There's no greater power than a community discovering what it cares about. Be intrigued by the differences you hear. Expect to be surprised. Treasure curiosity more than certainty. Remember you don't fear people who's story you know. Real listening always brings people closer together. Trust that meaningful conversations change your world.

Thursday, June 01, 2006

Rotterdam...

This could be Rotterdam or anywhere... Last week I was visiting some friends in Rotterdam :) although the weather was not very cooperative, I still had a great time.
Visited an old friend from Maastricht, who is now working and studying in Rotterdam, stayed over the night and we just caught up with each other lives! I also could have joined the alumni meeting the weekend before, but in the end I decided not to. Usually it means having a lot of people in one room, and the longest conversation that you have is based on the question: "What do you do now?" By the time you explain for the 25th time that you're still in AIESEC, but abroad, you kinda get sick of it. No than I rather spend some quality time one on one, and talk about any random topic for as long as you want without being interrupted. And then, whenever the conversations ends, it ends...

Next day I visited the AI office, as I wanted to catch up with Veronica, and some other people. Also the leverage and expansion teams were there. It was cool, seeing lots of familiar faces, people you haven't seen in a long time. So I decided to stay over. besides, it was Nava his birthday they wanted to go out that night. It's cool, having lots of people around from different countries and different stories. I ended up in some interesting conversations and lots of fun :) The night ended in the Skihut where we sang and screamed the night away.

Rotterdam or anywhere was cool, you can say anywhere as you're surrounded by the world. Looking around you, you see people with different habits, cultures and stories, and it's those stories that make you feel alive. So powerful to share each other's stories. Rotterdam or anywhere, see you soon...

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