All work and no play make JACK a Dull boy.

Saturday, 1st October 2011.

AIESEC Chandigarh organized its sports day where the entire Local Chapter gathered for a game of football at the PEC Grounds at 6:15pm where Internationals were also involved in the game. AIESEC being an international organization tries to create opportunities where the members get to meet and interact with internationals who are working with AIESEC Chandigarh .

AIESEC Chandigarh keeps on organizing activities very often to make sure that the members are getting engaged in healthy and meaningful activities. An environment of healthy competitiveness is created where the members learn some new things from one another. AIESEC Chandigarh makes sure that work is mixed with some outdoor activities and unanimously decide games for different days of sports. Helping everyone learning how to concentrate AIESEC Chandigarh is doing its best to keep its members fit and active.

In the coming months the Local Chapter plans to involve the members and internationals in other sports activities like cricket and Basketball with an aim to provide a platform to these members where in they can indulge in healthy activities and learn a lot from them.

The most awaited meeting for AIESEC Chandigarh happened. Some of the new recruits had just come back from a once in a lifetime experience of the NLDS conference and this meeting was about what these delegates had learned so far in that conference and some important announcements. The new recruits were taught about branding and a few important things about AIESEC and how they all will play an important part in the Local Chapter. Important announcements about the upcoming conferences, namely NSC( national strategic conference) which is a conference for the Vice President’s and Local Conference which is for the whole AIESEC Chandigarh, being held in October were made.

The main attention of the meeting was the upcoming event “Balkalakaar”- an annual event which AIESEC Chandigarh hosts every year for the under privileged kids. The applications for the organizing Committee will be released soon. The new members had to be given their respective departments and the former was done immediately after these announcements. The new members of the local chapter got a chance to meet their new teams and department in which they will carry on with their AIESEC Experience.

Well I came back asked my parents and they said health is priority and its better if he returns back, but I wanted my friend to stay back, I just prayed for him and next day we went to hospital and got a check up done, I asked the same question to doctor and he too had no answer (quite unbelievable at that moment), came back home had a sleepless night thinking same can happen with anyone.

Next morning it was 6 hours of effort visited every hospital and ensured that he had best treatment and in the end he was happy and now has decided to recover and extend his internship. The reason I shared is not that I helped him, it’s really not about “I” the reason is that there is power in prayer, there is power in yourself too which comes from prayer, I really can’t express it because it is difficult.

But I feel that my week went productive.There is a feeling of relief and peace.

Sahil Chopra

AIESEC Chandigarh

Rakhshita Khungar

 So it’s that time of the year when most of the interns who were there with us won’t be there any longer. It’s time for them to move on with their lives and for us to move on with ours. I remember another perfect ending to a beautiful internship experience of Aline, an intern from France. We went to Floating Restaurant in Sirhind,Punjab. I remember the day when she arrived and she said, “I never want to live here, this is such a weird place.” Weird place was for India. I told her that when people arrive in India, they never want to live here. But when they leave they just don’t feel like going back to their respective countries. I also told her that we will talk about this when it will be her time to go. Just before the day she left, her words were changed and I reminded her of the similar lines which she said but words like “live” changed to “leave” and “weird” changed to “beautiful”. She said, “I never want to leave India, this is such a beautiful place.” If we can bring this kind of impact in every Interns life I guess purpose of AIESEC will be solved. Don’t believe in Quantity. Believe in Quality + Quantity together.

Also from this day, our department planned that we will start going out on every 2nd week (Sunday Mainly) for an outing so that we guys can be together as a TEAM. The thing that will always stay with you will be memories and the learning which you have gathered, not the position. Moreover if we as a team are strong, the results will be strong too.

~Karan Garg

Ahmed

Hello my name is Nikhil Suri and I am pursuing my 4th year of engineering from Chitkara University. I have heard about AIESEC a lot since my University is related to AIESEC Chandigarh but that time I was not able to get time for AIESEC but when I heard about Associate membership it seemed as if it was made only for me. My college had a lot of attendance issues but in Associate membership I have learnt to manage it. I am the Trainee buddy of Anathesia from Russia. My friends had never seen me speaking in English, it is not that I didn’t know English but I was not confident enough to speak English and you can say that I didn’t have someone to speak English with. So it was an great experience I helped her a lot, whether it’s dropping to bus station or shopping or any kind of problem I was there as a good friend. Now I can say that I also have an international friend and thanks AIESEC for such opportunities.

 Nikhil Suri

Associate Member

AIESEC Chandigarh

Hello, my name is Rishabh Angaria and I am pursuing my 11th from Shishu Niketan School. I became an Associate member of aiesec in Chandigarh in January 2011. I was inspired by my brother for becoming an Associate member, I had never talked to any intern or international before but now being an Associate member I really relate myself to all those internationals, it helps me improve my communication skills and I am really glad that I am the one who teaches them our culture and tell them about my city, my people and our lifestyle. I am really thankful to AIESEC for providing me such kind of international platform for my learning.

Rishabh Angaria

Hello everyone, my Name is Shubhi joshi and I am a student of MCM College Chandigarh. I heard about AIESEC from one of my friend, who recently became an Associate member; I was really motivated from the job-role which she told me. The first work which I did was working in organizing committee of August recruitments. Even though I worked there for a couple of days but it gave me a life changing experience. In my entire life I had never seen people from different colleges working selflessly and together in a team following the hierarchy. I really enjoyed that team and I am looking forward for more events. Secondly I did a Home-stay of a Polish girl named Zosia. It was a one night stay but I guess I made a lifelong friend. Even for a for little time span we became best buddies, we are still in touch and we still talk a lot. Thanks to AIESEC for providing this wonderful learning platform for the youth.

Shubhi Joshi

Now after one year when I look back, I see myself in a new world where I am evolving each & every day. From Empower (my first AIESEC event) till now my experience is full of awesomeness. AIESEC is a learning for me where I learn to experiment, & challenge myself everyday. Values of AIESEC have a great influence in my life. I learn

Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail”. I have worked in social as well as corporate projects which has given me a global mindset, & an experience of dealing with stakeholders.

I Attended National as well as Local Conferences which is one of the best experience of my life, met people with different mindset, discussed global issues, enjoyed parties.

I am proud to be a part of this wonderful world.

Now, after an year the question is not about getting experience, now the question is about giving experiences.

Exchange Experience Now after one year when I look back, I see myself in a new world where I am evolving each & every day. From Empower (my first AIESEC event) till now my experience is full of awesomeness. AIESEC is a learning for me where I learn to experiment, & challenge myself everyday. Values of AIESEC have a great influence in my life. I learnDo not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail”. I have worked in social as well as corporate projects which has given me a global mindset, & an experience of dealing with stakeholders.I Attended National as well as Local Conferences which is one of the best experience of my life, met people with different mindset, discussed global issues, enjoyed parties.I am proud to be a part of this wonderful world.Now, after an year the question is not about getting experience, now the question is about giving experiences.

Shriya

In my work I was supposed to work with three years old children. They were really cute and sweet. In India methods of teaching children are totally different to this I know from Poland. There is real discipline even in the kindergarten. It was difficult for me to get used to it but it has some advantages – kids are very quiet and they start to learn very early, at that age European children are only playing.

I had also some time to travel. It was my third trip to India but this country is incredible (as everybody knows – Incredible India , you never get bored of it and there is always thousands of interesting places you haven’t seen.

That month in India I can called time of my life.

Katarzyna Wypychewicz

Poland

Julia Viskushenko

Intern

Chitkara international school

ET-Akshar