Flannery's Bar 23/10/06
This is the best experience so farrr !!! I am just damn excited to write it here...fukk i love AIESEC !!
So we came to NYC from
So Now I am standing in front of this Bar trying to figure out how US Bar would be like and guess what I see SHANTANU standing outside the bar...what the hell?? where from suddenly he was there?? So surprised and same time glad to see him as well. So then I move inside and its this real crowed bar no space to move. Looks Nice. So I moved my eyes around and I saw a familiar face!! Now guess what?? This is TORI
Even the people who are singing and, the guitarist, the drummer is also AIESECer...everyone is an AIESECer !! I am wondering are these bartenders also AIESECers?...hahahha!! Now there is this another person I have seen..but dont know his name...So went to him and introduced myself and it comes as Mr. Jagdish Amin (37 degrees.com) and next to him is Arjuun Bhagat !! It just cant get better than this !!! Voahhhh !!!
Had a blast in the party there..we should some of these kinda bars in Jaipur as well...hehe!!
Then went to this Sheesha place called
AIESEC seems to be such a small family!! Everytime you think you know it..you discover more....
Friday, October 20, 2006
Cooking???...eeeeee
This was so much difficult! I almost spoiled it...But I am sure if nothing else i will surely learn some good dishes for the better half of my life...hahaha !!
First Appointment in US.
So here are the caarparateess !!! ;-)
Getting ready for our first networking event in AIESEC Yale history by Chamber of Commerce. Its the Annual Award Lucheon. The cost was $85 for one person. But I somehow got free invitations for it...after all we are non profit organisation...hehe !!
Thursday, October 19, 2006
Walking with leadership lessons...
Shannon took the picture of mine when we were walking down a street. This was one of the sessions in RoKs 06.
Yale University
Its interesting that before getting selected for AIESEC yale, I never knew that Yale is one of the best universities across the globe.
I first impression of the university was...I am sure Harry Potter is shot in Yale campus !!..hhahaha
Its has a old architecture. They have extremely big. Major part of New Haven has been owned by Yale. Its toooo bigg...i must say. They have all the systems that one can imagine of. Everything is controlled electronically. So pretty much a high end technology fit into a fort !! hehe !! It has the best students from US studying..bt its damn expensive like $40, 000 a year !! Shitt I can never study here.
The best part about Yale is they has numerous number of organization inside the campus only and they have these unlimited activities going on. So its a great place to learn about different things and make a well rounded personality. I am trying my best to attend some of them...hope I see some changes in myself..haha ;)
I think I got a real nice opportunity to come to Yale and see the life out here !!
Thnx to AIESEC !!! :-)))
RoKs 2006
So here comes the Regional Kick Off Seminar 06 !! I am officially the chair for the conference. Its same like NLDS in India. So I was already anticipating extreme fun at the conference, which indeed was there.
I went along with Juli & Shannon to NYC. I was standing in front of this International College called Baruch, and suddenly a man..long hair..india look comes and hugs Juli !! She goes Crazzy to see him. She introduced me..so He was Izaz! VP Sales & Servicing in AIESEC Baruch. In next 10 mins there was 20 more AIESECers standing besides me and I could not fathom if I was in AIESEC US actually. Its felt so greatttt !!! AIESEC exists in people !! It brought back the spirit of AIESEC !! Though I felt like a star coz I was the chair and everybody was eager to meet me ;-) There was this another guy called Saad..who is form Pakistan..really cool n smart guy. Costa was the team leader of Facis...an extremist kinda guy...does gymnast...he was walking on his hands upside down in the conference. impressive isnt it??...ugly..may be!! ;-)...hehe
So reaching the venue..it looked good. We went straight into the board room for the meeting for the agenda for running the conference. They spoke the whole agenda and I gave my feedbacks for the same..I also suggested that I would like to take a session and they were more than happy to say YES !! :-))
The conference began next morning with Chair introduction. which was good coz Shannon exaggerates a lot of things..hehe !! So I went across and shouted HEYYYY AIESECCCC...and if you dont know in AIESEC US..they shout HEY WATSSSS !!! At the same time it reminded me my NLDS and got the idea of YO BITCH !!! So I said it loud to use the same !!..and as always people went crazyyy they simply loved it !!! I am still receiving scraps sating Yo Bitch !! I tried to bring a whole sort of energy in the room...coz I guess AIESEC US does have that strong AIESEC culture. So had a lot of fun, punishments...and to your surprise..I was teaching Jives!!! hahahah...can you imagine??? I was so fucking feeling confident about them..hehe ;-)
The weird thing in US is this SEXUAL HARRASMENT POLICY. So I could not give those sexual kinda punishments. not even coin ones...this policy sucks!! Actually ppl in US can sue for anything..so if someone does not like it they might sue AIESEC US. Though it would not happen with AIESECers but it may happen...so cant take the risk. I was kinda pissed but cant help it.
The conference was really wonderful...People have great passion for AIESEC. I actually met a lot of cool poeple and loved them company. It was cool..coz as chair all the people know you so you just need to go to them and say Hi..hehe..no need of introduction ;-) !! I loved chairing this conference. or rather couching this conference.
Chair conferences and Live Life Kingsize !!! hahaha
NE Beast Rockssss !!!
First 30 minutes...
Its interesting ! My Host Shannon whose the LCPe of Yale has a Class of Cultural Anthropology. So she wrote down all my reactions when I came here and presented it in her class. Here it goes...
