will get used to it.

One of my ‘first step experiences’ was applying to my college. Everyone said it was not as easy the other college to get into, and none of my friends applied here. I was so afraid (of could not make it), but my parents kept telling me to try it first and miracle would happen. It did, I got accepted! It did not stop there, I have to study hard every day, and it (the learning 36 VOS

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Sources: http://bit.ly/1Cd4zNj http://bit.ly/1AkmKu7

When I was being part of a big project in my college and the project did not work out well because the crews were not working as hard as they could, I took the first step at the time to be the leader of this project. I thought hard on why my crews were demotivated and how to solve this problem. As the project was getting closer, I chose to make everything clear by talking (the truth) to them. In result, we had people who stayed and who left the team.

What I learned from my experience is, we just have to try. Try was never false, even when we fail, that is the true experience you have (from taking the first step out of your comfort zone).”

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InStyle

WHY people

who TRAVEL tend to be SUCCESSFUL? Source: Lifehack.org (Tracey Tullis)

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There has been a lot written about the skills and habits needed to obtain a successful life, like the things we could work on, such as building confidence or overcoming fears.

But, did you know? There are people who have a higher likelihood for success than most. People who travel; the ones on the move learn many life skills exploring our world.

InStyle

WHY people

who TRAVEL tend to be SUCCESSFUL? Source: Lifehack.org (Tracey Tullis)

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There has been a lot written about the skills and habits needed to obtain a successful life, like the things we could work on, such as building confidence or overcoming fears.

But, did you know? There are people who have a higher likelihood for success than most. People who travel; the ones on the move learn many life skills exploring our world.

InStyle Travelers see many different types of things and train their brains to focus on the beautiful.

Constant novelty keeps the mind and the eyes sharp. People who travel see beauty where others see the ordinary.

9. They are more confident

HERE are reasons why travelers are

likely to be successful in many aspects 1. They know how to thrive outside their comfort zone Travelers are in unfamiliar situations regularly.

They must work through the unknown because of necessity. Faced with countless new experiences they learn valuable coping strategies that help them shoulder uncertainty and remain calm and effective. This is a key skill for success in both business and leading people.

2. They welcome and embrace change People who travel invite novelty. They’re constantly surrounded by new and different things, so they tend to avoid boredom and learn to focus better. This way of thinking inspires innovation and creativity.

3. They know how to manage their emotions Travelers experience varying levels of stress; tight flight connections, interrogations by border guards, and all this causes ones nerves to fray. They hone the ability to manage emotions and remain calm under pressure developing keen self-awareness. Being self-aware increases productivity and helps people find what makes them happy in life, the ultimate success.

4. They trust and don’t always need to be in control Travelers have to rely on people they don’t know all the time. They deal with language barriers, cab drivers in strange towns or cities and are often dependent on the kindness of strangers. Accepting the fact they can’t always be in control helps them build new relationships. They develop confidence in their ability to choose friends and acquaintances that are genuine and trustworthy.

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People who travel learn to rely on themselves and are confident that they can accomplish what they want to. This belief helps them to be persistent in the face of obstacles and recover better after failure because of that.

10. They better understand differences in people and are more accepting

5. They manage fear and move past it

Travelers negotiate to avoid being taken advantage of. Good negotiating skills are needed to get what you want or need without becoming pushy or aggressive. This skill is important in influencing others and helping them understand and accept your ideas in business and as a leader.

8. They see beauty where most don’t

Studies show going somewhere new makes us happy. Travelers smile more than average because they explore new places regularly. They feel happy because they get to meet different people, see incredible sights and eat new and delicious food. That living in the moment skill helps with happiness too.

13. They understand the importance of listening

14. They are less judgmental and more empathetic Great leaders know the ability to relate to others gains loyalty and moves organization forward.

Travelers learn to show empathy and avoid being judgmental because of that. Empathy comes from a willingness to understand, people who travel come by that willingness naturally.

6. They recognize and seize opportunities

7. They know how to negotiate

12. They smile more and feel happiness more often

This is a life skill that a lot of people struggle with. Learning to focus and really listen to what people tell us is so important to success in life.

Achieving success is about building relationships and you build strong relationships understanding people. People who travel know you really need to listen to have good understanding.

The key to success is taking action. When you travel a lot, you put yourself in situations where there is no turning back. This makes people face fear head on and develop coping skills to take action despite the fear.

People who travel have a wider breadth of experience and knowledge about the world.

They learn new and better ways of doing things being exposed to different customs and cultures.

This knowledge helps them recognize opportunities to improve and innovate at home and in the places they visit.

Learning to live in the moment has many mental and physical benefits. People who travel know their time in a place is fleeting. This helps them think to live in the moment more than average.

15. They may not be rich but they know how to save and spend wisely Travelers know where their money goes farther.

Making the world your home you can choose places based on cost of living. People who travel and work can make less and live well in a lot of towns or countries.

Travelers are always meeting new people. They become good at asking questions to learn about the people they meet and what their opinions are on their city and culture. The questions come naturally because of their curiosity and desire to learn about the places they visit.

This inspires great conversations that help travelers understand and accept the person and their views on a deeper level. They make friends easily and are loved by many because of this.

Travel inspires and educates in a ways that build character and develop skills naturally. People who travel learn these skills and are likely to be a success as a result.

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InStyle Travelers see many different types of things and train their brains to focus on the beautiful.

Constant novelty keeps the mind and the eyes sharp. People who travel see beauty where others see the ordinary.

9. They are more confident

HERE are reasons why travelers are

likely to be successful in many aspects 1. They know how to thrive outside their comfort zone Travelers are in unfamiliar situations regularly.

They must work through the unknown because of necessity. Faced with countless new experiences they learn valuable coping strategies that help them shoulder uncertainty and remain calm and effective. This is a key skill for success in both business and leading people.

2. They welcome and embrace change People who travel invite novelty. They’re constantly surrounded by new and different things, so they tend to avoid boredom and learn to focus better. This way of thinking inspires innovation and creativity.

3. They know how to manage their emotions Travelers experience varying levels of stress; tight flight connections, interrogations by border guards, and all this causes ones nerves to fray. They hone the ability to manage emotions and remain calm under pressure developing keen self-awareness. Being self-aware increases productivity and helps people find what makes them happy in life, the ultimate success.

4. They trust and don’t always need to be in control Travelers have to rely on people they don’t know all the time. They deal with language barriers, cab drivers in strange towns or cities and are often dependent on the kindness of strangers. Accepting the fact they can’t always be in control helps them build new relationships. They develop confidence in their ability to choose friends and acquaintances that are genuine and trustworthy.

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People who travel learn to rely on themselves and are confident that they can accomplish what they want to. This belief helps them to be persistent in the face of obstacles and recover better after failure because of that.

10. They better understand differences in people and are more accepting

5. They manage fear and move past it

Travelers negotiate to avoid being taken advantage of. Good negotiating skills are needed to get what you want or need without becoming pushy or aggressive. This skill is important in influencing others and helping them understand and accept your ideas in business and as a leader.

8. They see beauty where most don’t

Studies show going somewhere new makes us happy. Travelers smile more than average because they explore new places regularly. They feel happy because they get to meet different people, see incredible sights and eat new and delicious food. That living in the moment skill helps with happiness too.

13. They understand the importance of listening

14. They are less judgmental and more empathetic Great leaders know the ability to relate to others gains loyalty and moves organization forward.

Travelers learn to show empathy and avoid being judgmental because of that. Empathy comes from a willingness to understand, people who travel come by that willingness naturally.

6. They recognize and seize opportunities

7. They know how to negotiate

12. They smile more and feel happiness more often

This is a life skill that a lot of people struggle with. Learning to focus and really listen to what people tell us is so important to success in life.

Achieving success is about building relationships and you build strong relationships understanding people. People who travel know you really need to listen to have good understanding.

The key to success is taking action. When you travel a lot, you put yourself in situations where there is no turning back. This makes people face fear head on and develop coping skills to take action despite the fear.

People who travel have a wider breadth of experience and knowledge about the world.

They learn new and better ways of doing things being exposed to different customs and cultures.

This knowledge helps them recognize opportunities to improve and innovate at home and in the places they visit.

Learning to live in the moment has many mental and physical benefits. People who travel know their time in a place is fleeting. This helps them think to live in the moment more than average.

