vision fixed at EuroXpro '09

each country delegation had pictured what they dare to do, what they can do and what is called "Impossible" to do. It's just a small piece of what AIESEC in Latvia can do

Surprises and curiosity

It's April 22, 2009 and 1am now in Almaty. In a bit more than 12 hours AIESEC Latvia will make a right decision for an upcoming year. We are going to choose our MCP, and hopefully this week the National team will be comprised of courageous individuals.
I'm confident the team will be courageous- the people that applied are already brave. Three crazy males with their vision for 2009-10, so similar and different simultaneously. It might be hard to make a choice, it might not be. But the thing is that it will be done and it will be the most correct one. I am totally sure in this.

Another thing that made my day today is one of my coachees. We could not meet properly for a long time, and I already thought we would not have a chance to due to different reasons. But whenever you desire something a lot, it will come to you eventually. So, today I got such an interesting mail from her: she started to think seriously about her AIESEC career. She set up plans and goals, she defined what she misses and what she possesses, she understands now what she wants to achieve, how to achieve and how she can help others to achieve their goals. Isn't it exciting???!!! It is really personal but I am so much happy I can see results of our meetings.

And I start missing my teaching experience and my kids, my little wonderers, my 'always-asking-questions' 4 graders a lot. I have never thought I'd be missing them so desperately... But I'm proud and feel amazingly happy I have had such a life experience of working with them and doing incredible things everyday with them in our English, Geography, Science, History classes... I had to be so much creative with them, that in the end I was taking it for granted. I guess they never even had a simple thought of how much they changed me, and how much power and inspiration they had filled me with.

{I remember how my Mom used to say that only that teacher is the best that dares to teach naturally and whose students perform greater than the teacher. I keep tracking how my last and this year students are doing in their new schools in India, Kazakhstan, Spain, China, Peru, Dubai, South Korea, and feel inconceivably elated for them, for myself, for their future. Being one of the units in shaping their character and impacting them positively is a tremendously super duper feeling! I have never regreted yet I am a teacher! Thanks to my mother who taught me basic values and lessons for this life!}

...Experience is the best teacher.

From the mouths of little infants in Latvia

While getting ready for shifting to the heart of the Baltics, I have searched for different information that will give a short overview of Latvia, both in terms of its historical background, culture, economy, people, etc and some surveys that sometimes give you a bigger picture. So, below you will see an interesting survey results released after interviewing children about current affairs in their own country.
The most brilliant answers that amazed me are in questions 3, answer # 3, question 5, answers 1 and 4. Find out why little kids think so- whether it is their opinion or it is based on opinions of the surroundings.


FEBRUARY 17, 2009
The „Fazer Bakeries Latvia” asked 100 Rīga children, age 7-10, what they thought about key issues of the day. Here are some of their answers:
1. What does a crisis do?

• Takes away jobs. After that, everyone can rest. Alens, 7.
• The crisis works. Rūdolfs, 7.
• Heard about it, but mom won’t tell me what it is. Ketlīna, 7.
• It gets bigger and badder. Kristiāna, 10.
• Gives my mom grey hair. Roberts, 10. Trashes Latvia. Ralfs, 10.

2. What do politicians do?

• Know everything about the world. Daiga, 7.
• Try to protect the country from bankruptcy. Kristers, 7.
• Talk about what will happen to us. Haralds, 7.
• Go to the judge and do something there... Lība, 7.
• Write on computers and copy documents. Kristiāna, 10.
• Try to make the crisis smaller. Kristiāna, 10.

3. What must be done to help people live better?

• Stop all this ‘crisising’. Arlēna, 7.
• Love others. Haralds, 7.
• Work more and be more sincere. Lība, 7.
• Increase the value of the lats. Georgs, 9.
• Ride on public transportation and don’t buy everything you see. Artis, 10.
• Create a family. Anete, 10.

4. What does (Prime Minister) Ivars Godmanis do?

• Makes crisis in the country. Kārlis, 7.
• Governs the government. Arlēna. 7.
• Don’t know, but he is similar to a politician. Jēkabs, 7.
• Lives happily. Ketlīna, 7 g.
• Sometimes explain something, yells, helps (President) Zatlers. Viljams, 9.
• Supposedly trying to get Latvia out of a crisis and sometimes drinks coffee. Georgs, 9.

5. „To be honest...”

• ...no need to get crazy. Lība, 7.
• ...if you say good things, people will do good for you. Haralds, 7.
• ....I don’t like it that deputies sit in the parliament and sleep. Georgs, 9.
• ...after a year we will be grateful to the crisis. Diāna 9.
• ...people will climb out of the pit. Roberts, 10.
• ...no one knows the truth. Artis, 10.

Idea that has united us in Romania

Want to share this video as it warms me up any time I miss my friends

EuroXpro 2009 delegates in Mangalia, Romania.

Change brings change

This post does not give a short overview at current things I am going through. It is just something that I am feeling right now and cannot keep it inside.

The only constant thing in life is change. Sounds so much familiar to me.

Recently I received a mail from my close friend with this note and I was not surprised. I got used to feel and see so many changes at my previous organization, so I am getting adjusted to changes in my life.

But the idea that lies behind this so called 'negative' expression is amazingly beautiful. Why negative? Generally, people are afraid of changes in their lives because it is something they have not tried before. Or because they are lazy. Or because they are not willing to discover something else that can be on their path. Or because of some other reasons. So, a hidden idea is that while we live we are the first responsible creatures for implementing our desires. Remember, there is a quote: Be afraid of your thoughts. They have a potential to come true. Therefore, while we dream about things that never happened to us before (that's why we dream :), we imagine different people next to us, colourful places we are in, pleasant smells and friendly atmosphere, etc, etc, etc. But when all this comes closer to you, and you can even touch your dream, or hear it, or see it, you start to dislike it. Because it is a signal to change your common way of life. It is new for you and you have never experienced it before. So, what will you choose? To walk your daily routine or to make a breakthrough?

The only constant thing in life is change. Wish you to have as many changes in your life as you want to.No matter what changes- good or not good ones.

... I do care of you and you are always in my thoughts.