MC 2006/07 in Ecuador - a year of a lifetime ends

To me it is just incredible and unbelievable that the weekend from the 31st of May to the 3rd of June 2007 we managed our last conference of our term as MC 06/07 in AIESEC Ecuador.

The time just flew by, there was so much going on all the time that I hardly noticed how fast dates are changing. But I guess that is rather a good sign…
Anyways last weekend was really special to all of us (the MC 06/07) since it was the official election of the incoming team and therefore our official good bye. Yeah right, you might remember that I don’t like good byes and say that it’s always a catch you later… but in this case it’s different. I might catch up with the people again for sure but not with my year as MC in Ecuador – that is over…

At the final speech of my term I explained that I’m standing there with a crying and a smiling eye.
Crying because my term as MC is over, because I will leave Ecuador and won’t see all my friends here all the days or at least once in a while at a national conference or coaching their LC’s.
Smiling because I can look back to the biggest learning experience of my life, because I won so many good friendships and because I developed as a person thanks to that year that now is over.

I want to say thanks to the most important people of that year.
Some of them didn’t form part of the MC the whole year but still made the experience as special as it was:
Carlos: thank you for showing so much interest in my country and culture, I would have loved to have you with us for the whole term
Mabel: You are such a sweetheart, with your humor and sunny manner you just made me happy whenever I was around you. You are great. Thank you for the time we spent together.
Luigi: Thank you for always understanding me and the translation you did for me at the beginning. What can I say Luigi, You are my brother. Thank you for that!

To the MC that lived the dream and their passion till the end goes a very special thank you:
Franchesca: As MCP you have taught me so much about leadership and group management. Thank you for all the learning points I got from you. Especially thank you for taking me as the brother you never had. I LOVE YOU
Chiripa: Thank you for always listening to me, understanding and supporting me. Thank you for being such a great friend and great leader. I LOVE YOU
Dalal: Most importantly is just saying thanks for having been here Dalal, you know it would have been so much different for both of us without each other. I needed you the way you needed me. I LOVE YOU

Yeah for sure, I love “my” girls – I LOVE MY MC – I love the year that just ends.
Because it was an unforgettable year, a term with such a huge impact and learning – it has been the best year of my life with all its moments, all its ups and downs and I’m so grateful for having experienced that and you guys were the most important part of my professional experience.

A special thanks goes to LC Guayaquil for having opened up you doors to the MC and made me feel part of the LC family! You are so great guys I appreciate that a lot, you will always be part of my heart and I will never ever forget you!
Eli, Gaby y Vane: mis hijitas, les quiero mucho – para siempre estaré para ustedes no importa el tiempo ni la distancia!

The biggest, fattest and hugest thank you of all goes to all AIESEC Ecuador and especially my friends out of AIESEC such as Tania, Roxana, Tatiana, Mauricio, Carlitos and everybody.
You guys have welcomed me with open arms, with all your cariño (love) have given me your friendships and hearts in a way that was unknown to me. Thanks to you I had the biggest learning in my life, thanks to you I could develop so much on a personal as well as on a professional side.
Thanks to you I had awesome trips and journeys all over the country and THE PARTIES OF MY LIFETIME! You made me feel home, you made me ecuatorian by heart!
You shared all the good and bad moments with me, were there for me as friends no matter what and I appreciate that so much my friends, really I love you from the bottom of my heart!

Thinking about all what you’ve done and been for me makes me sad and happy once more. So we kind of close the circle I started writing with…

Alright, no more words but finally the promised MC 2006/07 video of AIESEC Ecuador!
Enjoy

With a huge lovely hug I say once more THANK YOU
I WILL NEVER EVER FORGET YOU
Su ecuatoriano de corazón
giovanni

Office Alone!

Tuesday! I am alone in the office!

Dalal is in Mancora due to her visa, to get more days in Ecuador
Gio is travelling in Peru after his experience as chair
Franchesca is in Quito for appointments

Even we work in the same office with the LC Guayaquil and here people is very friendly, it isn`t the same. It misses something ohh yeah!! the team.
I don`t have anyone to ask anything, share an idea for the NSM, check stuffs, etc.
Anyway, at least it`s a particular time to concentrate and do as much I can. I have everything for me!

Fin de semana AIESEC TOTAL

Un fin de semana con 3 eventos aiesecos paralelos – un fin de semana con gran éxito.

Muchas felicitaciones a la generación de “LOS SOBREVIVIENTES” de SDL 2007 en Guayaquil. Ustedes son la nueva generación de los agentes del cambio positivo.
Espero que siguen con los ánimos, la motivación, el espíritu y el poder que han recibido. Les deseo que nunca olviden estos días en Guayaquil que causaron un impacto en su vida.