15. They may not be rich but they know how to save and spend wisely Travelers know where their money goes farther.

Making the world your home you can choose places based on cost of living. People who travel and work can make less and live well in a lot of towns or countries.

Travelers are always meeting new people. They become good at asking questions to learn about the people they meet and what their opinions are on their city and culture. The questions come naturally because of their curiosity and desire to learn about the places they visit.

This inspires great conversations that help travelers understand and accept the person and their views on a deeper level. They make friends easily and are loved by many because of this.

Travel inspires and educates in a ways that build character and develop skills naturally. People who travel learn these skills and are likely to be a success as a result.

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“Step by step, inch by inch, we move forward together.”

Member Story

Executive Board 14 / 15

Treasure

“Step by step, inch by inch, we move forward together.”

Member Story

Executive Board 14 / 15

Treasure

Member Story We were strangers.

The only thing we have in common is our craziness to take the responsibility to lead and develop AIESEC in Prasetiya Mulya.

In other committees or organisations, it’s like you do this and this and this, work done, and bye. That’s not how we do it in AIESEC. That’s not enough, because our BHAG (big hairy audacious goal) is to develop our every young people in the world in humanity kind of way through our programs. For example, let’s say the person we developed grew up to be someone influential, he/she won’t destroy the last Orangutan habitat just because it’s way more profitable.

That’s huge. To make it work, we strangers have to learn to work together.

“It’s not easy, but it is worth it” “I always mention this sentence whenever someone asks me about my AIESEC experience during my term as an Executive Board. Now I feel like I can be more convincing when I tell people about this, because I have experienced it for more than a year. There has been so many challenges and personal conflicts that somehow made me discover myself more during my term,” said Saraswati Hassan, our Local Committee President.

“It struck me so deeply when I realized that this organization has given me more than I expected. I always remind myself about it to get me through all the hard moments.

Just like what Obama once said, “if you’re thinking: “Am I succeeding? Am in the right position? Am I being appreciated?” — then you’re going to end up feeling frustrated and stuck. So I do it sincerely, with that, I feel more joy.”

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Some might ask us about this Executive Board - leadership experience.

“The biggest challenge would be about patience and how you can delegate a work to someone else. I am type of a person who thinks that I have my own responsibility, if I can do it myself, I will do it myself. But, that is not how I do in AIESEC. In this organization, when you are the leader, everything must be delegated to your members. The challenge comes when everyone is not aware of the responsibility and not being initiative; which potentially leads to more human error,” answered Gratiya.

Nate then made words to add her personal experience regarding to this.

“There was a time when it was only me and four of my staffs with no manager. The situation at the time was very intense due to the work overload each staffs had.

In result (of too much pressure), some of them did not perform well and all I wanted was to make it clear, but I was type of person who said what I wanted to say blatantly. Unfortunately it made my relationship even worse with them.

Moreover, when the manager positions were opened, both of my staffs that I encouraged to be the manager were about to leave the organization. I was really stressed out at the time, and affected my grades to fall.

I was so glad I had the Executive Board members and my former leader to discuss these problems with. My former leader said something that opened my eyes, “They (your staffs) are the reflection of yourself.” Then I knew it was me who needed to change, I learned that I needed to fit my leadership style to their situation.”

Some might think we have no time for anything else.

But that was wrong, according to Denira.

“I never let my non-academic activities to disrupt my study, that’s nonnegotiable. As for my family, I always try to spare at least one night a week to ask them out, so we get to have our quality time. I am a little bit hard too when it comes to time, I am likely to negotiate to only attend the important meetings only, where my presence is required.

Other than that, I have this little schedule book that I carry anywhere and every time I have an appointment or something, I’ll write it right away.”

March -your April 2015magazine 45 inspiring VOS

Member Story We were strangers.

The only thing we have in common is our craziness to take the responsibility to lead and develop AIESEC in Prasetiya Mulya.

In other committees or organisations, it’s like you do this and this and this, work done, and bye. That’s not how we do it in AIESEC. That’s not enough, because our BHAG (big hairy audacious goal) is to develop our every young people in the world in humanity kind of way through our programs. For example, let’s say the person we developed grew up to be someone influential, he/she won’t destroy the last Orangutan habitat just because it’s way more profitable.

That’s huge. To make it work, we strangers have to learn to work together.

“It’s not easy, but it is worth it” “I always mention this sentence whenever someone asks me about my AIESEC experience during my term as an Executive Board. Now I feel like I can be more convincing when I tell people about this, because I have experienced it for more than a year. There has been so many challenges and personal conflicts that somehow made me discover myself more during my term,” said Saraswati Hassan, our Local Committee President.

“It struck me so deeply when I realized that this organization has given me more than I expected. I always remind myself about it to get me through all the hard moments.

Just like what Obama once said, “if you’re thinking: “Am I succeeding? Am in the right position? Am I being appreciated?” — then you’re going to end up feeling frustrated and stuck. So I do it sincerely, with that, I feel more joy.”

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Some might ask us about this Executive Board - leadership experience.

“The biggest challenge would be about patience and how you can delegate a work to someone else. I am type of a person who thinks that I have my own responsibility, if I can do it myself, I will do it myself. But, that is not how I do in AIESEC. In this organization, when you are the leader, everything must be delegated to your members. The challenge comes when everyone is not aware of the responsibility and not being initiative; which potentially leads to more human error,” answered Gratiya.

Nate then made words to add her personal experience regarding to this.

“There was a time when it was only me and four of my staffs with no manager. The situation at the time was very intense due to the work overload each staffs had.

In result (of too much pressure), some of them did not perform well and all I wanted was to make it clear, but I was type of person who said what I wanted to say blatantly. Unfortunately it made my relationship even worse with them.

Moreover, when the manager positions were opened, both of my staffs that I encouraged to be the manager were about to leave the organization. I was really stressed out at the time, and affected my grades to fall.

I was so glad I had the Executive Board members and my former leader to discuss these problems with. My former leader said something that opened my eyes, “They (your staffs) are the reflection of yourself.” Then I knew it was me who needed to change, I learned that I needed to fit my leadership style to their situation.”

Some might think we have no time for anything else.

But that was wrong, according to Denira.

“I never let my non-academic activities to disrupt my study, that’s nonnegotiable. As for my family, I always try to spare at least one night a week to ask them out, so we get to have our quality time. I am a little bit hard too when it comes to time, I am likely to negotiate to only attend the important meetings only, where my presence is required.

Other than that, I have this little schedule book that I carry anywhere and every time I have an appointment or something, I’ll write it right away.”

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Member Story

Some are curious about our biggest dream.

“My dream?” now is Givi’s turn to answer. “...to change Indonesia from what we are now to a big and powerful country we were before. I believe that the problem to it is the people’s mindset and for me, it takes a great leader to be able to change a nation’s mindset.”

“That’s why, taking a role as a leader really pushes me so much to simply communicate my ideas, and for me that has been one of the biggest challenges for myself personally,” he added.

Some want to know why we even started.

“Well, I first heard AIESEC from my friends. They got great experience from this organization and I thought to myself, ‘sounds great. Why don’t try this one?’. I like how AIESEC tends to have many international exposure. But above all, my initial motivation is to join because I want to be useful, to contribute more,” Puri said, excitingly, “...for example, my huge interest for tourism drives my nerve to dream of having my own resort someday. I want people globally to know about Indonesia’s richness of natural beauty as a whole. Because well, Indonesia is not only about Bali. Bali is only a part of the richness, and I want people to dig the treasure more.

Actually Prasetiya Mulya and AIESEC has one thing in common. Both speak to their people that sucess doesn’t need the incurrance to sacrifice and harm others, including natures. Both teach that success can be obtained by helping others to reach success as well. At the end, it’s about acting sustainably.”

Hana added to show her agreement.

“Yes. There are a lot of things I learned as an AIESECer. But to mention one main thing, that’s it. Giving more rather than getting more. I learn how to be sincere when contributing to something. Another thing, it helps me to get me closer to cultural worlds, which I love the most.”

Because some are curious of what we got from here.

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Our future plan? They might not knowing the truth yet.

“First is 2015 right? I have to finish my role as the Vice President of Outgoing Global Community Development by fulfilling my target and I have to prepare general tracker for the new Executive Board, prepare the Organization Development plan and for the structure of our Local Committee in the next term. I also would like to go to India for International Congress and Asia Pacific Leader Summit in November. For 2016, that’s the end of my term, I have to make AIESEC become stable and sustainable. I would like to apply for National Supporting Team of AIESEC in Indonesia and prepare my undergraduate final project. After that, I will prepare myself for management trainee program in one of the multionational fast moving consumer goods companies in Indonesia.”

