Warm water...

Uffff , this weekend the boiler just broke down :( crisis!!!! Because off course in December with the weather being cold and wet nothing is better than a warm shower/bath and the heating on.
So there we were, cleaning the kitchen becasue of the water that came out of the boiler, and no warm water brrrrrrr.

Next morning... taking a deep breath and taking a shower. It must have been the quickest shower in my life, but at least it woke me up :)

Hehe, now the boiler is fixed again and we can have all the luxury of central heating and nice warm showers.

But actually it wasn't as bad as it sounded, because if you imagine that lots of people don't have warm water, or can't drink water from the tab, we are just damn lucky here!! So in the end I guess it was a good thing to happen, it puts you with both feet on the ground and makes you aware of the lucky situation that we are living in.

Escaping...

Just got back from a walk through the city and talking to some of the LCPs that we have here. I realised that one of them reminds me so much of me, when I was member though. Always too busy and getting myself over my head into too many things. Never saying no and never taking time to relax and disconnect. Until off course one day you just have reached your limits.
This LCP is exactly the same, and I think as well getting to the point where everything might be too much. So we talked about disconnecting, taking a few days off and don't think of AIESEC or university and actually I came to the conclusion I should do the same. But off course always better said than done!!

Anyways, I can't wait until tomorrow hehehe, will get on a flight to Germany and at least can escape reality for a while. Nice to know that in a few days I have some days not to think of my responsibilites at home. Although I'll go to a conference I just love being away for a while.

I love travelling... you get to meet new people, places, cultures things and not the usual environment.

Simple things...

I miss the simple things in life! Just haven't been myself lately. Last weekend was great, drinking coffee with some old friends from Maastricht in a loung bar here just reminds me of good old times. How that can cheer me up and give me time to recharge my batteries.

At times I miss Maastricht.

"Oh let's go back to the start."

Mentoring...

Mentoring... so strange to be a "mentor" for somebody you don't even know that good! After talking to some @ers for a very short time, suddenly I am considered to be their mentor. I guess I start have to revise the mentoring plan as suddenly people start valuing me as a mentor.

I don't even feel like a mentor, short time in AIESEC, young and I am still not fluent in the language, as they come from different countries.

Don't have any idea how this will work out, but I guess another experience. Anyways, I am here and well ready to start the mentoring plan. Maybe I should start looking for my personal mentor...