VOS Mar-Apr2015your inspiring

magazine

FIRSTSTEP:

Dare to Start

Mayesta ArientasyaEditor

Sarah HandayaniSub-editor

Maria IrenaArt director

Vania HartantoArt designer

Kevin TafianotoWeb editor

Cita SylvanaCustomer relation

VOS

Editorial’s Note

Meet the TEAM

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.

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 mag-azine 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 mag-azine to start from you and goes to you. To sum up, this magazine is all about you. Happy reading :)

Signing off,vos+ team

Mayesta ArientasyaEditor

Sarah HandayaniSub-editor

Maria IrenaArt director

Vania HartantoArt designer

Kevin TafianotoWeb editor

Cita SylvanaCustomer relation

VOS

Editorial’s Note

Meet the TEAM

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.

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 mag-azine 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 mag-azine to start from you and goes to you. To sum up, this magazine is all about you. Happy reading :)

Signing off,vos+ team

Table of Contents

6 About AIESEC

8 What’s up?

16 The World Today

20 #WhatsonAIESEC

30 Hall of Fame

34 Feature

36 Popcorn

38 InStyle

42 Member Story

56 Global Community Story

68 March and Beyond

72 Suit & Tie

76 Culture Shock

78 Intermezzo

80 Hello Eddie!

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Table of Contents

6 About AIESEC

8 What’s up?

16 The World Today

20 #WhatsonAIESEC

30 Hall of Fame

34 Feature

36 Popcorn

38 InStyle

42 Member Story

56 Global Community Story

68 March and Beyond

72 Suit & Tie

76 Culture Shock

78 Intermezzo

80 Hello Eddie!

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This is why AIESEC is committed to provide life changing entrepre-neurial 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 mem-bers 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.

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.

AIESECIN INDONESIA

About AIESEC

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

1. Team Member/Team Leader ProgrammeIn this program, our members can be involved in projects, or depart-ments 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 profes-sional 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 ProgramBesides 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.

OURPROGRAMS

Get to know us more:

facebook.com/AIESECPrasetiyaMulya

@AIESECpm

@AIESECpm

youtube.com/AIESECPrasetiyaMulya

aiesecpm.org/our-story

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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 entrepre-neurial 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 mem-bers 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.

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.

AIESECIN INDONESIA

About AIESEC

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

1. Team Member/Team Leader ProgrammeIn this program, our members can be involved in projects, or depart-ments 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 profes-sional 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 ProgramBesides 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.

OURPROGRAMS

Get to know us more:

facebook.com/AIESECPrasetiyaMulya

@AIESECpm

@AIESECpm

youtube.com/AIESECPrasetiyaMulya

aiesecpm.org/our-story

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History has shown us what a great leader can do. Now imagine what a million great leaders could do.

This February we’ve built a new partnership with one of the most growing inter-net-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!

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 Par-ticipants 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.

What’s Up?

what

’s up

?

hoy AIESEC!

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This February we’ve built a new partnership with one of the most growing inter-net-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!

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 Par-ticipants 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.

What’s Up?

what

’s up

?hoy AIESEC!

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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!

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!

Guess what, buddies. We are going to have a completion of the very first ever In-ternational 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?

what

’s up

?

hoy AIESEC!

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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!

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!

Guess what, buddies. We are going to have a completion of the very first ever In-ternational 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?

what

’s up

?hoy AIESEC!

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Ready for chronological amazements? Here they are; Several Organizing Com-mittee 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!

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 organiza-tion as a whole. Yes.

what

’s up

?

hoy AIESEC!

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Ready for chronological amazements? Here they are; Several Organizing Com-mittee 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!

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 organiza-tion as a whole. Yes.

what

’s up

?hoy AIESEC!

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what

’s up

?

hoy AIESEC!

All right, let the picture says it all:

What’s Up?

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what

’s up

?hoy AIESEC!

All right, let the picture says it all:

What’s Up?

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The World Today

THEWORLD TODAY Keep updated is a MUST.

The World Today

THEWORLD TODAY Keep updated is a MUST.

1About 50 dead as Myanmar ferry sinks in bad weatherThe 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.

2Egypt plans to build new capital east of CairoThe new city would relieve pressure on overcrowded Cairo, with its pop-ulation 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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3BPOM to continue probe into Kalbe in hospital deaths The Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM) will continue its inves-tigation 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 li-cense 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 unitsThe Public Works and Housing Ministry and state-owned housing devel-oper 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.

Rupiah depreciates to Rp 13,187 per dol-lar 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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1About 50 dead as Myanmar ferry sinks in bad weatherThe 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.

2Egypt plans to build new capital east of CairoThe new city would relieve pressure on overcrowded Cairo, with its pop-ulation 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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3BPOM to continue probe into Kalbe in hospital deaths The Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM) will continue its inves-tigation 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 li-cense 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 unitsThe Public Works and Housing Ministry and state-owned housing devel-oper 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.

Rupiah depreciates to Rp 13,187 per dol-lar 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, moti-vation, 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 Lo-cal 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, giv-ing birth to newborn leaders to continue the legacy of their predecessors.