That’s Tizar’s.

“In addtion, being a Introductory Business and Management tutor (one of the course in Prasetiya Mulya) is also my dream that will help me become trainer in the future who can share personal and professional experience that will inspire Prasetiya Mulya students as future business leader.

I also want to re-apply for Unilever Future Leader League because I failed last year.”

Yes, we had our moments of disagreements. It’s when our deepest desire is to yell and never see each other again.

But, when you’re in a commitment to achieve that ridiculously big goal in 1.5 years, you’ve got no choice but to know, learn, fall, and rise together with those strangers. You have nobody but those strangers, after all. Eventually, you’re going to miss those no-longer-strangers right after your anger passed.

We’re no longer strangers.

We’re family.

Member Story

Some are curious about our biggest dream.

“My dream?” now is Givi’s turn to answer. “...to change Indonesia from what we are now to a big and powerful country we were before. I believe that the problem to it is the people’s mindset and for me, it takes a great leader to be able to change a nation’s mindset.”

“That’s why, taking a role as a leader really pushes me so much to simply communicate my ideas, and for me that has been one of the biggest challenges for myself personally,” he added.

Some want to know why we even started.

“Well, I first heard AIESEC from my friends. They got great experience from this organization and I thought to myself, ‘sounds great. Why don’t try this one?’. I like how AIESEC tends to have many international exposure. But above all, my initial motivation is to join because I want to be useful, to contribute more,” Puri said, excitingly, “...for example, my huge interest for tourism drives my nerve to dream of having my own resort someday. I want people globally to know about Indonesia’s richness of natural beauty as a whole. Because well, Indonesia is not only about Bali. Bali is only a part of the richness, and I want people to dig the treasure more.

Actually Prasetiya Mulya and AIESEC has one thing in common. Both speak to their people that sucess doesn’t need the incurrance to sacrifice and harm others, including natures. Both teach that success can be obtained by helping others to reach success as well. At the end, it’s about acting sustainably.”

Hana added to show her agreement.

“Yes. There are a lot of things I learned as an AIESECer. But to mention one main thing, that’s it. Giving more rather than getting more. I learn how to be sincere when contributing to something. Another thing, it helps me to get me closer to cultural worlds, which I love the most.”

Because some are curious of what we got from here.

46 VOS

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Our future plan? They might not knowing the truth yet.

“First is 2015 right? I have to finish my role as the Vice President of Outgoing Global Community Development by fulfilling my target and I have to prepare general tracker for the new Executive Board, prepare the Organization Development plan and for the structure of our Local Committee in the next term. I also would like to go to India for International Congress and Asia Pacific Leader Summit in November. For 2016, that’s the end of my term, I have to make AIESEC become stable and sustainable. I would like to apply for National Supporting Team of AIESEC in Indonesia and prepare my undergraduate final project. After that, I will prepare myself for management trainee program in one of the multionational fast moving consumer goods companies in Indonesia.”

That’s Tizar’s.

“In addtion, being a Introductory Business and Management tutor (one of the course in Prasetiya Mulya) is also my dream that will help me become trainer in the future who can share personal and professional experience that will inspire Prasetiya Mulya students as future business leader.

I also want to re-apply for Unilever Future Leader League because I failed last year.”

Yes, we had our moments of disagreements. It’s when our deepest desire is to yell and never see each other again.

But, when you’re in a commitment to achieve that ridiculously big goal in 1.5 years, you’ve got no choice but to know, learn, fall, and rise together with those strangers. You have nobody but those strangers, after all. Eventually, you’re going to miss those no-longer-strangers right after your anger passed.

We’re no longer strangers.

We’re family.

“Nate is resolute, full of knowledge and insights. In today’s era, I think we would hardly to find a unique kind of girl like her. She’s really quiet and in some situations, it takes much effort for her to get attention and a chance to speak. Whenever she asks so, she would make a cat-paw-shaped hand and wave it in the air to make us understand (and because she loves cat so much).”

– Givari Rizky (Givi), VP of Outgoing Exchange Global Internship Program

“Tiya is my Vice President Finance and my good friend at the same time.

She’s really helpful, pretty, smart, and she loves cat too (she even speaks cat!). She’s like one of a few people I can talk to, she won’t judge you, she’s really religious and she used to love metal music.”

– Helena Natasha (Nate), VP of Marketing & Communication

“Tizar is the weirdest person ever! I was always upset of him but as time goes by, I start to learn about him and learn from him. From all the Executive Board members, he gave me the most learning. He is unique because he has less knowledge about general things but has so much knowledge about complicated things. He likes to smile by himself and has a very high level about curiosity (a.k.a. KEPO).”

– Hana Kamilia (Hana), VP of Incoming Exchange Global Community Dvelopment Program

Member Story

“When you first saw Denira, you might think that she’s fierce (although she actually is haha). But then you’ll find that she’s really kind and lovable. It’s nice to have her to learn about so many things. Oh and, she’s our ‘ballerina’ because her body is very flexible as if she could bend it to all directions whenever she feels like to.”

– Tizar Shahwirman (Tizar), VP of Ougoing Exchange Global Community Development Program “Icha is a leader and a dear friend of mine. She always manages to find the balance between work & personal relationship to all of us. What make her special are the strength, determination and persistence in that tiny body. She can make people follow her directions out of respect, and she’s just simply a lovable person. She is a huge Star Wars fan and a socks fetishist.”

– Denira S. Nadia (Denira), VP of External Relation / Business Development

“Hana is always cheerful but easily to be distracted and get angry (but only in a while). She likes to make a ‘Kumil Theme’ high-note-weird voice.

She’s good at giving positive energy to her team and she strives to maintain her healthy lifestyle, just like her project to make bigger impact starts from herself.”

– Gratiyana Ningrat (Gratiya), VP of Finance & Governance

“Puri is a very motherly figure, although most of the time she’s crazy. weird (in a good way) and she knows how to have fun without leaving her motherly vibe.

She is a deep sleeper and she always has some snacks in her bag.”

– Saraswati Hassan (Icha), President “Givi thinks he’s mature, but actually he is just logical. Such a good listener and very gentle to women. At first it was hard to see his true self, because he’s mostly adaptable to any kind of situation. But once you get to know him, he actually is different from what you might have thought before.

He has a weird obsession, which is to annualy add the amount of his goal of eating McD’s Prosperity Burger.”

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“Nate is resolute, full of knowledge and insights. In today’s era, I think we would hardly to find a unique kind of girl like her. She’s really quiet and in some situations, it takes much effort for her to get attention and a chance to speak. Whenever she asks so, she would make a cat-paw-shaped hand and wave it in the air to make us understand (and because she loves cat so much).”

– Givari Rizky (Givi), VP of Outgoing Exchange Global Internship Program

“Tiya is my Vice President Finance and my good friend at the same time.

She’s really helpful, pretty, smart, and she loves cat too (she even speaks cat!). She’s like one of a few people I can talk to, she won’t judge you, she’s really religious and she used to love metal music.”

– Helena Natasha (Nate), VP of Marketing & Communication

“Tizar is the weirdest person ever! I was always upset of him but as time goes by, I start to learn about him and learn from him. From all the Executive Board members, he gave me the most learning. He is unique because he has less knowledge about general things but has so much knowledge about complicated things. He likes to smile by himself and has a very high level about curiosity (a.k.a. KEPO).”

– Hana Kamilia (Hana), VP of Incoming Exchange Global Community Dvelopment Program

Member Story

“When you first saw Denira, you might think that she’s fierce (although she actually is haha). But then you’ll find that she’s really kind and lovable. It’s nice to have her to learn about so many things. Oh and, she’s our ‘ballerina’ because her body is very flexible as if she could bend it to all directions whenever she feels like to.”

– Tizar Shahwirman (Tizar), VP of Ougoing Exchange Global Community Development Program “Icha is a leader and a dear friend of mine. She always manages to find the balance between work & personal relationship to all of us. What make her special are the strength, determination and persistence in that tiny body. She can make people follow her directions out of respect, and she’s just simply a lovable person. She is a huge Star Wars fan and a socks fetishist.”

