August 2008 - Holidays in Finland and Czech Republic

Leaving AI also includes leaving Rotterdam, and The Netherlands a city and a country that was my home for more than a year.
Also time to take holidays and visit some friends so I decide to go to Finland to meet some of the Alankrit aparment, the people that was my family during my year in India. I met Anastasia, Pike and Anca, a great time together, but first I passed for Prague the city that I think that is the most beatiful in Europe. In Finland I had the opportunity to visit Helsinki, Porvo, Lapperanta and Savonlinna an amazing and almost empty country.

Charles bridge while raining
The clock tower in the old square... just awesome
The palace from the Charles bridge
Driving to the North - Finland
Castle in Savonlinna - Finland
In Laperranta in the old fort with traditional presentation - Finland
Lapperanta - Finland
Helisnki - Finland
Porvo - Finland
Helisnki - Finland
Helisnki - Finland
Helisnki - Finland
Helisnki - Finland

July 2008... in The Netherlands

The last month i the office, a sense of letting go and letting come but still holding back.
AI0809 went for planning week and we stayed at the office with the GN boards, we enjoyed.
Magda came to visit during a weekend. Mieke and Jen invited me to Efteling a fairy land that every kids have visited in Holland.
We had our last Supervisory group meeting and we went for our outgoing team days in a boat. And THE last day in the AI office, lot of farewells, and hugs to the people that was going to every corner in the world

Last day
Last day
Last day
Last night
Hoorn - The Netherland were we spend the night
in Hoorn
Swimming at Markermeer lake
Monnikendan - The Netherlands initial port
AI arriving or looking for the port
PwC building
SG meeting
SG meeting
SG meeting
Efteling Michelle, me, Mieke and Jen
With the nice statue :)
Efteling rolling coaster
Efterling
Efterling from the top
Me and Magda
Walking with Simon and Magda in Rotteram
Simona dn Magda
Party in Anisha's room
The bar tender
Emanuel and I
Party time with the GN boards

June 2008... in The Netherlands and Belgium

There is a phrase that says that remember is to live, for me is bringing back the feeling of the specific moment. In June 2008 There were lot of things happening around. We receive in the AI office the entire new team that was taking over our positions, 22 individuals that will take the organization to the next level. We receive them with a Barbecue and agenda prepare for them for the next 10 weeks. We started working 40 people in the office at the same time more of stretching my mind for bringing the last results.
We attended the 60th celebration of AIESEC globally in Brussels where the past AI members were there too. I met lot of people that only had heard about. And also met lot of people that i do care about.
We had our June team days, friday happy hours full of people, we even had our AI photo session for the anual report
Personally I went to Utrecht enjoying it as much as I could and Ialso went to Juanes concert in Amsterdam. a month full of activities and a rolling coaster of feelings

Colombians at the 60th celebration Brussels

Ex-AI members. Once AIESECer for ever AIESECer
Past PAIs
Part of AI0607
With Victor and Bee
AI0708



During transition sessions at the office
Ping pong table :)
Happy hours
Happy hours
That month I bough lot of flowers
June Team Days AI0708
June Team Days AI0708
June Team Days AI0708
June Team Days AI0708 Waiting for the key :)
in Utrecht
With Aleja



Juanes concert
Juanes concert
Juanes concert
Juanes concert with Mieke

May 2008... In Colombia and The Netherlands

There are still some visual memories that I wanted to share, some memories that are now part of my past and belong to a chapter of my life that was closed on July 31th 2008 and it was my "AIESEC International" life so I will post the rest of them here month by month.

During May 2008 there are 3 things that I keep in mind, I traveled to Colombia for one week. I stay with my family for 4 days and then I attended the celebration of the 50th anniversary of AIESEC in Colombia. I met people that was important in my past and I did not get the answer that I was looking for, it was what to do next. The third thing that I remember of that month is the last team days that AI0708 had as the only team after is was not about us anymore but about the new team.

Here some memories:


The IS table pet :)
During the team days

During team days
During team days
With some friends in Bogota
With my two sisters and my mom
AIESEC Manizales my LC memories
Colombians that have been in AI
MC 0506 AIESEC in Colombia missing Davo and Juli
The IS history of AIESEC in Colombia
With Juli V and Paulis