PRESIDENTTizar Shahwirman

Vice PresidentFinance & Governance

Eleonora Elisa

Vice PresidentIncoming Global Internship Program

Givari Rizky

Vice PresidentOutgoing Global Internship Program

Nicolas Bunjamin

Vice PresidentIncoming Global Community

Development ProgramAzalia Zatadini

Vice PresidentOutgoing Global Community

Development ProgramIndah Lestari

Vice PresidentMarketing

Mayesta Arientasya

Vice PresidentExternal Relation/Business Development

Shaun Davin

Vice PresidentTalent Management

Daniel Tansie

“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 com-fort 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.

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, moti-vation, 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 Lo-cal 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, giv-ing birth to newborn leaders to continue the legacy of their predecessors.

PRESIDENTTizar Shahwirman

Vice PresidentFinance & Governance

Eleonora Elisa

Vice PresidentIncoming Global Internship Program

Givari Rizky

Vice PresidentOutgoing Global Internship Program

Nicolas Bunjamin

Vice PresidentIncoming Global Community

Development ProgramAzalia Zatadini

Vice PresidentOutgoing Global Community

Development ProgramIndah Lestari

Vice PresidentMarketing

Mayesta Arientasya

Vice PresidentExternal Relation/Business Development

Shaun Davin

Vice PresidentTalent Management

Daniel Tansie

“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 com-fort 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.

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 con-ference 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 confer-ence is open for all types of members in AIESEC but the delegates are usually those who want to take high-er or another role for the next term.

Updates, discussion, brainstorming, coaching, train-ing, re-planning were well-delivered on these 5 days (January 18th – 22nd, 2015) full of inspirations, lo-cated 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 sup-port 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 em-brace new opportunity ahead of him.

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

“NEC 2015 was really awesome. Even though I’m new in AIESEC, this organization is really serious in devel-oping 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 problem-sand deeper answer of the ‘clarity of why’ ofmy per-formance as a staff of my division, External Relation &Business Development.”

Thank you for the entire lovely Conference Commit-tees 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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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 con-ference 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 confer-ence is open for all types of members in AIESEC but the delegates are usually those who want to take high-er or another role for the next term.

Updates, discussion, brainstorming, coaching, train-ing, re-planning were well-delivered on these 5 days (January 18th – 22nd, 2015) full of inspirations, lo-cated 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 sup-port 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 em-brace new opportunity ahead of him.

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

“NEC 2015 was really awesome. Even though I’m new in AIESEC, this organization is really serious in devel-oping 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 problem-sand deeper answer of the ‘clarity of why’ ofmy per-formance as a staff of my division, External Relation &Business Development.”

Thank you for the entire lovely Conference Commit-tees 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

#WhatsOnAIESEC

Literacy plays an important role for the development of individu-al and the world as a whole. Concerning to this, AIESEC in Pra-setiya 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 Organiz-ing 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 ac-tivities 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 to-gether 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 work-ing, 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 cul-tures in public.

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 re-ally fun to play and talk with.

Xinyang (China): He’s shy and quiet at first but he ac-tually likes to help people and able to. He’s gentle, at-tractive, 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, car-ing, 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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i(L)earn Project

#WhatsOnAIESEC

Literacy plays an important role for the development of individu-al and the world as a whole. Concerning to this, AIESEC in Pra-setiya 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 Organiz-ing 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 ac-tivities 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 to-gether 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 work-ing, 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 cul-tures in public.

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 re-ally fun to play and talk with.

Xinyang (China): He’s shy and quiet at first but he ac-tually likes to help people and able to. He’s gentle, at-tractive, 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, car-ing, 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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What do you guys personally expect from this proj-ect?

We expect the development both for EPs and our-selves. 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-mind-ed, develop their leadership skill, understand about journalism, broaden their friendship, get to know more about Indonesian culture, improve their communica-tion 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 Nomi-nee(TN) is the most unforgettable one. It was only less than 1 week before the EPs had the teaching sched-ule. 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 coun-cil. After we finished the presentation, we waited for about 2 minutes in the principal room. It was really qui-et 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.

#WhatsOnAIESEC

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What do you guys think about “First step: dare to start”?

It is the hardest part yet the most im-portant thing. Taking the first step can also be a test for your limit. It will be real challenge for you to know your ca-pability. Sometimes when you take the first step, you might feel stressed and just give up. But there is a saying, if you never stress, you never did anything worthy in your life.

More inspiration from i(L)earn project in their blog:http://ilearnwinter.tumblr.com

*TN: a company or organization that part-ners with AIESEC in order to take in Ex-change Participants (EP) as their intern.

What did you guys get from this proj-ect? Did it change you?

From this project, we learned to always try to be prepared for the very worst sce-nario. We need to havelong-term thinking. Take challenges is cool because the limit that we think we have is actually made by ourselves. We have to be more positive during hard times. On top of that, don’t easily give up. You’ll never know what happens next if you stop trying.

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What do you guys personally expect from this proj-ect?

We expect the development both for EPs and our-selves. 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-mind-ed, develop their leadership skill, understand about journalism, broaden their friendship, get to know more about Indonesian culture, improve their communica-tion 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 Nomi-nee(TN) is the most unforgettable one. It was only less than 1 week before the EPs had the teaching sched-ule. 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 coun-cil. After we finished the presentation, we waited for about 2 minutes in the principal room. It was really qui-et 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.

#WhatsOnAIESEC

i(L)earn Project

What do you guys think about “First step: dare to start”?

