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