– Denira S. Nadia (Denira), VP of External Relation / Business Development

“Hana is always cheerful but easily to be distracted and get angry (but only in a while). She likes to make a ‘Kumil Theme’ high-note-weird voice.

She’s good at giving positive energy to her team and she strives to maintain her healthy lifestyle, just like her project to make bigger impact starts from herself.”

– Gratiyana Ningrat (Gratiya), VP of Finance & Governance

“Puri is a very motherly figure, although most of the time she’s crazy. weird (in a good way) and she knows how to have fun without leaving her motherly vibe.

She is a deep sleeper and she always has some snacks in her bag.”

– Saraswati Hassan (Icha), President “Givi thinks he’s mature, but actually he is just logical. Such a good listener and very gentle to women. At first it was hard to see his true self, because he’s mostly adaptable to any kind of situation. But once you get to know him, he actually is different from what you might have thought before.

He has a weird obsession, which is to annualy add the amount of his goal of eating McD’s Prosperity Burger.”

– Dyah Ratnapuri (Puri), VP of Talent Management March -your April 2015magazine 49 inspiring VOS

Member Story

As an organizing committee president elect, what was your motivation to apply?

I always wanted to challenge myself, and it’s better to have tried and failed than wondering what would’ve happened if I had tried.

What did you feel when you are elected?

What is your biggest dream?

Scared but I’m so excited and looking forward for the experience.

Traveling and exploring the world!

Shanna Budiharjo (Entrevolution Project)

Since Healvolution is one of iGCDP (Incoming Global Community Development Program) projects and I’m also an iGCDP member, I think it’s a good idea to support the project by being one of the committee and I prefer to be the OCP. I hope that I can improve all of my professional and personal skills by being an OCP. Because of those reasons I would like to challenge myself to take a higher role.

I felt so blessed and happy and nervous and scared and excited at the same time because as you know that to be in this position is not that easy and simple and you have big responsibilities to make this project runs well, so I’m so thankful that AIESEC PM trusts me to be in this position and I hope that I can be counted on.

I have a lot of dreams for this project.

But of course I want that Healvolution project will run well and I hope that the purpose of the project will be conveyed properly. Besides that, I want to have diverse EPs from so many countries so there will be more culture sharing.

Break a leg, Organizing Committee Presidents!

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Fauzan Goldiano (Healvolution Project)

Member Story

As an organizing committee president elect, what was your motivation to apply?

I always wanted to challenge myself, and it’s better to have tried and failed than wondering what would’ve happened if I had tried.

What did you feel when you are elected?

What is your biggest dream?

Scared but I’m so excited and looking forward for the experience.

Traveling and exploring the world!

Shanna Budiharjo (Entrevolution Project)

Since Healvolution is one of iGCDP (Incoming Global Community Development Program) projects and I’m also an iGCDP member, I think it’s a good idea to support the project by being one of the committee and I prefer to be the OCP. I hope that I can improve all of my professional and personal skills by being an OCP. Because of those reasons I would like to challenge myself to take a higher role.

I felt so blessed and happy and nervous and scared and excited at the same time because as you know that to be in this position is not that easy and simple and you have big responsibilities to make this project runs well, so I’m so thankful that AIESEC PM trusts me to be in this position and I hope that I can be counted on.

I have a lot of dreams for this project.

But of course I want that Healvolution project will run well and I hope that the purpose of the project will be conveyed properly. Besides that, I want to have diverse EPs from so many countries so there will be more culture sharing.

Break a leg, Organizing Committee Presidents!

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Fauzan Goldiano (Healvolution Project)

Member Story

As an organizing committee president elect, what was your motivation to apply?

Nicolas Bunjamin (Ambassador Fair)

Kent Nathaniel (International Internship Fair)

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What did you feel when you are elected?

What is your biggest dream?

I decided to apply for this position to push myself to my limits. Back when I was in high school, I was given a leadership position in an organization. Unfortunately, I failed to make the most of it. One comment stated that I lacked innovation during that time, and I guess it was because I’m too scared to make a mistake. Having learned that not making any mistake was a mistake in itself, I want to once again be in a leadership position. I want to be brave. AIESEC is, after all, a leadership development platform.

Well, I was excited when I found out.

I didn’t believe it right away, really. I was anxious as well, remembering the fact that I’m going to do all this in my internship period.

My dream is to inspire people in any way possible. You read that correctly. Any way possible.

My motivation to apply as an Organizing Committee President is simple, because I don’t feel that my leadership skill is enough and I need to practice more to know about leadership. So, I decided to challenge myself to achieve that.

When I was elected as an Organizing Committee President, there were two things. First, I was so excited that I can become an organizing committee president. Second, now I’m a little bit afraid if I can’t finish this event, but that’s the challenge that I want to have so I need to make this event run smoothly.

Biggest dream? When I can learn a lot of things because I always try to challenge myself, have a lot of friends and have an amazing experience. Life is more fun when you challenge yourselves and try a new thing.

Member Story

As an organizing committee president elect, what was your motivation to apply?

Nicolas Bunjamin (Ambassador Fair)

Kent Nathaniel (International Internship Fair)

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What did you feel when you are elected?

What is your biggest dream?

I decided to apply for this position to push myself to my limits. Back when I was in high school, I was given a leadership position in an organization. Unfortunately, I failed to make the most of it. One comment stated that I lacked innovation during that time, and I guess it was because I’m too scared to make a mistake. Having learned that not making any mistake was a mistake in itself, I want to once again be in a leadership position. I want to be brave. AIESEC is, after all, a leadership development platform.

Well, I was excited when I found out.

I didn’t believe it right away, really. I was anxious as well, remembering the fact that I’m going to do all this in my internship period.

My dream is to inspire people in any way possible. You read that correctly. Any way possible.

My motivation to apply as an Organizing Committee President is simple, because I don’t feel that my leadership skill is enough and I need to practice more to know about leadership. So, I decided to challenge myself to achieve that.

When I was elected as an Organizing Committee President, there were two things. First, I was so excited that I can become an organizing committee president. Second, now I’m a little bit afraid if I can’t finish this event, but that’s the challenge that I want to have so I need to make this event run smoothly.

Biggest dream? When I can learn a lot of things because I always try to challenge myself, have a lot of friends and have an amazing experience. Life is more fun when you challenge yourselves and try a new thing.

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Dare to Start: Going Global “Where there’s no boundaries to limitless possibilities.”

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Dare to Start: Going Global “Where there’s no boundaries to limitless possibilities.”

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Ambassador Story

Common questions, different stories!

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Karina Mantik Sukarta

Winter Ambassador, EDISON Project, Ostrava, Czech Republic

“I believe by doing a project abroad, I would develop important skills like public speaking, languages, how to deal with people, and most importantly, how to deal with myself both in good and difficult times.”

Why did you want to be an ambassador and why to the country that you chose?

I am really interested in going on exchange with AIESEC since the first year I was in university. But I kept making excuses for myself and kept postponing it until my last year. Now I have experienced an exchange, I wonder why I had been postponing it for so long because every single of the experiences were so amazing!

I simply wanted to be an ambassador because I want to develop and challenge myself. I believe by doing a project abroad, I would develop important skills like public speaking, languages, how to deal with people, and most importantly, how to deal with myself both in good and difficult times. I also wanted to know how it feels like to interact with people from different countries and experience a new culture. And I chose Czech Republic, because going to Europe is one of my dream, and the EDISON project that I take also offered a very interesting job description; introducing Indonesia to elementary students. That’s why I choose Czech Republic.

Tell us one specific moment when you feel very happy or challenged, what happened at that moment?

Oh it’s so difficult to pick only one moment

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from my 6 weeks exchange, one of them that was very memorable for me is a 7 years old girl in school who suddenly came up to me and hug me and ask me where I come from, and we had a conversation. On my last day in school she gave me a Heart shaped card and she said, “I come to say goodbye because I know you will go away, so I give you my heart.” That little girl was so sweet and I would never forget that moment. I never expected that I would encounter so many great people along the way in Czech Republic. The AIESECers, host families, students from school, and other exchange participants, I could not believe I made such a long-lasting connection with them, and that 7 years old girl named Mathilda was one of them.

How do you feel about your ambassador experience and should we be an ambassador as well?

Wow, being an exchange participant was probably the best decision in my life. It’s not only about travelling; it’s about living in a new country. Every single day teach me something new. Surrounded by positive interns and friendly local Czech people, I always feel a lot of positive emotions and inspired me to be a better person afterwards.