El TtT fue un evento aparte que educó los nuevos entrenadores de AIESEC en Ecuador. Gracias por su animo que pasaron a los delegados del SDL y espero que hayan aprendido mucho y estén listos para capacitar a la nueva generación de los agentes del cambio positivo en su LC.

En el MC-Ampliado se ha planificado las metas de AIESEC en Ecuador hasta 2010 con las presidentes del país. Ahora vamos a poner toda nuestra energía en la realización de estos números. Les deseo todo el mejor y muchas pilas para cumplir sus sueños!


Quiero dar las gracias a las personas sin cuales el manejo de tres eventos paralelos no hubiera sido posible.
Muchísimas gracias al
- Chair del SDL, Erastus
- Los facilitadores del SDL: Andrea, Diana C., Dalal, Jorge, Gina y Giovanni
- Los facilitadores del TtT: Jorge, Giovanni y Cristina
- Al MC y a los LCP’s
- Especialmente a los delegados del TtT y SDL
Y las gracias más grandes al OC!
Sin ustedes, Karen, Maria-Jose Avila, Maria-Jose Orellana, Carlos, Max, Julio y para la sede especialmente Gina, sin ustedes no se podría haber realizado algo tan grande, tan impactito y tan importante para el futuro de nuestro país.

Muy feliz, contento y orgulloso después un fin de semana lleno de AIESEC
¡Que nadie se olvide del aprendido y que tengan mucho éxito en la aplicación e implementación del cambio positivo!
Su MCVP PD
Giovanni Odoni

1 weekend, 3 events - AIESEC ECUADOR GOES WILD

The upcoming weekend will be full of AIESEC
there will be 3 events paralel to each other on the same site:

SDL: Semainario Desarrollo de Liderazgo (Leadership Development Seminar) for new members of AIESEC and externals interested in the development of their lidership skills

TtT: Train the Trainers, the first nationalwide education for Facilitators with the great support of our national skills development partner, Factor Humano

MC-Ampliado: the planning weekend for the LCP's and the MC, where we will set goals and numbers for AIESEC 2010!

THIS WEEKEND IS GONNA ROCK!

FULL OF AIESEC, FULL OF PASION, LEADERSHIP, SPIRIT AND DRIVE!

FULL OF DESIRE TO LEARN, TO STRIVE FOR EXCELENCE, TO IMPROVE, TO EMPOWER ONESELF AND AIESEC IN ECUADOR!

Thank you so much OC for doing such a great job and making this possible!

THIS WEEKEND IS AIESEC

WE ARE AIESEC

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and the world need more of us

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Welcome to Ecuador

Yesterday it was such a wonderful day! I could welcome my parents at the airport of Quito. We were all so happy seeing each other again after quite a while.
First thing we had to do was buying an umbrella because Quito welcomed my parents with rain… Doesn’t matter, all that’s important is that we are together.

So I’m officially informing you about my absence and that I'll be out of the office for quite a while. I will be traveling with my parents for one week in Ecuador.
Then, on the 5th of April I have to leave Ecuador due to visa issues and will spend the Easter holidays somewhere in Peru or Colombia.

I try to check my mails as regular as possible but cannot guarantee for anything.
Of course all my responsibilities will be taken care of and I hope everything runs smoothly till I’m back for real at the 9th of April!

Take care guys, keep AIESEC Ecuador ROCKING
LOVE
yours gio

First time I met...

It was very fun when I found this photo. In this trip, it was the first time I met Dalal. She was doing a ceeder in Manta. Actually, we share the same carp! Now we work together!

Gracias LC Guayaquil

This post is to show my appreciation to LC Guayaquil that we (the MC) can be in their office. I really like it with you guys, like that there is always people talking, working. Members coming and going, there is music and laughter – it’s just life.

I felt that really intensively the last week when Franchesca was in Egypt, Priscilla in Peru on holidays and Dalal on LC Coaching, so everybody kind of out of the office. In a MC office I would have been all alone :-(

But in your office I was with you guys!

Thank you so much, really I appreciate a lot being part of that wonderful family.
LOVE
gio

PS: Of course I love all the other LC’s to the same share. Cuenca, Loja, Manta y Quito les quiero mucho. Este comento fue solamente para agradecer que el MC puede estar en la ofi de Guayaquil y decir que me gusta que siempre hay vida.

Especialmente expresar mis agradecimientos que estamos parte de la familia AIESECa en Guayaquil!