It is the hardest part yet the most im-portant thing. Taking the first step can also be a test for your limit. It will be real challenge for you to know your ca-pability. Sometimes when you take the first step, you might feel stressed and just give up. But there is a saying, if you never stress, you never did anything worthy in your life.

More inspiration from i(L)earn project in their blog:http://ilearnwinter.tumblr.com

*TN: a company or organization that part-ners with AIESEC in order to take in Ex-change Participants (EP) as their intern.

What did you guys get from this proj-ect? Did it change you?

From this project, we learned to always try to be prepared for the very worst sce-nario. We need to havelong-term thinking. Take challenges is cool because the limit that we think we have is actually made by ourselves. We have to be more positive during hard times. On top of that, don’t easily give up. You’ll never know what happens next if you stop trying.

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What They’ve Done under Their 40sHall of Fame

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 compa-nies.

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 busi-ness 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 fight-ing 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 character-istics of successful individuals, I would say that it is if their dreams are more important to them than their achieve-ments. 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.”

“Only A+ people make A+ organizations”

Theovilos VasileiadisVice President Strategy EMEA at Careerbuilder.comFounder- CEO of group IMI Greece

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“Having a wonderful fam-ily with two kids and being

appreciated for the value I create in the society by

doing what I like.”Stefan spent 5 years in AIESEC Romania and Belgium leading teams at local and national levels. During the fol-lowing 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 experi-ence of trainers, psychologists and educators. School of Values currently holds a strong partnership with AIESEC in Romania where the internship programme plays an im-portant role.

“…more than anything else I am drive by a vivid passion for creating something valuable for the Romanian Soci-ety. 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 expe-rience 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 an-other mentality and believe “I can!”. My expectations about my future and personal performance exploded once I joined AIESEC.”

Stefan Palarie President at School of Values

Trainer and Consultant at Interact

Romania

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What They’ve Done under Their 40sHall of Fame

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 compa-nies.

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 busi-ness 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 fight-ing 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 character-istics of successful individuals, I would say that it is if their dreams are more important to them than their achieve-ments. 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.”

“Only A+ people make A+ organizations”

Theovilos VasileiadisVice President Strategy EMEA at Careerbuilder.comFounder- CEO of group IMI Greece

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“Having a wonderful fam-ily with two kids and being

appreciated for the value I create in the society by

doing what I like.”Stefan spent 5 years in AIESEC Romania and Belgium leading teams at local and national levels. During the fol-lowing 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 experi-ence of trainers, psychologists and educators. School of Values currently holds a strong partnership with AIESEC in Romania where the internship programme plays an im-portant role.

“…more than anything else I am drive by a vivid passion for creating something valuable for the Romanian Soci-ety. 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 expe-rience 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 an-other mentality and believe “I can!”. My expectations about my future and personal performance exploded once I joined AIESEC.”

Stefan Palarie President at School of Values

Trainer and Consultant at Interact

Romania

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Hall of Fame

After finishing his term as President of AIESEC Interna-tional, 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 ana-lyst, 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 Orga-nizational Behaviour. He is exploring how whole societ-ies 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 Insti-tute.

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.

“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.”

Brodie BolandCase Western Reserve Univer-sity – Organizational Behaviour

PhD StudentCanada

What They’ve Done under Their 40s

Mairi JüriskaHealth Estonia FoundationCEO at the moment on mater-nity leaveEstonia

Mairi is a committed social entrepreneur in the field of health, especially health promotion. Her most recent ex-perience 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 peo-ple 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 In-

ternational. During her tenure as CEO, she established the Estonian Busi-

ness Coalition on HIV and AIDS. Consequently, she re-

ceived recognition from the Es-tonian Network of Non-Profit Organi-

zations 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.

“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.”

Sources: issuu.com/aiesecinternational

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Hall of Fame

After finishing his term as President of AIESEC Interna-tional, 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 ana-lyst, 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 Orga-nizational Behaviour. He is exploring how whole societ-ies 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 Insti-tute.

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.

“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.”

Brodie BolandCase Western Reserve Univer-sity – Organizational Behaviour

PhD StudentCanada

What They’ve Done under Their 40s

Mairi JüriskaHealth Estonia FoundationCEO at the moment on mater-nity leaveEstonia

Mairi is a committed social entrepreneur in the field of health, especially health promotion. Her most recent ex-perience 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 peo-ple 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 In-

ternational. During her tenure as CEO, she established the Estonian Busi-

ness Coalition on HIV and AIDS. Consequently, she re-

ceived recognition from the Es-tonian Network of Non-Profit Organi-

zations 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.

“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.”

Sources: issuu.com/aiesecinternational

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Feature

1. “Now isn’t the right time.”

There is never a right time.

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

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.

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

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

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

The next thing you know, you’re 40.

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

5. “I probably should take another look at my LINE/BBM/Whatsapp messages. They must be important.”

Mention 1 social media. There’s a good chance it’s already banned in China. China banned LINE messenger, my main commu-nication channel with basically everyone. I went there for 2 weeks. That means night-mare. 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 home-town, I was able to finalize 2 weeks worth of conversations (and all Christmas greet-ings) in an hour.

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 discus-sions (and miscommunications) with only 1 hour of face-to-face meeting.

Despite everything, just start. Your fu-ture self will thank you. I promise.

“ Life is flat. If you feel this way, you should start- ”

“Yes, but-““But, I have your “buts…” answered right here.”