If you have the opportunity to do exchange like this, don’t hesitate too much, and just grab the opportunity. Believe me, you won’t regret it.

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Ambassador Story

Common questions, different stories!

1

Karina Mantik Sukarta

Winter Ambassador, EDISON Project, Ostrava, Czech Republic

“I believe by doing a project abroad, I would develop important skills like public speaking, languages, how to deal with people, and most importantly, how to deal with myself both in good and difficult times.”

Why did you want to be an ambassador and why to the country that you chose?

I am really interested in going on exchange with AIESEC since the first year I was in university. But I kept making excuses for myself and kept postponing it until my last year. Now I have experienced an exchange, I wonder why I had been postponing it for so long because every single of the experiences were so amazing!

I simply wanted to be an ambassador because I want to develop and challenge myself. I believe by doing a project abroad, I would develop important skills like public speaking, languages, how to deal with people, and most importantly, how to deal with myself both in good and difficult times. I also wanted to know how it feels like to interact with people from different countries and experience a new culture. And I chose Czech Republic, because going to Europe is one of my dream, and the EDISON project that I take also offered a very interesting job description; introducing Indonesia to elementary students. That’s why I choose Czech Republic.

Tell us one specific moment when you feel very happy or challenged, what happened at that moment?

Oh it’s so difficult to pick only one moment

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from my 6 weeks exchange, one of them that was very memorable for me is a 7 years old girl in school who suddenly came up to me and hug me and ask me where I come from, and we had a conversation. On my last day in school she gave me a Heart shaped card and she said, “I come to say goodbye because I know you will go away, so I give you my heart.” That little girl was so sweet and I would never forget that moment. I never expected that I would encounter so many great people along the way in Czech Republic. The AIESECers, host families, students from school, and other exchange participants, I could not believe I made such a long-lasting connection with them, and that 7 years old girl named Mathilda was one of them.

How do you feel about your ambassador experience and should we be an ambassador as well?

Wow, being an exchange participant was probably the best decision in my life. It’s not only about travelling; it’s about living in a new country. Every single day teach me something new. Surrounded by positive interns and friendly local Czech people, I always feel a lot of positive emotions and inspired me to be a better person afterwards.

If you have the opportunity to do exchange like this, don’t hesitate too much, and just grab the opportunity. Believe me, you won’t regret it.

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“And yes, you need to be an ambassador as well because having this opportunity, I promise you, you won’t regret this, and yes, it has been a life changing opportunities for me.”

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Winter Ambassador, Techcycle: Tech4all Project, Semenyih, Malaysia

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Why did you want to be an ambassa- peoples close their eyes and one by one dor and why to the country that you were being asked a question like “who do you like the most”, “who INSPIRED chose? you”, “who do you love to talk to” and it First, I made myself to be challenged, was amazing. I never realized I actually to get out of my comfort zone and I’m already became somebody’s inspiration very happy if I could make a lot of friends and I actually have inspired them without throughout the countries. Being an am- knowing if I already did something great, bassador itself is a task for me, which I all the sessions in that camp was amazconsider myself succeed when I could ing and I would never forget that in my be an inspiration for others as well as entire life. improving myself to go beyond the limit.

Going to Malaysia was actually not my How do you feel about your ambassafirst choice, but the beauty of the ex- dor experience and should we be an change made me feel that choosing Ma- ambassador as well? laysia was the best decision I have made I’m going to tell you this, going to Malayin my life. sia or any other countries won’t change Tell us one specific moment when you a thing, being in AIESEC teach you a feel very happy or challenged, what LOT of things and I’m grateful I did know AIESEC, being one of the ambassador is happened at that moment? not just step out of your comfort zone, Every moment and session in Malaysia it gives you how you see life’s going, was all wonderful. But I always remem- knowing a lot of peoples across the naber the first week I’ve been in Malaysia, tion, learn to learn, learn to teach, learn we were having this Malaysia Leadership to be a leader and learn to be a part of Camp where in my track, all Exchange someone’s life. Here’s some quote I had Partners from Malaysia gather together learnt from this ambassador experience for 3 days. 50 peoples from over 20 coun- “you don’t climb the highest mountain tries not knowing each other from day for the world to see you, but for you to one, until at the third day we found our- see the world”. And yes, you need to be selves as a family, we cried to each oth- an ambassador as well because havers, we have known each other so close ing this opportunity, I promise you, you and there seems to be no boundaries won’t regret this, and yes, it has been a between us in such a diverse countries. life changing opportunities for me.

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“And yes, you need to be an ambassador as well because having this opportunity, I promise you, you won’t regret this, and yes, it has been a life changing opportunities for me.”

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Winter Ambassador, Techcycle: Tech4all Project, Semenyih, Malaysia

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Why did you want to be an ambassa- peoples close their eyes and one by one dor and why to the country that you were being asked a question like “who do you like the most”, “who INSPIRED chose? you”, “who do you love to talk to” and it First, I made myself to be challenged, was amazing. I never realized I actually to get out of my comfort zone and I’m already became somebody’s inspiration very happy if I could make a lot of friends and I actually have inspired them without throughout the countries. Being an am- knowing if I already did something great, bassador itself is a task for me, which I all the sessions in that camp was amazconsider myself succeed when I could ing and I would never forget that in my be an inspiration for others as well as entire life. improving myself to go beyond the limit.

Going to Malaysia was actually not my How do you feel about your ambassafirst choice, but the beauty of the ex- dor experience and should we be an change made me feel that choosing Ma- ambassador as well? laysia was the best decision I have made I’m going to tell you this, going to Malayin my life. sia or any other countries won’t change Tell us one specific moment when you a thing, being in AIESEC teach you a feel very happy or challenged, what LOT of things and I’m grateful I did know AIESEC, being one of the ambassador is happened at that moment? not just step out of your comfort zone, Every moment and session in Malaysia it gives you how you see life’s going, was all wonderful. But I always remem- knowing a lot of peoples across the naber the first week I’ve been in Malaysia, tion, learn to learn, learn to teach, learn we were having this Malaysia Leadership to be a leader and learn to be a part of Camp where in my track, all Exchange someone’s life. Here’s some quote I had Partners from Malaysia gather together learnt from this ambassador experience for 3 days. 50 peoples from over 20 coun- “you don’t climb the highest mountain tries not knowing each other from day for the world to see you, but for you to one, until at the third day we found our- see the world”. And yes, you need to be selves as a family, we cried to each oth- an ambassador as well because havers, we have known each other so close ing this opportunity, I promise you, you and there seems to be no boundaries won’t regret this, and yes, it has been a between us in such a diverse countries. life changing opportunities for me.

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“I think this is one of the ways to express how much you love Indonesia, by telling the world that Indonesia is the best one!”

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Winter Ambassador, Share our Sight Project, Busan, South Korea

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Why did you want to be an ambassa- me and they are very naughty, and my dor and why to the country that you weakness is I always feel not confident in front of boys. So at that time, I told chose? myself to be confident and tried my best I choose Korea especially Busan, be- to explain clearly. The result was very cause I wanted to know about their real nice, they appreciated me and said I’m lifestyle and I want them to know about very funny and friendly teacher. One of Indonesian as well. And now I know that them even asked my phone number!

Korean people are very different with the one we usually see in Korean drama or How do you feel about your ambassador experience and should we be an variety show! ambassador as well?

Tell us one specific moment when you feel very happy or challenged, It’s one of the best moments of my life.

Too many sweet memories, new experiwhat happened at that moment? ences, and all of them had helped me a I can’t decide one specific moment be- lot to grow and yes, of course you should cause all of the moments during my in- be an ambassador too! Because this externship made me happy & challenged, perience was totally worth it! I think this but the most memorable one is when I is one of the ways to express how much have to teach in an all boys high school. you love Indonesia, by telling the world Why? Most of them are the same age as that Indonesia is the best one!

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“I think this is one of the ways to express how much you love Indonesia, by telling the world that Indonesia is the best one!”

Naomi Indartiningrum

Winter Ambassador, Share our Sight Project, Busan, South Korea

your inspiring magazine

Why did you want to be an ambassa- me and they are very naughty, and my dor and why to the country that you weakness is I always feel not confident in front of boys. So at that time, I told chose? myself to be confident and tried my best I choose Korea especially Busan, be- to explain clearly. The result was very cause I wanted to know about their real nice, they appreciated me and said I’m lifestyle and I want them to know about very funny and friendly teacher. One of Indonesian as well. And now I know that them even asked my phone number!

