NTS / ICPS 2008 - Amara - Photos

The Mexican fisherman

A boat docked in a tiny Mexican village. An American tourist complimented the Mexican fisherman on the quality of his fish and asked how long it took him to catch them.
Not very long, answered the Mexican. But then, why didn't you stay out longer and catch more? asked the American.

The Mexican explained that his small catch was sufficient to meet his needs and those of his family. The American asked, But what do you do with the rest of your time? I sleep late, fish a little, play with my children, and take a siesta with my wife. In the evenings, I go into the village to see my friends, have a few drinks, play the guitar, and sing a few songs. I have a full life.

The American interrupted, I have an MBA from Harvard and I can help you! You should start by fishing longer every day. You can then sell the extra fish you catch. With the extra revenue, you can buy a bigger boat. And after that? asked the Mexican. With the extra money the larger boat will bring, you can buy a second one and a third one and so on until you have an entire fleet of trawlers. Instead of selling your fish to a middle man, you can then negotiate directly with the processing plants and maybe even open your own plant. You can then leave this little village and move to Mexico City, Los Angeles, or even New York City! From there you can direct your huge new enterprise.

How long would that take? asked the Mexican. Twenty, perhaps twenty-five years, replied the American.

And after that? Afterwards? Well my friend, that's when it gets really interesting, answered the American, laughing. When your business gets really big, you can start buying and selling stocks and make millions! Millions? Really? And after that? asked the Mexican. After that you'll be able to retire, live in a tiny village near the coast, sleep late, play with your children, catch a few fish, take a siesta with your wife and spend your evenings drinking and enjoying your friends.

But that's what I'm doing today, replied the Mexican...

[via Dani!]

Photos from LTS

Faci at the International Cultural Preparation Seminar

The other day I was writing about my application for the faci team for ICPS, November 2008. Now it's official: I'm in! :D

But I'm not the only one, so here are the other facilitators:

• Alisa LOGOFATU [Romania]
• Zakhida ADYLOVA [Ucraine]
• Phuc DAO [Vietnam]
• Sami DAOUD [Egypt]
• Andreea VINCZE [Romania]
• Fuat Mert KAYA [Turkey]
• Ibrahim OZDEMIR [Turkey]
• Sanjaya GUNATILAKE [Sri Lanka]
• Daniel Lopez FERNANDEZ [Spain]

I'm already counting down the days until the conference and I also hope that all of us will have a great experience at Amara and the delegates will never forget this conference! ;o)

Faci at the Regional Training Seminar

For 2 years now, the first AIESEC conference for the new members of AIESEC Iași was the Local Training Seminar (LTS). This autumn, we're going to the conference with GICU, so it's my first Regional Training Seminar (RTS)! From the 6^th until the 9^th, you'll find me in Durău, And after that, I plan to have here some photos from the event.

And yes, together with Cătălina C. and Ioana P., I have been accepted facilitator for the delegates from Iași, at RTS!