Benefits of being Muza

Some time ago I discovered myself in interesting situation or it's better to say strange state - I became a Muza. For me it means a lot as being Muza gives you certain set of benefits.
So what does it mean to be Muza:

1. You will not have to cook, your cooking pair will cook for you as Muza 'should inspire - not work'.
   
2. You'll not be allowed to throw away trash from the bin - this is also not job for Muza.
   
3. You will recieve compliments each day.
4. While your team mate will work you'll just have to stare at him working and 'inspire' him to work.
   
5. You will be not allowed to carry bags from the shop.
6. You will not be allowed to say something bad/unpleasant/critical about yourself - Muzas should love themselves.
   
7. You'll enjoy nice talks and crazy jokes each day.

And all of this is possible for my to my dear cooking pair - thanks Sashka!:)

have you tried to sleep 18 hours???

me and Katya did!!!! With out kidding, after LDS we backed home at 13:00, went to bed at 14:00 and got up today at 7, - and only because my father was calling me :))

18 hours of unforgettable dreams, yes Kate??

Daily thoughts and sharing

It seems that everything slowly comes on it's places and we are already totally in the MC mood, schedule or way - no matter how to call this, style of life. And from day to day we are starting to enjoy it more and more (at least this is for sure like this for me;))!
And what makes me even more happy and excited is that we start more and more to enjoy not only working, but staying together:) (that's my own personal feeling!) How this is reflected? I'm dreaming after the whole day spent in the city to come HOME (MC house) and have a talk just about nothing with someone from the MC team, I can't spend the day without signing a song loud with others "professional" signers of our team, and what is the most important and significant, that describes all the positive changes I face right now is that I can't sleep latter then 9:30, even at the weekends!!! What really tells a lot!))
Today was one more, from one side ordinary, from the other - unique day of our MC term: we've received visas to Brazil!!!, we've been to the opening to LDS, we've faced some challenges with some potential partners, we've continued our communication and negotiation with all the countries that can somehow contribute to our X goals realization and many many other daily moments that are shaping our experience day by day!..
That's why - just looking forward what special next day will bring to us;)...

The week to the past

I can truly say that last week was an amazing opportunity for all of us to touch our past.

Everything started on Monday, where in the evening we had meeting with key alumni group of AIESEC in Ukraine. Different, with different stories to be told, but still committed to AIESEC. Introducing them self, sharing their AIESEC xp, for me it was amazing time of harmony with the past, even it was just for 10 years ago.

Next day, we had guest, other great alumni and not just of AIESEC in Ukraine, Oksana Arhypchuk, - MCP Jordan 07-08, spend an evening with us, well mostly with Basnya, I guess sharing her own XP of being MCP.

Moving to Thursday, Kate invited Maryna Silchenko, Afrika GN board 07-08. Yep, nice talks with her, asking questions, letting XP of other person to be shared with us. Story after story how to live in completely different country, even in two of them, during such talks you understand how easy everything is here, you know everything you need, just go and win…

Friday, last working day, and probably one of the youngest alumni, - Natalya Scheglova, - VP PR and Branding, AIESEC Franik. I was happy to see her, and talk at least those couple of minutes I had. I felt connection to my city, to LC I bourn with J)

Besides those people, we also, had amazing evening with Kiev EB and hmmm almost alumni, Vasya Starikov (by the way he is on our kitchen right now playing guitar with Sasha).

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full and happy!!!

Look at this happy faces;))) And that's all thanx to Lara for the delicious lunch!!!
I keep my fingers crossed we will save our tradition of cooking teams:)) So meet today's cooking hero - Lara!!!!!

P.S. And by the way today we are to have team dinner somewhere in the pizza house!!!