Contributed by Helena Natasha

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Feature

1. “Now isn’t the right time.”

There is never a right time.

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

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.

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

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

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

The next thing you know, you’re 40.

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

5. “I probably should take another look at my LINE/BBM/Whatsapp messages. They must be important.”

Mention 1 social media. There’s a good chance it’s already banned in China. China banned LINE messenger, my main commu-nication channel with basically everyone. I went there for 2 weeks. That means night-mare. 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 home-town, I was able to finalize 2 weeks worth of conversations (and all Christmas greet-ings) in an hour.

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 discus-sions (and miscommunications) with only 1 hour of face-to-face meeting.

Despite everything, just start. Your fu-ture self will thank you. I promise.

“ Life is flat. If you feel this way, you should start- ”

“Yes, but-““But, I have your “buts…” answered right here.”

Contributed by Helena Natasha

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Popcorn is one of AIESEC culture which is inspired by the way Popcorn is made. Peo-ple are like the corn seeds; AIESEC is the heat. Even when it’s heated, not all the corn seed react and turn to be popcorn; only the best do. Popcorn is a platform where you can prove that you are an excellent corn seed which will turn into perfect popcorn.

“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.

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. “

William Panjaitan – Prasetiya Mulya School of Business and Economics

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!

“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 ex-citing 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 oth-er 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

FIRST STEP: DARE TO START

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.”

Cressentia Liu, Prasetiya Mulya School of Busi-ness 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 ex-ample. 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).

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 proj-ect. I thought hard on why my crews were demoti-vated 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).”Anggy Elma

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

http://bit.ly/1AkmKu7

Popcorn

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Popcorn is one of AIESEC culture which is inspired by the way Popcorn is made. Peo-ple are like the corn seeds; AIESEC is the heat. Even when it’s heated, not all the corn seed react and turn to be popcorn; only the best do. Popcorn is a platform where you can prove that you are an excellent corn seed which will turn into perfect popcorn.

“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.

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. “

William Panjaitan – Prasetiya Mulya School of Business and Economics

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!

“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 ex-citing 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 oth-er 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

FIRST STEP: DARE TO START

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.”

Cressentia Liu, Prasetiya Mulya School of Busi-ness 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 ex-ample. 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).

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 proj-ect. I thought hard on why my crews were demoti-vated 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).”Anggy Elma

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

http://bit.ly/1AkmKu7

Popcorn

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WHY peoplewho TRAVEL tend to be SUCCESSFUL?

InStyle

Source: Lifehack.org (Tracey Tullis)

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 confi-

dence or overcoming fears.

But, did you know? There are people who have a higher likelihood for suc-cess than most. People who travel; the ones on the move learn many life

skills exploring our world.

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WHY peoplewho TRAVEL tend to be SUCCESSFUL?

InStyle

Source: Lifehack.org (Tracey Tullis)

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 confi-

dence or overcoming fears.

But, did you know? There are people who have a higher likelihood for suc-cess than most. People who travel; the ones on the move learn many life

skills exploring our world.

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1. They know how to thrive outside their comfort zoneTravelers are in unfamiliar situations regularly. They must work through the unknown because of necessity. Faced with countless new expe-riences they learn valuable coping strategies that help them shoulder uncertainty and re-main calm and effective. This is a key skill for success in both business and leading people.

2. They welcome and embrace changePeople who travel invite novelty. They’re con-stantly surrounded by new and different things, so they tend to avoid boredom and learn to fo-cus better. This way of thinking inspires inno-vation and creativity.

3. They know how to manage their emotionsTravelers experience varying levels of stress; tight flight connections, interrogations by bor-der guards, and all this causes ones nerves to fray. They hone the ability to manage emo-tions and remain calm under pressure devel-oping 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 controlTravelers 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 relation-ships. They develop confidence in their ability to choose friends and acquaintances that are genuine and trustworthy.

5. They manage fear and move past itThe key to success is taking action. When you travel a lot, you put yourself in situations where there is no turn-ing back. This makes people face fear head on and develop coping skills to take action de-spite the fear.

6. They recognize and seize opportu-nitiesPeople who travel have a wider breadth of ex-perience and knowl-edge about the world. They learn new and better ways of doing things being exposed to different customs and cultures. This knowledge helps them recognize opportuni-ties to improve and innovate at home and in the places they visit.

7. They know how to negotiateTravelers negotiate to avoid being taken ad-vantage of. Good negotiating skills are needed to get what you want or need without becom-ing pushy or aggressive. This skill is important in influencing others and helping them under-stand and accept your ideas in business and as a leader.

8. They see beauty where most don’t

HERE are reasons why travelers are likely to be successful in many aspects

InStyleTravelers 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 oth-ers see the ordinary.

9. They are more confidentPeople 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

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 ques-tions come naturally because of their curiosity and desire to learn about the places they visit. This inspires great conversations that help trav-elers understand and accept the person and their views on a deeper level. They make friends easily and are loved by many because of this.

11. They know when to live in the mo-ment

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.

12. They smile more and feel happiness more oftenStudies show going somewhere new makes us happy. Travelers smile more than average be-cause 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 listeningThis 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 relation-ships and you build strong relationships under-standing people. People who travel know you really need to listen to have good understand-ing.

14. They are less judgmental and more empatheticGreat 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, peo-ple who travel come by that willingness natu-rally.