We ascend the stairs, I explain to him “Okay, this is it.” We enter, and he saws “Wow, this is nice. I did not expect this much space.”
“Welcome,” I reply “You must be exhausted! How long was the flight from Jaipur? –Or did you fly from Delhi?”
I ask him if it is first time in the US. I try to communicate interest along with my enthusiasm. “First ever,” he responds. I ask him what his first impressions were. “You know, there are so many machines. You have machines for everything. I did not know how to use the phone. I asked some lady and she gave me coins. You have so many machines.” “Wow…” I respond,
I quickly transfer the conversation back to my effort to make him feel at home. “You must be thirsty. Can I get you something to drink?” I step into the kitchen and open the refrigerator. “I have milk, orange juice, water?” He shifts his weight as he answers, setting down his backpack.“Just water, I guess would be fine.” As I hand it to him I ask, diplomatically, “Okay, just to clarify, how do you pronounce your name?” “Oh it’s Amit” he responds. I hear the final t as a hushed “d.” I try to recreate it. “No it’s not a T at the end.” I imagine he’s said this before, and I wonder if his chapter of AIESEC has received any Americans who have also butchered his name. He repeats it: Amit. I try three more times, my attempts don’t seem to satisfy him. “It’s okay,” he aquieseces, “Amit” is fine. “Oh come on,” I respond, “I’ll get it by the time you leave.” My “Oh come on” is voiced as banter. Perhaps it is my inability to pronounce his name that puts me in the mindset of friendly competition at that moment. “Now you try mine…” I deliver the challenge with a smile, and a revived intensity. In my minds eye, my delivery indicates that he won’t be able to hold it against me that I can’t pronounce his name if he also cannot pronounce mine. “Is it Shannoon?” “Shannon, I correct. Then I repeat it quickly with an emphasis on the pronunciation. “Shah-nun.” He tries to recreate my name and does a fair job. “Pretty good.” I tell him
Amit knocks lightly on the white wall of my home. Then he knocks again, harder. “Wait,” he says. “This wall is made of wood.” He looks abruptly across the room at the other wall and walks quickly towards it. In transit he says “Is this whole house made of wood?” His accent seems to thicken at the word wood.
Amir knocks on my other wall. “Oh my God.” He exhales in rush and with a smile. His sudden respiration seems part laugh, part gasp. “Oh my God. This whole house is made of wood!” He exclaims it. This is the first time Amit’s voice has varied from his formal monotone. “Like, how can you make a house out of wood? Aw. It’s impossible.” Again, the traditional accent glares in the word “im-poss-ib-ul.” “Like, what floor is this? Fourth? Come on, doesn’t it fall?” Amit jumps, and the ground reverberates slightly. “Oh my God, the floor is made of wood!” His word are pepperd with early 90s English slang in the repetition of “Like” and “Oh my God.” But Amit’s delivery is far from “valley-girl” style. The word “like” is enunciated always in the same heavy accent with the same pause before the next word. “Oh my God. How did you not know this house was made of wood. Why did you buy it?” He laughs. I smile, awkwardly enchanted. “I didn’t know it was, I guess…” I trail off.
...you looking for what happened then?? I am sorry..it doesnt come in first 30 mins..thts what shannon says ;-)
FLYING ACROSS THE WORLD...
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I never took a flight before I got into this one for US. But to your surprise I was not at all excited to get into a plane. So got into my plane and it flew over Delhi, it was great to see earth from up there at the height of 35000 feet. It looks like a artificial architectural model. I thought it will be so easy to count people form up there, but trust me you can see a single of them ;-)
The food was quite good inside and to my surprise there were video screes besides each of the seat. I saw some of the movies like x-men and other random. I could also see on a world map where is plane right now. So we crossed Afghanistan and other countries and got over Europe. I looked outside my window down there and saw windmills!!! It was a shock for me. Are they so big that I can see them from this height?? Wow !! and the first country that came to my mind was Netherlands. Looked straight into the map back and yess indeed we were over Netherlands!! Though I could not figure out the AI office ;-) One more interesting observation over Europe was its not safe to go over Europe..Why?? .. I saw out of window and saw so many other planes passing across above my plane or below my plane. There were jets, cargo planes of UPS and Aitalia and Canada Airlines ...theese are the only ones i could see the names of. Shitt there were so many planes flying at the same time...they can seriously crash into. So take your insurance along...hehe
We were over London in a few hours. It was the best view of any country you can get over. London looks beautiful!! I simply loved the country and already made in my mind that I will live there only ;-)..hehe
We had a break at Heathrow airport and then flew for NYC !! My Final destination. It took 7 hours from London to reach over US. The continent looked cold and foggy. You cant figure out if there is land down there below all these dense cloud, but I was hoping that there is some ;-). I could finally see the NY Airport. Its kinda big and when it landed you can see every airplane possible on this earth at this airport. I got through Security Clearance and then went to collect my baggage. I want some kinda trolley to take my luggage on. So I went the place they had all the trolley stacked and I pushed one of them. I think it was stuck a lil hard, so i put more pressure but it did not come out and then some officer form behind came and told me you have to put $3 into it for getting it out!! I was like WHAT??? $3 for a trolley?? Shitt thts like Rs. 150 for me and tht was expensive. I think that was my first interaction with the expensive United States ! But I guess I got safe and sound and was ready to start my amazing experience in US. WORLD IS SO SMALL. I LOVE AIESEC....
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