Hm:) One more strange thing - i've made the pervious post and it's written that it was Kate Yermak. No we have not only Katia Zagnibeda, Sasha Yermak but also one more Kate Yermak:)

Today was a special day, it's better to say special evening. Yesterday we've just came back from the FMs - conference that is so influencing our future, future of AIESEC Ukraine and of course my personal future. Conference which as for me associates with something very new - new team, new AIESECers, new goals, new plans.
And just 1 day after facing this future I had an opportunity to face my past. Oksana Arkhypchuk - alumna of AIESEC in Lviv, MCP of Jordan 07/08 and at the same time my first LCP and person who recruited me to AIESEC, came to visit us at MC house. I had a feeling that for few minutes I came back to past - when 4 years ago I was sitting at LCM and listening to her with huge admiration. I almost forgot this feeling of admiration and excitement that you have when you are newbie and you are making your first steps in AIESEC. Probably that's one of the best feelings that I've experienced in AIESEC - wish not to LEAD, but to FOLLOW.
In this organization there will be always people better than you and that's the thing i love in AIESEC.

Post-conference mood

And again wake-up at 8 a.m. You enter working room aka office and see all of us deep in work. It was a lot of it during FMs preparation, it is a lot of it now, when everything passed soooo quickly, that right now it is even hard to believe we've spent 3 days out of the ordinary working atmosphere!!!
I don't know who do the others feel and what mood drives the rest to wake up and sit in front of one's laptop, but I've got my portion of DRIVING energy and motivation from AIESEC UA members - excited, motivated and ready to speed up... At least I really believe that it is so and it can't be any other way, just like this!!!
Wishing us to keep on moving, and enjoy every minute)))
To be continued...

Meeting with alumni

It’s already a tradition to invite some alumni to our MC house, however this time it was a bit different meting, not just fun but starting with serious work, - Discussions, feedbacks and than having introduction conversation MC to alumni J

Before the meeting I was scared what should I expect from people I so somewhere from the stage but never even spoke to. Having transition with Olya, she gave notice about work with key alumni work, - that it maybe not so easy, as it was to work on local level.

So, yesterday first meeting, - discussions around LDS alumni meeting agenda, FM agenda, feedbacks, talks, jokes. Completely satisfied and happy that I’ve choose to take this direction to work in J

Boba's bye bye

Yesterday we had small party at MC house, well at least it suppose to be small and finish till 12:00, however it finished around 2 a.m , buys from old MC team stayed to sleep at our house.
We were celebrating the final departure of Boba to The Netherlands.
A lot of bear, vodka, no food and some drink from Rostik.
Living in one house with a lot of people makes your evenings much more interesting that you would live at home along, you don't need to go somewhere to have fun, to meet friends, - everything you need is living with you, and rest can be bought at the super market on next street. + We have kind a tradition to invite some people to us, this weekend we will have barbecue with our alumni.

keep enjoying my life here :)

First chairing experience, I’ve got chairing LCC in Kiev… The conference it self was quite different I’m used to have. Firstly I have never been to LCCs of some other LCs, secondly, I had lots of random conversations with interns (they came just the same day LCC happened), alumni, my teammates.

Being in MC you start to realize the difference between LCs, the uniqueness of each entity, of each city. The things which so easily working in your LC may be completely different in other city. I was leading legislation meeting, a bit different, but nice to know how it can be. It makes you more flexible, more experienced. I’ve met one girl that was applying for alumni status, Yulia Shylo, - at Adaptation Camp 2006, - I was her first faci,… now, 2 years letter, at her last conference being active member, - I was a chair, - strange how things, actions, people can be connected.

I don’t remember last time, - I had so many conversations at one day, - I was catching up people asking, listening, again asking, and it made me happy and connected. Trough those hours I understood how much afford I need to pay at my networking abilities, as well as general erudition at what is happening in the world, - remember, one day Legka told me how she is preparing to each meeting with friends in Canada, -watching TV, reading news etc. I was surprised by that, now I realize how much it needed to start up conversations that matter.

Speaking about my MC work, I still don’t have lap top, that makes me a bit sad, - that I cannot normally work and will need to ketch up my tasks quickly, from other hand It makes me more affective, - having those couple hours of being at the computer, I manage to finish everything before deadlines and go to bed normally at 11 p.m or at lest not working at night.

Keep on discovering my Self

From MC office