15. They may not be rich but they know how to save and spend wiselyTravelers 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.

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

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1. They know how to thrive outside their comfort zoneTravelers are in unfamiliar situations regularly. They must work through the unknown because of necessity. Faced with countless new expe-riences they learn valuable coping strategies that help them shoulder uncertainty and re-main calm and effective. This is a key skill for success in both business and leading people.

2. They welcome and embrace changePeople who travel invite novelty. They’re con-stantly surrounded by new and different things, so they tend to avoid boredom and learn to fo-cus better. This way of thinking inspires inno-vation and creativity.

3. They know how to manage their emotionsTravelers experience varying levels of stress; tight flight connections, interrogations by bor-der guards, and all this causes ones nerves to fray. They hone the ability to manage emo-tions and remain calm under pressure devel-oping 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 controlTravelers 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 relation-ships. They develop confidence in their ability to choose friends and acquaintances that are genuine and trustworthy.

5. They manage fear and move past itThe key to success is taking action. When you travel a lot, you put yourself in situations where there is no turn-ing back. This makes people face fear head on and develop coping skills to take action de-spite the fear.

6. They recognize and seize opportu-nitiesPeople who travel have a wider breadth of ex-perience and knowl-edge about the world. They learn new and better ways of doing things being exposed to different customs and cultures. This knowledge helps them recognize opportuni-ties to improve and innovate at home and in the places they visit.

7. They know how to negotiateTravelers negotiate to avoid being taken ad-vantage of. Good negotiating skills are needed to get what you want or need without becom-ing pushy or aggressive. This skill is important in influencing others and helping them under-stand and accept your ideas in business and as a leader.

8. They see beauty where most don’t

HERE are reasons why travelers are likely to be successful in many aspects

InStyleTravelers 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 oth-ers see the ordinary.

9. They are more confidentPeople 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

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 ques-tions come naturally because of their curiosity and desire to learn about the places they visit. This inspires great conversations that help trav-elers understand and accept the person and their views on a deeper level. They make friends easily and are loved by many because of this.

11. They know when to live in the mo-ment

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.

12. They smile more and feel happiness more oftenStudies show going somewhere new makes us happy. Travelers smile more than average be-cause 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 listeningThis 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 relation-ships and you build strong relationships under-standing people. People who travel know you really need to listen to have good understand-ing.

14. They are less judgmental and more empatheticGreat 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, peo-ple who travel come by that willingness natu-rally.

15. They may not be rich but they know how to save and spend wiselyTravelers 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.

Travel inspires and educates in a ways that build character and de-velop 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

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 influ-ential, 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.

“I always mention this sentence whenever some-one 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 Com-mittee President.

“It struck me so deeply when I realized that this organiza-tion 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 appreci-ated?” — then you’re going to end up feeling frustrated and stuck. So I do it sincerely, with that, I feel more joy.”

“It’s not easy, but it is worth it”

Some might ask us about this Executive Board - lead-ership 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 chal-lenge comes when everyone is not aware of the respon-sibility 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 man-ager 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 for-mer 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 some-thing, I’ll write it right away.”

Member Story

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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 influ-ential, 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.

“I always mention this sentence whenever some-one 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 Com-mittee President.

“It struck me so deeply when I realized that this organiza-tion 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 appreci-ated?” — then you’re going to end up feeling frustrated and stuck. So I do it sincerely, with that, I feel more joy.”

“It’s not easy, but it is worth it”

Some might ask us about this Executive Board - lead-ership 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 chal-lenge comes when everyone is not aware of the respon-sibility 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 man-ager 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 for-mer 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 some-thing, I’ll write it right away.”

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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 prob-lem 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 person-ally,” 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 nat-ural 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 help-ing 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.

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 De-velopment plan and for the structure of our Local Com-mittee 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 In-donesia 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 Manage-ment 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 disagree-ments. 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-strang-ers right after your anger passed.

We’re no longer strangers. We’re family.

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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 prob-lem 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 person-ally,” 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 nat-ural 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 help-ing 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.

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 De-velopment plan and for the structure of our Local Com-mittee 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 In-donesia 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 Manage-ment 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 disagree-ments. 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-strang-ers right after your anger passed.

We’re no longer strangers. We’re family.

Member Story

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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 Mar-keting & Communication

“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

“Icha is a leader and a dear friend of mine. She always manages to find the balance between work & personal rela-

tionship 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

“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

“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 flexi-ble 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

“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

Member Story“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

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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 Mar-keting & Communication

“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

“Icha is a leader and a dear friend of mine. She always manages to find the balance between work & personal rela-

tionship 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

“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

“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 flexi-ble 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

“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

Member Story“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

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I always wanted to challenge my-self, and it’s better to have tried and failed than wondering what would’ve

happened if I had tried.

Scared but I’m so excited and look-ing forward for the experience.

Since Healvolution is one of iGCDP (Incoming Global Community De-velopment Program) projects and I’m also an iGCDP member, I think it’s a good idea to support the proj-ect by being one of the committee and I prefer to be the OCP. I hope that I can improve all of my profes-sional 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 ner-vous 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 proj-ect 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.

As an organizing committee pres-ident elect, what was your moti-

vation to apply?What did you feel when you are

elected?

Break a leg, Organizing Committee Presidents!

