Well...actually when Dumbledore said this to Harry it was, "Difficult times lie ahead Harry" and when Amit was leaving HE said, "Exciting times lie ahead Harry". 'Crazy' on the other hand sort of defines what is going on here with me.
In the euphoria and joy of being accepted to this really cool traineeship in NZ (I can still hardly believe it) I am overlooking so many things that are going on in this wonderful world of mine. We had an absolutely fantastic kick off to transition here in AIESEC Sweden by traveling to Norkoping to a wonderful summer house. The weekend showed me that Sweden is a completely different place in the summer.
The house was by a lake and there was a Sauna right on the banks and it was so nice having deep AIESEC discussions with the elects on the grass and a 22 degree celsius sun shining on my face. It was interesting to see the rest of the guys (Maria, Emma, Aron, Anton, Emanuel and Lana) turning this way and that way trying to get as much sun as possible. Like I told Lana today...I have enough sun tan reserves to last a lifetime (hehehehe..ok it was a bad joke!)
We had some really good food (of course we did, Emma Gavert is a food conneiseur), watched Sweden draw with Trinidad and Tobago at the World Cup and we had a midnight sauna session where we drank beer, sweated like pigs, dived into the icy cold lake and back into the sauna again. Oh What an experience!!!
It was especially beautiful to see the sun start to rise again at 2am and i truly understood why they call this place the "Land of the Midnight Sun".
Oh yeah...I discovered that I have allergies!!! Yes! All that time in Nigeria i used to scratch my nose, snort like a pig to relieve my itchy throat and carry watery eyes around, i thought i was sensitive to dust (or easily suspectible to colds!) Apparently, I am allergic to pollen. Pretty interesting ehn?
So now... I have this whole month ahead of me with a transition agenda that is packed 09:30 to 20:00 everyday and i have to balance this with my AIESEC work, and prep for NZ. I have received this really detailed instruction manual from AIESEC NZ which expects me to have a Medical and X-ray, and to make matters worse, the nearest embassy is in the Netherlands!!!
Crazy times REALLY do lie ahead! As it is now, I came to send an email, leaving the rest downstairs as they go through the internal reality of AIESEC Sweden. Have to go back now. Still have to send a million emails after sessions today and also prepare my sessions for tomorrow. Sheesh!
I want my Mummy!!!
Will share the story of the Rope Game we played at the weekend and also put in some pictures from the weekend.
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