A lot has been going on lately and I haven’t had the chance to update my blog. I’m gonna write now about the most recent developments and come back later with some nice moments from the past month :).

On the road again … this time back to The Netherlands, a place forever in my heart.

Some time ago while I was working, an e-mail caught my attention. It was about an application for the Brand Principles Meeting in Rotterdam held by AIESEC International. Branding is a dear topic to me, as I’ve worked for one year together with Paul, for the creation and implementation of the AIESEC Romania Brand. I’ve also been a support entity for the implementation of the Global AIESEC Brand. During that year I’ve traveled a lot around the country and also had some of the most awesome experiences of my life.

So in not so many words, I decided in the last 2 hours that I must be there, just to contribute and see how the AIESEC Brand will develop.

After being confirmed as a participant, I’ve became aware, that the flight costs to Rotterdam were huge for such short notice flights. That was hectic … full of surprises … the guys from the Romanian MC found out about it, and did their best to help me (thanks guys). My family was also very supportive. At 14:00 I found out that the flight was date changed because of an Alitalia^[1] strike, and I had to be in Bucharest at the airport at 4:00 AM. I got into the last Bus at 17:00 and at 22:00 was in Bucharest.

The next day was spent in airports and trains … at 19:00 I was in Rotterdam. I got to see Gee^[2] again :) unchanged. In the coming days we’ve had lots of sessions and arguments but in the end it paid off. Michelle^[3] was amazing good prepared and helpful … we’ve managed to come up with some very cool and exciting stuff (that still needs polishing, of course). In the picture bellow you can see the “beta” version of the new brand essence.

I had little chance to see Rotterdam again, but managed to attend some team dinners and spend time with the guys there. Let’s say I’ve had also some quality weed … ah … correction, quality time with Gee and Cornelia^[4] [evil grin]. During one of the evenings while playing pool with the IS team, me and Gee winning, Kiko^[5] (who is a very determined individual) convinced me to come back for another month to work for AI, but this is a story for the next post :).

I spent only one week there, but re-accommodating was an issue, back to Romania … it’s not that I don’t like it, it’s about little things like infrastructure and people.

I managed to see Raluca^[6] and Sorinel^[7] as I was taking the train back to Sibiu. I always like to do that, it’s important to make time for the people you care about :). And this concludes my post for tonight … stay tuned. Bellow are some pictures from high above the clouds:

The Lion.^[8]

1. Top 5 reasons not to fly with them in the next post. [»]
2. Gee is an awesome guy, IS project manager in AI, his blog and our work. [»]
3. AI VP Communication. [»]
4. Was regional coach for AIESEC Sibiu, now ending her ER AI term. [»]
5. AI VP Information Systems. [»]
6. Was LCP in Sibiu in 2003 and is my best friend. [»]
7. Was MC VP ER last year. [»]
8. The song to this post is: Directia 5 – Cu Tine Sa Zbor. Open “Lion’s Radio” and scroll down to listen to it. [»]