Traveling and exploring the world!

I have a lot of dreams for this project. But of course I want that Healvolu-tion 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.

What is your biggest dream?

Shanna Budiharjo (Entrevolution Project)

Fauzan Goldiano (Healvolution Project)

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I always wanted to challenge my-self, and it’s better to have tried and failed than wondering what would’ve

happened if I had tried.

Scared but I’m so excited and look-ing forward for the experience.

Since Healvolution is one of iGCDP (Incoming Global Community De-velopment Program) projects and I’m also an iGCDP member, I think it’s a good idea to support the proj-ect by being one of the committee and I prefer to be the OCP. I hope that I can improve all of my profes-sional 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 ner-vous 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 proj-ect 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.

As an organizing committee pres-ident elect, what was your moti-

vation to apply?What did you feel when you are

elected?

Break a leg, Organizing Committee Presidents!

Traveling and exploring the world!

I have a lot of dreams for this project. But of course I want that Healvolu-tion 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.

What is your biggest dream?

Shanna Budiharjo (Entrevolution Project)

Fauzan Goldiano (Healvolution Project)

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As an organizing committee pres-ident elect, what was your moti-

vation to apply?

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 com-ment 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 leader-

ship development platform.

My motivation to apply as an Or-ganizing 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.

Nicolas Bunjamin(Ambassador Fair)

Kent Nathaniel (International Internship Fair)

What did you feel when you are elected?

What is your biggest dream?

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.

When I was elected as an Orga-nizing Committee President, there were two things. First, I was so ex-cited that I can become an organiz-ing committee president. Second, now I’m a little bit afraid if I can’t finish this event, but that’s the chal-lenge 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 expe-rience. Life is more fun when you challenge yourselves and try a new

thing.

Member Story

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As an organizing committee pres-ident elect, what was your moti-

vation to apply?

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 com-ment 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 leader-

ship development platform.

My motivation to apply as an Or-ganizing 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.

Nicolas Bunjamin(Ambassador Fair)

Kent Nathaniel (International Internship Fair)

What did you feel when you are elected?

What is your biggest dream?

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.

When I was elected as an Orga-nizing Committee President, there were two things. First, I was so ex-cited that I can become an organiz-ing committee president. Second, now I’m a little bit afraid if I can’t finish this event, but that’s the chal-lenge 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 expe-rience. 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 boundariesto limitless possibilities.”

Global Community Story

Dare to Start: Going Global

“Where there’s no boundariesto limitless possibilities.”

Why did you want to be an ambassa-dor 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 experi-ences were so amazing!

I simply wanted to be an ambassador be-cause I want to develop and challenge my-self. I believe by doing a project abroad, I would develop important skills like public speaking, languages, how to deal with peo-ple, and most importantly, how to deal with myself both in good and difficult times. I also wanted to know how it feels like to in-teract 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 proj-ect 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

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 be-cause 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 Re-public. The AIESECers, host families, stu-dents from school, and other exchange par-ticipants, 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 ambas-sador 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 in-terns and friendly local Czech people, I al-ways feel a lot of positive emotions and in-spired 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.

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

different stories!Karina Mantik SukartaWinter Ambassador, EDISON Project, Ostrava, Czech Republic

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Why did you want to be an ambassa-dor 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 experi-ences were so amazing!

I simply wanted to be an ambassador be-cause I want to develop and challenge my-self. I believe by doing a project abroad, I would develop important skills like public speaking, languages, how to deal with peo-ple, and most importantly, how to deal with myself both in good and difficult times. I also wanted to know how it feels like to in-teract 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 proj-ect 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

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 be-cause 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 Re-public. The AIESECers, host families, stu-dents from school, and other exchange par-ticipants, 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 ambas-sador 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 in-terns and friendly local Czech people, I al-ways feel a lot of positive emotions and in-spired 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.

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

different stories!Karina Mantik SukartaWinter Ambassador, EDISON Project, Ostrava, Czech Republic

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Why did you want to be an ambassa-dor and why to the country that you chose?

First, I made myself to be challenged, to get out of my comfort zone and I’m very happy if I could make a lot of friends throughout the countries. Being an am-bassador itself is a task for me, which I consider myself succeed when I could be an inspiration for others as well as improving myself to go beyond the limit. Going to Malaysia was actually not my first choice, but the beauty of the ex-change made me feel that choosing Ma-laysia was the best decision I have made in my life.

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

Every moment and session in Malaysia was all wonderful. But I always remem-ber the first week I’ve been in Malaysia, we were having this Malaysia Leadership Camp where in my track, all Exchange Partners from Malaysia gather together for 3 days. 50 peoples from over 20 coun-tries not knowing each other from day one, until at the third day we found our-selves as a family, we cried to each oth-ers, we have known each other so close and there seems to be no boundaries between us in such a diverse countries. Then there was this last session where

peoples close their eyes and one by one were being asked a question like “who do you like the most”, “who INSPIRED you”, “who do you love to talk to” and it was amazing. I never realized I actually already became somebody’s inspiration and I actually have inspired them without knowing if I already did something great, all the sessions in that camp was amaz-ing and I would never forget that in my entire life.