Korean people are very different with the one we usually see in Korean drama or How do you feel about your ambassador experience and should we be an variety show! ambassador as well?

Tell us one specific moment when you feel very happy or challenged, It’s one of the best moments of my life.

Too many sweet memories, new experiwhat happened at that moment? ences, and all of them had helped me a I can’t decide one specific moment be- lot to grow and yes, of course you should cause all of the moments during my in- be an ambassador too! Because this externship made me happy & challenged, perience was totally worth it! I think this but the most memorable one is when I is one of the ways to express how much have to teach in an all boys high school. you love Indonesia, by telling the world Why? Most of them are the same age as that Indonesia is the best one!

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Host Family Story

It Is Rather Crazy at First T

heir names are Nhu and Phu, arrived at Laras’ Uncle and Aunt’s house since in the middle of February 2015, had so many cultural sharing experiences since then. Laras explained why she took the valuable chance and let the Vietnamese to stay at her house during their social project here, “It was just for a simple reason, my Aunty wanted to practice her English conversation in real life. Secondly, my Uncle loves to see and learn about other cultures, so we asked ‘why not?’”

“Being a Hostfamily gives me an insight about how lucky we are to be Indonesian.

Sometimes we pity ourselves too much because we compare ourselves to so many developed countries, it blinds us on one thing; that we are lucky enough to live in the country with so many cultures, our economy condition is growing rapidly, with so many potentials to grow even bigger, compared to other Southeast Asia’s countries.” Laras said when being asked about what she actually learned as the Hostfamily for two Exchange Participants from Vietnam.

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learn about tolerance and to be open-minded; as simple as choosing what food to eat.

Nhu and Phuare not fan of spicy food as they raised among the same society who neither loves spicy food, in contrast with Laras’ family who can’t eat without spicy flavor in their mouth. Fortunately, they have something in common, “Vietnamese still holds Asian culture about having a strong sense of family, just like Indonesian.”

Lastly, why Laras thinks everyone has to take chance to be a Hostfamily once in his life, “As I’ve told you my story before, letting someone (or two), stranger from another country with different culture I can say, to stay at your house for almost a month is rather crazy, but it’s where you learn about communication skill and tolerance itself,” Host Family is one of the AIESEC Part-

ners who provides a place for the Exchange Participant to stay during their social project in Indonesia. It’s an extraordinary thing to do for some people as they barely know the Exchange Participant and sometimes leave them wondering how they possibly deal with the difference between them.

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Host Family Story

It Is Rather Crazy at First T

heir names are Nhu and Phu, arrived at Laras’ Uncle and Aunt’s house since in the middle of February 2015, had so many cultural sharing experiences since then. Laras explained why she took the valuable chance and let the Vietnamese to stay at her house during their social project here, “It was just for a simple reason, my Aunty wanted to practice her English conversation in real life. Secondly, my Uncle loves to see and learn about other cultures, so we asked ‘why not?’”

“Being a Hostfamily gives me an insight about how lucky we are to be Indonesian.

Sometimes we pity ourselves too much because we compare ourselves to so many developed countries, it blinds us on one thing; that we are lucky enough to live in the country with so many cultures, our economy condition is growing rapidly, with so many potentials to grow even bigger, compared to other Southeast Asia’s countries.” Laras said when being asked about what she actually learned as the Hostfamily for two Exchange Participants from Vietnam.

Living in one house with people whose different way of doing things, no doubt, is challenging, but that is the moment when we

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learn about tolerance and to be open-minded; as simple as choosing what food to eat.

Nhu and Phuare not fan of spicy food as they raised among the same society who neither loves spicy food, in contrast with Laras’ family who can’t eat without spicy flavor in their mouth. Fortunately, they have something in common, “Vietnamese still holds Asian culture about having a strong sense of family, just like Indonesian.”

Lastly, why Laras thinks everyone has to take chance to be a Hostfamily once in his life, “As I’ve told you my story before, letting someone (or two), stranger from another country with different culture I can say, to stay at your house for almost a month is rather crazy, but it’s where you learn about communication skill and tolerance itself,” Host Family is one of the AIESEC Part-

ners who provides a place for the Exchange Participant to stay during their social project in Indonesia. It’s an extraordinary thing to do for some people as they barely know the Exchange Participant and sometimes leave them wondering how they possibly deal with the difference between them.

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Global Community Story

Exchange Participant Story

Bali is Magical Written by

Coco

Exchange Participant from China for (i)Learn Project AIESEC Local Committee in Prasetiya Mulya

B

right sunshine, sandy beach, historical attractions, mysterious religion, narrow but busy streets, harmonious and free lifestyle, these are my impressions of Bali. We visited most of the famous tourists attractions in four days trip such as Tanah Lot, Pura Uludani, Ubud Palace, Jimbaran Beach, Tanjung Benoa, Pura Uluwatu, and so many others.

sea life the fishes are leading, to experience something I had never done before.

Had you ever had the feelings like this-you really wanted to go diving but a sense of fearfulness crept over you? To tell the truth, I was really a little afraid that I couldn’t breathe in the sea and then the seawater diffused in… I couldn’t imagine what should I do when the bad situation happened.

What attracted me most was TANJUNG BENOA.

After we put on the diving suit, we were taken to the middle of the sea which was far away from the beach by a speedboat.

The anxiety climbed to my heart naturally.

Nhu seemed so scared that she kept saying, “I am scared.” However, I have to be brave and I told her, “I am here with you.”

Before having a trip to Bali, I had had an idea to go diving in the sea. When we arrived at TANJUNG BENOA, Nhu and I couldn’t wait to jump into the sea. Although the cost of seawalker was high, Nhu said to me, ”I just want once in a lifetime.” I held the same belief with her. Youth is not long, as long as it is meaningful and is worth doing, just go for it .Otherwise I would regret it. I wanted to try diving in the ocean to see how deep blue in the seabed, to see what kind of under-

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Everything was ready when we finished wearing a diving helmet and the staff held me deep into the sea little by little. I saw something that was very similar to the scene in the movie Le Grand Bleu ---the undersea was so quiet that we could only hear the

sound of our own breathing, tropical fishes swam leisurely in group. When you fed them with bread, they would come over from every direction. I wanted to reach out to touch them, but they slip away at once after biting the bread.

I also saw there were a lot of rocky in the sea where the coral grows above.

With different colors, the corals looked like flowers, like branching antlers.

There were also some lovely stupid seahorses which can be caught by hand easily.

We only stayed in the sea for 20minutes, but every second counted. It was not only because the landscape in the sea, but also the one who dived with me. In fact, not many people in our life could take a challenge or an adventure together with us , so the one who could fly in the sky and dive into the sea with us can be even fewer. We

moved forward hand in hand, we took an adventure together, so the trip itself was a kind of predestination. Some people may think it was crazy to spend much money walking in the sea only for 20minutes, however, for me, I think also for Nhu, it was a unique experience that we would never forget. As long as you think it was necessary, as long as someone was willing to do it with you, that’s enough. I am very pleased to meet Nhu in my wonderful years, a Vietnamese girl who also likes horseplay.

Back on shore, she told me, “I think it’s worthy!” If you ask me, what was the craziest thing I experienced in Bali? My first reaction is definitely 20 minutes of seawalker!

Thank God, It’s you who both flied in the sky and dived in the sea with me. I think I will never forget the bright sunshine and blue sky that day.

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Global Community Story

Exchange Participant Story

Bali is Magical Written by

Coco

Exchange Participant from China for (i)Learn Project AIESEC Local Committee in Prasetiya Mulya

B

right sunshine, sandy beach, historical attractions, mysterious religion, narrow but busy streets, harmonious and free lifestyle, these are my impressions of Bali. We visited most of the famous tourists attractions in four days trip such as Tanah Lot, Pura Uludani, Ubud Palace, Jimbaran Beach, Tanjung Benoa, Pura Uluwatu, and so many others.

sea life the fishes are leading, to experience something I had never done before.

Had you ever had the feelings like this-you really wanted to go diving but a sense of fearfulness crept over you? To tell the truth, I was really a little afraid that I couldn’t breathe in the sea and then the seawater diffused in… I couldn’t imagine what should I do when the bad situation happened.

What attracted me most was TANJUNG BENOA.

