Saturday, March 13, 2010

Findings on 216th day





Growth Mindset

Something that concluded this working week

... in 2010, we have realised 20 exchanges in AIESEC Latvia. TWENTY EXCHANGES! To put it in some context, it represents 230% growth over the same period last year. It means that we are 8 realisations away from achieving the term goal we set last June. Just 8 realisations and we will have a total of 41. Also, with 8 realisations, we will have achieved in 2010, the total number of exchanges we completed in the whole of 2009. This is an incredible achievement, something that is the results of months of all of our hard work.

For AIESEC Latvia to be in this position, is something of which we can all be very proud


To reflect

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

International Women's Day for 100th time

March 8, 2010 marked its 100th anniversary as International Women's Day.
Long history.Less actions.More expensive life.Modified views.Same wishes.

I purely remember last 8th March. It was a turning point in my life and in my friend's life.Day that led us to somehow new life.

This 8th March I will remember for a long time. Morning was splendid: it was brightly shining for 4th (!!!) day in Riga, I found chocolate on my table in the MC office (so I did not figure out how it showed up there), skype talks with my brother and friends did not have its logical end (is something wrong with the Internet in the office?), my laptop that shut down with no explanation (or I'm having troubles with it?) and then I headed off to the lunch with ex MCP Latvia and Liza in nice bank/office. Everything was fine until we went back with Liza to the MC office. All of a sudden I felt terrible pains in my body like it was cut harshly with a sharp blade. Long-continued dizzyness, spasms, lack of air ( though I was standing on the bridge over the Daugava river, and it was windy!), low abilities to comprehend and to see, and much more. Gosh, I thought I would be thrown over the bridge!

Liza went to the office as she had an urgent work. And I stayed there on the bridge, not actually realising what was going on and what I should do. I had no strength to walk, to see, to move. I felt as if I were about to faint on the bridge, and nobody would be there to help. Good lesson.

I've been in this terrible condition for more than 2 hours on the bridge, and I have no idea how I got home, but I am a bit better now.

What does this experience show to me?

First, nutrition is very much important. Being as a kid, I had had a proper feeding: vitamins, lots of physical activity, etc. By growing up and having regular medical check-ups, doctors discovered in my organism low hemoglobin level, insufficient iodine, first signs of anemia, and lots of other upsetting stuff. Reasons: poor or less developed health care system in the country, low attention to girls' /women's health education in schools during my teenageerhood; living close enough to the Semey region that was an experiment territory during Soviet era for atomic bombs and substances of that character; living in the town that is one of the most polluted towns in the world; I assume low income in my family in the mid 90's had influenced my blood as well. (Very good promotion of my town, ugh?)

What I hope is that education around these topics (see above) has improved now at home, and NGOs, schools, anyone holds various initiatives around them.

Second, work centred life previously also had its "impact" in today's situation. Always forgetting to eat on time and eat good food (question: What is good food?), being responsible for my own health and thinking how it'd reflect in the future- hmm, nice questions to think about. If I have a baby daughter in the future- poor girl does not have to suffer because of my illiteracy and irresponsibility.

Third, I am still able to find inner power to turn myself into positive good looking funny person. Even if I fell down today a few times, was walking like a totally drunk person in the centre of the city in the afternoon and passers by were avoiding me 10metres in advance, I was seeking for that inner positive power that ultimatelly brought me home.

Finally, a friend in need is a friend indeed. This friend was absent today. Or it was me.

Nice post, right?

Happy International Women's Day! Let you be healthy and strong, dear GIRL/WOMAN/PERSON!