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

I’m going to tell you this, going to Malay-sia or any other countries won’t change a thing, being in AIESEC teach you a LOT of things and I’m grateful I did know AIESEC, being one of the ambassador is not just step out of your comfort zone, it gives you how you see life’s going, knowing a lot of peoples across the na-tion, learn to learn, learn to teach, learn to be a leader and learn to be a part of someone’s life. Here’s some quote I had learnt from this ambassador experience “you don’t climb the highest mountain for the world to see you, but for you to see the world”. And yes, you need to be an ambassador as well because hav-ing this opportunity, I promise you, you won’t regret this, and yes, it has been a life changing opportunities for me.

Tony PhangjayaWinter Ambassador, Techcycle: Tech4all Project, Semenyih, Malaysia

“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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Why did you want to be an ambassa-dor and why to the country that you chose?

First, I made myself to be challenged, to get out of my comfort zone and I’m very happy if I could make a lot of friends throughout the countries. Being an am-bassador itself is a task for me, which I consider myself succeed when I could be an inspiration for others as well as improving myself to go beyond the limit. Going to Malaysia was actually not my first choice, but the beauty of the ex-change made me feel that choosing Ma-laysia was the best decision I have made in my life.

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

Every moment and session in Malaysia was all wonderful. But I always remem-ber the first week I’ve been in Malaysia, we were having this Malaysia Leadership Camp where in my track, all Exchange Partners from Malaysia gather together for 3 days. 50 peoples from over 20 coun-tries not knowing each other from day one, until at the third day we found our-selves as a family, we cried to each oth-ers, we have known each other so close and there seems to be no boundaries between us in such a diverse countries. Then there was this last session where

peoples close their eyes and one by one were being asked a question like “who do you like the most”, “who INSPIRED you”, “who do you love to talk to” and it was amazing. I never realized I actually already became somebody’s inspiration and I actually have inspired them without knowing if I already did something great, all the sessions in that camp was amaz-ing and I would never forget that in my entire life.

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

I’m going to tell you this, going to Malay-sia or any other countries won’t change a thing, being in AIESEC teach you a LOT of things and I’m grateful I did know AIESEC, being one of the ambassador is not just step out of your comfort zone, it gives you how you see life’s going, knowing a lot of peoples across the na-tion, learn to learn, learn to teach, learn to be a leader and learn to be a part of someone’s life. Here’s some quote I had learnt from this ambassador experience “you don’t climb the highest mountain for the world to see you, but for you to see the world”. And yes, you need to be an ambassador as well because hav-ing this opportunity, I promise you, you won’t regret this, and yes, it has been a life changing opportunities for me.

Tony PhangjayaWinter Ambassador, Techcycle: Tech4all Project, Semenyih, Malaysia

“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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Why did you want to be an ambassa-dor and why to the country that you chose? I choose Korea especially Busan, be-cause I wanted to know about their real lifestyle and I want them to know about Indonesian as well. And now I know that Korean people are very different with the one we usually see in Korean drama or variety show!

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

I can’t decide one specific moment be-cause all of the moments during my in-ternship made me happy & challenged, but the most memorable one is when I have to teach in an all boys high school. Why? Most of them are the same age as

me and they are very naughty, and my weakness is I always feel not confident in front of boys. So at that time, I told myself to be confident and tried my best to explain clearly. The result was very nice, they appreciated me and said I’m very funny and friendly teacher. One of them even asked my phone number!

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

It’s one of the best moments of my life. Too many sweet memories, new experi-ences, and all of them had helped me a lot to grow and yes, of course you should be an ambassador too! Because this ex-perience was totally worth it! 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 IndartiningrumWinter Ambassador, Share our Sight Project, Busan, South Korea

“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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Why did you want to be an ambassa-dor and why to the country that you chose? I choose Korea especially Busan, be-cause I wanted to know about their real lifestyle and I want them to know about Indonesian as well. And now I know that Korean people are very different with the one we usually see in Korean drama or variety show!

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

I can’t decide one specific moment be-cause all of the moments during my in-ternship made me happy & challenged, but the most memorable one is when I have to teach in an all boys high school. Why? Most of them are the same age as

me and they are very naughty, and my weakness is I always feel not confident in front of boys. So at that time, I told myself to be confident and tried my best to explain clearly. The result was very nice, they appreciated me and said I’m very funny and friendly teacher. One of them even asked my phone number!

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

It’s one of the best moments of my life. Too many sweet memories, new experi-ences, and all of them had helped me a lot to grow and yes, of course you should be an ambassador too! Because this ex-perience was totally worth it! 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 IndartiningrumWinter Ambassador, Share our Sight Project, Busan, South Korea

“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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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 valu-able 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 be-cause 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 ac-tually learned as the Hostfamily for two Ex-change Participants from Vietnam. Living in one house with people whose dif-ferent way of doing things, no doubt, is chal-lenging, but that is the moment when we

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It Is Rather Crazy at Firstlearn about tolerance and to be open-mind-ed; 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’ fam-ily who can’t eat without spicy flavor in their mouth. Fortunately, they have something in common, “Vietnamese still holds Asian cul-ture 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, let-ting someone (or two), stranger from an-other 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 Ex-change Participant to stay during their social project in Indonesia. It’s an ex-traordinary thing to do for some peo-ple 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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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 valu-able 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 be-cause 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 ac-tually learned as the Hostfamily for two Ex-change Participants from Vietnam. Living in one house with people whose dif-ferent way of doing things, no doubt, is chal-lenging, but that is the moment when we

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It Is Rather Crazy at Firstlearn about tolerance and to be open-mind-ed; 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’ fam-ily who can’t eat without spicy flavor in their mouth. Fortunately, they have something in common, “Vietnamese still holds Asian cul-ture 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, let-ting someone (or two), stranger from an-other 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 Ex-change Participant to stay during their social project in Indonesia. It’s an ex-traordinary thing to do for some peo-ple as they barely know the Exchange Participant and sometimes leave them wondering how they possibly deal with the difference between them.