After we put on the diving suit, we were taken to the middle of the sea which was far away from the beach by a speedboat.

The anxiety climbed to my heart naturally.

Nhu seemed so scared that she kept saying, “I am scared.” However, I have to be brave and I told her, “I am here with you.”

Before having a trip to Bali, I had had an idea to go diving in the sea. When we arrived at TANJUNG BENOA, Nhu and I couldn’t wait to jump into the sea. Although the cost of seawalker was high, Nhu said to me, ”I just want once in a lifetime.” I held the same belief with her. Youth is not long, as long as it is meaningful and is worth doing, just go for it .Otherwise I would regret it. I wanted to try diving in the ocean to see how deep blue in the seabed, to see what kind of under-

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Everything was ready when we finished wearing a diving helmet and the staff held me deep into the sea little by little. I saw something that was very similar to the scene in the movie Le Grand Bleu ---the undersea was so quiet that we could only hear the

sound of our own breathing, tropical fishes swam leisurely in group. When you fed them with bread, they would come over from every direction. I wanted to reach out to touch them, but they slip away at once after biting the bread.

I also saw there were a lot of rocky in the sea where the coral grows above.

With different colors, the corals looked like flowers, like branching antlers.

There were also some lovely stupid seahorses which can be caught by hand easily.

We only stayed in the sea for 20minutes, but every second counted. It was not only because the landscape in the sea, but also the one who dived with me. In fact, not many people in our life could take a challenge or an adventure together with us , so the one who could fly in the sky and dive into the sea with us can be even fewer. We

moved forward hand in hand, we took an adventure together, so the trip itself was a kind of predestination. Some people may think it was crazy to spend much money walking in the sea only for 20minutes, however, for me, I think also for Nhu, it was a unique experience that we would never forget. As long as you think it was necessary, as long as someone was willing to do it with you, that’s enough. I am very pleased to meet Nhu in my wonderful years, a Vietnamese girl who also likes horseplay.

Back on shore, she told me, “I think it’s worthy!” If you ask me, what was the craziest thing I experienced in Bali? My first reaction is definitely 20 minutes of seawalker!

Thank God, It’s you who both flied in the sky and dived in the sea with me. I think I will never forget the bright sunshine and blue sky that day.

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Suit & Tie

BODY LANGUAGE FOR YOUR JOB INTERVIEW

Job interview scares you? Don’t be. We have some tips to get through the interview successfully!

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Suit & Tie

BODY LANGUAGE FOR YOUR JOB INTERVIEW

Job interview scares you? Don’t be. We have some tips to get through the interview successfully!

Sources: careerbuilder.com career-advice.monster.com

Suit & Tie

You’re waiting outside the office, hands sweaty as you see them one by one entering. You try to practice your actions.

Then, they call your name. Your heart rate races and beads of sweat build up on your forehead. You slowly get up and enter the lion’s den.

It’s not a life or death mission, it’s just a job interview. It’s quite nerve wrecking that so many people forget what they are trying to say in the first place. The old saying goes, “It’s not what you say, it’s how you say it.” If what comes out of your mouth doesn’t match your body is saying, no matter how sweet your words are, they’ll believe your body anyway.

In the face paced world of job seeking, you need to have great communication skills in order to effectively send a message. It doesn’t start after the job, it starts even before you get the job.

Here, we try to provide a guide on how to ace your interview.

Make A Great Entrance You never know who’s watching when you enter the building.

The manager might be looking at you though their window when you park your car. If they happen to see you panicking or littering. It sure doesn’t leave a good impression.

Shake it, Not Break It Avoid the limp or ”dead fish” handshake. Give them a proper grip, but not too hard a grip to show that you can be taken seri-

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ously. Practice beforehand with you friend if needed.

During Here are the DOs and DONTs of body language during the interview

DOs 1. Sit up straight and lean forward slightly to project a feeling of enthusiasm, and interest to what the interviewer has to say.

2. Show appreciation and agreement by keeping an interested expression such as nodding in moderation. AVOID facial expressions like yawning, or staring off at blank spaces.

3. Limit your perfumes. Its great to smell nice, but it isn’t great to overwhelm the interviewer and cause them a headache. Isn’t it?

4. Keep eye contact. If you have more than one interviewer, make sure to look at all of them from time to time to let them know that you know they’re there.

DONTs 1. Rub or touch your nose. It’s a huge turn off.

2. Sit with your arm folded across your chest. It makes you look unfriendly and unapproachable.

3. Shake or move your legs. It creates a picture in which you are uncomfortable with the current situation.

4. Slouch in your seat. This makes you look uninterested, and unprepared.

The Art In Saying Goodbye Don’t be happy yet when the interview’s over. Mind you, they’re still judging you. So, to say goodbye effectively, first you gather your belongings calmly. Then rise smoothly with no haste, smile and say goodbye. Last, shake your hand with your interviewer and thank them for their time. If you feel like you’ve aced it, wait till you’re in a considerable distance from the interviewing room, then you can scream for joy if you want.

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You’re waiting outside the office, hands sweaty as you see them one by one entering. You try to practice your actions.

Then, they call your name. Your heart rate races and beads of sweat build up on your forehead. You slowly get up and enter the lion’s den.

It’s not a life or death mission, it’s just a job interview. It’s quite nerve wrecking that so many people forget what they are trying to say in the first place. The old saying goes, “It’s not what you say, it’s how you say it.” If what comes out of your mouth doesn’t match your body is saying, no matter how sweet your words are, they’ll believe your body anyway.

In the face paced world of job seeking, you need to have great communication skills in order to effectively send a message. It doesn’t start after the job, it starts even before you get the job.

Here, we try to provide a guide on how to ace your interview.

Make A Great Entrance You never know who’s watching when you enter the building.

The manager might be looking at you though their window when you park your car. If they happen to see you panicking or littering. It sure doesn’t leave a good impression.

Shake it, Not Break It Avoid the limp or ”dead fish” handshake. Give them a proper grip, but not too hard a grip to show that you can be taken seri-

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ously. Practice beforehand with you friend if needed.

During Here are the DOs and DONTs of body language during the interview

DOs 1. Sit up straight and lean forward slightly to project a feeling of enthusiasm, and interest to what the interviewer has to say.

2. Show appreciation and agreement by keeping an interested expression such as nodding in moderation. AVOID facial expressions like yawning, or staring off at blank spaces.

3. Limit your perfumes. Its great to smell nice, but it isn’t great to overwhelm the interviewer and cause them a headache. Isn’t it?

4. Keep eye contact. If you have more than one interviewer, make sure to look at all of them from time to time to let them know that you know they’re there.

DONTs 1. Rub or touch your nose. It’s a huge turn off.

2. Sit with your arm folded across your chest. It makes you look unfriendly and unapproachable.

3. Shake or move your legs. It creates a picture in which you are uncomfortable with the current situation.

4. Slouch in your seat. This makes you look uninterested, and unprepared.

The Art In Saying Goodbye Don’t be happy yet when the interview’s over. Mind you, they’re still judging you. So, to say goodbye effectively, first you gather your belongings calmly. Then rise smoothly with no haste, smile and say goodbye. Last, shake your hand with your interviewer and thank them for their time. If you feel like you’ve aced it, wait till you’re in a considerable distance from the interviewing room, then you can scream for joy if you want.

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Smartphones. Tablets. 3D printers. Yes, we live in a very modern society. This modernity becomes a part of us, our culture that we cannot imagine not having. But, did you know? In many secluded places in the world, their culture is something so bizarre, they raise plenty of eyebrows. Let’s take a trip around the world, shall we?

1. One for Each Loved One In Indonesia alone, we’ve found an interesting culture from the Dani Tribe. During the death of a family member, the emotional pain dealt by the villagers result them in an act of finger cutting. Crazy, you might say. But, it’s very true.

Before cutting, they numb the finger by tying a string to it for thirty minutes. Then, after the amputating, the new fingertips are burned to create new scar tissue.

2. To/Mah/Toes Next up, we have tomatinas! Which I hope is Spanish for tomatoes. Imagine a food fight, sandwiches, burgers, veggies all flying around.

In the city of Bunol, on the last Wednesday of August, its citizens throw tomatoes and get involved in the fruit fight. And the best part, it’s purely for fun.

3. Nature Doesn’t Call We’re all familiar with the modern wedding cul-

tures, the traditional wedding kiss, the wedding toast, and the bride’s walk down the aisle. In Indonesia’s very own Tidong, expect to see something that’ll surprise you. Apparently, the bride and the groom aren’t allowed to use the bathroom at all for a total of three days. They’re given minimum amounts of food and drink in order to prevent nature calls. They believe that breaking the ban would result in great misfortune for the newlyweds. Have a small bladder?

Don’t get married in Tidong.

4. Spear Me! Another eye opener is the celebration of Thaipusam in any region with a significant presence of the Tamil community. To show their loyalty to Lord Murugan, and his act getting rid of the vengeful spirit Soorapadman, the Tamils pierce their bodies with spears. Over time, the celebration has become more dramatic, colorful, and bloody. If you ever are in the right place and right time, this truly is a beautiful and memorable event to witness.

Sources: http://all-that-is-interesting.com/7-bizarre-cultural-practices and http://www.wonderslist.com/10-bizarre-traditions/

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Culture Shock

Hello Cultures!

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Smartphones. Tablets. 3D printers. Yes, we live in a very modern society. This modernity becomes a part of us, our culture that we cannot imagine not having. But, did you know? In many secluded places in the world, their culture is something so bizarre, they raise plenty of eyebrows. Let’s take a trip around the world, shall we?

1. One for Each Loved One In Indonesia alone, we’ve found an interesting culture from the Dani Tribe. During the death of a family member, the emotional pain dealt by the villagers result them in an act of finger cutting. Crazy, you might say. But, it’s very true.

Before cutting, they numb the finger by tying a string to it for thirty minutes. Then, after the amputating, the new fingertips are burned to create new scar tissue.

2. To/Mah/Toes Next up, we have tomatinas! Which I hope is Spanish for tomatoes. Imagine a food fight, sandwiches, burgers, veggies all flying around.

In the city of Bunol, on the last Wednesday of August, its citizens throw tomatoes and get involved in the fruit fight. And the best part, it’s purely for fun.

3. Nature Doesn’t Call We’re all familiar with the modern wedding cul-

tures, the traditional wedding kiss, the wedding toast, and the bride’s walk down the aisle. In Indonesia’s very own Tidong, expect to see something that’ll surprise you. Apparently, the bride and the groom aren’t allowed to use the bathroom at all for a total of three days. They’re given minimum amounts of food and drink in order to prevent nature calls. They believe that breaking the ban would result in great misfortune for the newlyweds. Have a small bladder?

Don’t get married in Tidong.

4. Spear Me! Another eye opener is the celebration of Thaipusam in any region with a significant presence of the Tamil community. To show their loyalty to Lord Murugan, and his act getting rid of the vengeful spirit Soorapadman, the Tamils pierce their bodies with spears. Over time, the celebration has become more dramatic, colorful, and bloody. If you ever are in the right place and right time, this truly is a beautiful and memorable event to witness.

Sources: http://all-that-is-interesting.com/7-bizarre-cultural-practices and http://www.wonderslist.com/10-bizarre-traditions/

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Intermezzo

Relax Time!

Kingsman: The Secret Service Undeniably beautiful suits, english accent spreads all over the movie and of course fighting scenes with powerful weapons you could only imagine. Eggsy, young boy with problems that is recruited by a super secret agent. People let him down and to prove them wrong, this street kid shows loyalty as well as improvement. He discover his potential leadership through team work.

The Trees and The Wild I was in junior high school when I first discovered them. 3 talented guys from Bekasi (yeah, right) gifted with ability to hypnotized people, both local and international. Have been listening to standard-big label-songs my whole life, this was a huge refreshment. And as for me who wasn’t nationalist that time, they managed to made me listened to their sick tunes flesh smoothly with Indonesian culture. Their alternative indie rock mix with accoustic and folk will be the right accompany to your journey.

Filosofi Kopi by Dewi Lestari Next time you drink your coffe, you might want to read this book to add more experience to those cups. 18 short stories packed beautifully to touch your senses. The writer left you wondering, laugh, and ask why is she ever had such brilliant ways to read your mind throughtout her words. Titled as the best literature work by Tempo on 2006, taste the bitterness and richness of coffe as you flip the pages.

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Relax Time!

Kingsman: The Secret Service Undeniably beautiful suits, english accent spreads all over the movie and of course fighting scenes with powerful weapons you could only imagine. Eggsy, young boy with problems that is recruited by a super secret agent. People let him down and to prove them wrong, this street kid shows loyalty as well as improvement. He discover his potential leadership through team work.

The Trees and The Wild I was in junior high school when I first discovered them. 3 talented guys from Bekasi (yeah, right) gifted with ability to hypnotized people, both local and international. Have been listening to standard-big label-songs my whole life, this was a huge refreshment. And as for me who wasn’t nationalist that time, they managed to made me listened to their sick tunes flesh smoothly with Indonesian culture. Their alternative indie rock mix with accoustic and folk will be the right accompany to your journey.

Filosofi Kopi by Dewi Lestari Next time you drink your coffe, you might want to read this book to add more experience to those cups. 18 short stories packed beautifully to touch your senses. The writer left you wondering, laugh, and ask why is she ever had such brilliant ways to read your mind throughtout her words. Titled as the best literature work by Tempo on 2006, taste the bitterness and richness of coffe as you flip the pages.

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From Eddie to YOU

Hello Eddie!

“Hi Eddie, I just want to say that I am truly grateful being in this Global Youth Social Enterprise. I am surrounded by great people who shape me a lot as a leader and human being. I discover a lot about questions immersing in my mind, About who I am and what I will aspire in the future. I wish I could discover what I haven’t discovered in my life by proactively taking opportunities what AIESEC provides to me. Thank you Eddie, thanks AIESEC :)” —Tizar Shahwirman—

“Hi Eddie! I just wanna say that I am so happy to be a part of AIESEC PM family<3” —Anonymous—

“Hi EDDIE!” —Anonymous—

“Sometimes the best things in life are the most unexpected things you can ever imagine in your life. Trying new things meaning you will find and face a new environment and you will be able to learn new things and maybe able to find your new passion that you did not expect before. Don’t waste any open opportunity, they don’t call it ‘open’ for nothing ;)” —Givari Rizky—

“Dear world, “Hello Eddie! I just want to share my admiration toward someone who’s probably reading this too. Hi there, thank you for the sincere smile and your lively nature that brighten my days. I know I won’t have a chance to say this to you directly, but you’ve inspired me to act what it is and enjoy life as much as possible, so that I can do my things wholeheartedly, especially in AIESEC. (Hey Eddie, this is a part of self-development too, right?)”

—Anonymous—

I really want to be a change and have a meaning to you before I die (and rest in peace: somewhere wonderful, I hope it is the upper 7th) in something that God has gave me passionate about. Wish me luck to bring goodness to you and the whole being.

Sincerely, From ordinary human.”

—Anonymous—

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From Eddie to YOU

Hello Eddie!

“Hi Eddie, I just want to say that I am truly grateful being in this Global Youth Social Enterprise. I am surrounded by great people who shape me a lot as a leader and human being. I discover a lot about questions immersing in my mind, About who I am and what I will aspire in the future. I wish I could discover what I haven’t discovered in my life by proactively taking opportunities what AIESEC provides to me. Thank you Eddie, thanks AIESEC :)” —Tizar Shahwirman—

“Hi Eddie! I just wanna say that I am so happy to be a part of AIESEC PM family<3” —Anonymous—

“Hi EDDIE!” —Anonymous—

“Sometimes the best things in life are the most unexpected things you can ever imagine in your life. Trying new things meaning you will find and face a new environment and you will be able to learn new things and maybe able to find your new passion that you did not expect before. Don’t waste any open opportunity, they don’t call it ‘open’ for nothing ;)” —Givari Rizky—

“Dear world, “Hello Eddie! I just want to share my admiration toward someone who’s probably reading this too. Hi there, thank you for the sincere smile and your lively nature that brighten my days. I know I won’t have a chance to say this to you directly, but you’ve inspired me to act what it is and enjoy life as much as possible, so that I can do my things wholeheartedly, especially in AIESEC. (Hey Eddie, this is a part of self-development too, right?)”

—Anonymous—

I really want to be a change and have a meaning to you before I die (and rest in peace: somewhere wonderful, I hope it is the upper 7th) in something that God has gave me passionate about. Wish me luck to bring goodness to you and the whole being.

Sincerely, From ordinary human.”

—Anonymous—

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