Host Family Story

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Bali is Magical

right sunshine, sandy beach, historical attractions, mysterious religion, nar-row 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.

What attracted me most was TANJUNG BE-NOA.

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 be-lief 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-

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.

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.”

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

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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 20min-utes, 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 ad-venture 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 horse-play.

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 sun-shine and blue sky that day.

Global Community Story

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Bali is Magical

right sunshine, sandy beach, historical attractions, mysterious religion, nar-row 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.

What attracted me most was TANJUNG BE-NOA.

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 be-lief 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-

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.

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.”

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

Written by

CocoExchange Participant from China for (i)Learn Project

AIESEC Local Committee in Prasetiya Mulya

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Exchange Participant Story

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 20min-utes, 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 ad-venture 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 horse-play.

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 sun-shine and blue sky that day.

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M o n d a y T u e s d a y W e d n e s d a yS u n d a y

of Conscience”

ASEAN

1

Literary Festival

2 3 4

8

23 24 25

National Judicial Day

Dina Martina

International Woman’s Day

Egar Takbira

29 30

“Tambora Greets the World”:

Highlight

10 11

Raiven Chandra

16 17 18

22

National’s Film Day

15

Nicolas Bunjamin

31

T h u r s d a y F r i d a y S a t u r d a y

2015: “ Questions

5

26 27 28

West Nusa Tenggara Special

12 1413

Wening Nawangwulan

21

Bali’s Day of Silence

Debby Marietta

Henry Salim

Ha Kwon Chung

19 20

6 7

9

Marchwhat’s on

March and Beyond

Hendra Fong

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Suit & Tie BODY LANGUAGEFOR 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

Suit & Tie BODY LANGUAGEFOR 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 litter-ing. It sure doesn’t leave a good impression.

Shake it, Not Break ItAvoid 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-

Suit & Tie

ously. Practice beforehand with you friend if needed.

DuringHere are the DOs and DONTs of body language dur-ing the interview

The Art In Saying GoodbyeDon’t be happy yet when the interview’s over. Mind you, they’re still judging you. So, to say goodbye effec-tively, 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.

DOs

1. Sit up straight and lean forward slightly to proj-ect a feeling of enthusiasm, and interest to what the interviewer has to say.2. Show appreciation and agreement by keep-ing an interested expression such as nodding in moderation. AVOID facial expressions like yawn-ing, 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 unin-terested, and unprepared.

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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 litter-ing. It sure doesn’t leave a good impression.

Shake it, Not Break ItAvoid 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-

Suit & Tie

ously. Practice beforehand with you friend if needed.

DuringHere are the DOs and DONTs of body language dur-ing the interview

The Art In Saying GoodbyeDon’t be happy yet when the interview’s over. Mind you, they’re still judging you. So, to say goodbye effec-tively, 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.

DOs

1. Sit up straight and lean forward slightly to proj-ect a feeling of enthusiasm, and interest to what the interviewer has to say.2. Show appreciation and agreement by keep-ing an interested expression such as nodding in moderation. AVOID facial expressions like yawn-ing, 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 unin-terested, and unprepared.

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Culture Shock

HelloCultures!

1. One for Each Loved OneIn 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/ToesNext 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 in-volved in the fruit fight. And the best part, it’s purely for fun.

3. Nature Doesn’t CallWe’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 misfor-tune for the newlyweds. Have a small bladder? Don’t get married in Tidong.

4. Spear Me!Another eye opener is the celebration of Thai-pusam 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 cele-bration has become more dramatic, colorful, and bloody. If you ever are in the right place and right time, this truly is a beautiful and mem-orable event to witness.

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?

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

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HelloCultures!

1. One for Each Loved OneIn 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/ToesNext 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 in-volved in the fruit fight. And the best part, it’s purely for fun.

3. Nature Doesn’t CallWe’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 misfor-tune for the newlyweds. Have a small bladder? Don’t get married in Tidong.

4. Spear Me!Another eye opener is the celebration of Thai-pusam 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 cele-bration has become more dramatic, colorful, and bloody. If you ever are in the right place and right time, this truly is a beautiful and mem-orable event to witness.

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?

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 su-per 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.

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 bit-terness and richness of coffe as you flip the pages.

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 refresh-ment. 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.

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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 su-per 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.

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 bit-terness and richness of coffe as you flip the pages.

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 refresh-ment. 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.

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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—

“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—

“Sometimes the best things in life are the most unex-

pected 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,

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—

“Hi EDDIE!”—Anonymous—

Send your greetings to Eddie: http://tinyurl.com/helloeddie

From Eddie to YOU

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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—

“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—

“Sometimes the best things in life are the most unex-

pected 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,

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—

“Hi EDDIE!”—Anonymous—

Send your greetings to Eddie: http://tinyurl.com/helloeddie

From Eddie to YOU

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