Trainees rock the house

Chairing ORC`2006 in Ottawa

2006-11-01T07:12:00.000-08:00

It was a pleasure to be a chair of Ontario regional conference` 2006. It was a great experience being an Intern in Canada and interacting with AIESEC members. I really enjoyed working with the National Committee of AIESEC Canada. It was meaningful sharing my experience, getting to know about the projects and activities AIESEC Canada had been running this year. I met people who used to be in AIESES and now work in difference business. It felt like being a part of the organization that had been developing leaders for a long time. I felt proud AIESECer, person and intern. I saw the AIESEC Canada members leading change,willing to make contributions to AIESEC, and engage in discussions aboutAIESEC experience. It was very empowering. Thank you for AIESEC Canada inviting me on board and giving me this opportunity.

Alla, Intern from Latvia in Waterloo

Yahoogroups e-mail for interns in Canada

2006-10-02T12:37:00.000-07:00

internsincanada@yahoogroups.com- yahoogroup

internsincanada@yahoo.ca- e-mail

All interns are welcome to join.

You send to the e-mail internsincanada@yahoogroups.com

Subscribe, or drop me an e-mail to subscribe you. ( allafromlatvia@yahoo.com).

Hugs,

Alla

Intern from Waterloo in Toronto

2006-08-24T11:06:00.000-07:00

Hi people,

I am going to be in Toronto on the 26th and 27th of August.

It woudl be great to meet. If anyone who is in Toronto reads my post, I would be happy to meet you.

You can phone me to: 1-800-667-5137 ext.236 or write an e-mail to allafromlatvia@yahoo.com

Thanks.

Alla

Great Ottawa CONTEST

2006-08-16T08:10:00.000-07:00

Dear AIESECers,

A new contest is on and you might get a really great price for it!
Your interns (Cintia, Rita and Chiara) are moving together in September (that means August the 31st)
And we need a lot of help! :)

Here the contest rules:
- help find a van or a big car to transport furniture to the new apartment 150 points
- help find furniture for the new apartment (better if for free) 100 points
- help find a bed for Cintia 90 points
- help find a bed for Rita 90 points
- be nice to the interns 50 points

The winner will have a great prize from one of the countries involved in the contest (either Brazil, Hungary, Italy or Switzerland)
So, please help us!!!!

Intern in Waterloo

2006-08-16T06:07:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone,

My name is Alla. I am intern in Waterloo. I am looking forward to meet more interns in Canada. You can read more about me and my experience in Canada in my blog: http://allafromlatvia.nomadlife.org.

You are welcome to visit me in Waterloo. 1-519-4565 ext 236 or 1-800-667-5137 ext 236.
I do not mind receiving your invitations :).

With smiles,

Alla

Some news from Ottawa

2006-08-15T08:45:00.000-07:00

Long time we didn't post anything about our activities here in Ottawa...

Here it comes a wrap up:

Two weeks ago: long week-end, Cintia (Brazilian intern) went to Quebec City to visit the capital of the french-side of Canada. She was supposed to meet with Chiara and a bunch of people from Toronto, but Chiara and the bunch of people from Toronto got a bit improvised-organization so they weren't able to meet with her. Sorry Cintia! (even if I'm sure you had fun anyways ;) ).

Chiara went with Lukas and some other friends from Toronto on a road Trip from Toronto (departure Friday) to Ottawa (departure Saturday) to Montreal (pick up her cousin) to Quebec City (actually St.Anne de Beaux Pres as all the hotels in Quebec City were booked). We were six in a small car (we supposed to be legal as there were 6 seat belts in the car -three in front and three in the back- but someone had to "duck" each time we saw POLICE).
- On Satuday we did a pic-nic with Christian (LC OttawaU) and Rita (hungarian intern) and many other friends in front of Parliament Hill (see the picture)... bread, prosciutto, mozzarella and knives and hour lunch was ready :)

- then we left for Quebec and we got the first experience with Canadian speed limits :( .... we got a ticket for speed on out way to Montreal (so we were 5 in the car at that time), but we were lucky...we guess they had "SPECIALS" on that week-end as the gave us a ticket for 119km/h (the limit being 100k/h) instead that for 130k/h (which was our speed).

- At 11pm we finally got to hour destination, were we previously booked two 3-beds rooms... to find out that of course they had just one room...and everything was full. At the end we squeezed three more beds in our room and as it was a mini apartment we made pasta and watched a DVD all toguether.

- Sunday: Departure from St. Anne, visit to the Sanctuarium (very famous) and to Quebec City, lunch, quick visit and then back in the car to go back to Montreal.

- Monday: Shopping and then travel back to our destinations: Ottawa for me and Toronto for the others.

Great week-end... always in a rush though :)

This Week-end... Toronto: Canada's Wonderland!

2006-07-28T08:41:00.000-07:00

Ladies and Gentlemen!

This Week-End... Canada's Wonderland!

Interns from Toronto and Ottawa (actually from Ottawa just me) are going to the Paramount Park near Toronto! I hope it will be really nice (as it is a bit costly).
If you want to join us, just contact one of the interns in Toronto and come!

Soon more pictures about this new experience will be posted here. :)

PS. Other interns from Ottawa are going to visit and party in Montreal... just contact them if you want to join! :)

After-Canada-Day Party in Gatineau

2006-07-24T13:17:00.000-07:00

One Mission: finish the left overs from Canada Day week-end and Bbq :)
Result: I think we almost managed to do it!

Ottawa U organized a great bbq at Claudia's house (thanks Claudia) with a swimming pool and a lot of food (cooked by our official barbecue-boy Jislen...did I spell your name correctly?) :)
Thank you guys for organizing such a nice event!

The occasion was also great to welcome our new interns Rita and Cintia (second and third from the left holding the Canadian flag on the first picture). Which helped a lot in the mission of finishing the left beer keg from Canada-Day. Thank you for your commitment girls ;)

Hoping to have another bbq soon! :)
The Swiss Intern :)

PD. A special thank to Ben (former-former-former LC Carleton President) who drove us safely back to Ottawa, Chris who invited us for the after-after-Canada-Day-Party at his place and both Chris and Rodrigo (Brazilian intern proudly working in Quebec) who returned the empty -but still heavy- keg to the beer shop.

This week-end? Toronto!!!

2006-07-06T07:57:00.000-07:00

After Canada Day... Trainees from Ottawa can't stay quiet in a place... so this week-end will be THE week-end to see Toronto! There are just too many things to do:

Who is going?
From Ottawa: Cintia (Brazilian intern), Rita (Hungarian intern), Christian ("best aiesecer"title awarded by the Ottawa interns) and Chiara (Swiss-Italian intern).

From Toronto: Thiego (Brazilian intern), Emil (Rumenian aiesecer), Lukas (Swiss intern) and whoever wants to join us.

What is going on in Toronto?
Saturday: Visit of the city (maybe Kengsinton Market , CN Tower, China Town, Little Italy, the Lake.... etc.). Portugal-Germany World Cup match to watch for those who want and experience the winner festivities in Toronto (so multicultural that there will always be someone partying it up for the winner). Maybe some shopping??? :) and on Saturday evening... clubbing :)

Sunday: I am scared just of talking about this day... World Cup Final going on... let's see who wins. The rest of the day: shopping and seighseen of the city. Oh and there is also the

Other events during the weekend in General:
International Fireworks competition finals on the Lake Ontario.
The Molson Indy in Downtown Toronto: Canada's largest annual sporting event, the Molson Indy is held at Exhibition Place in Toronto every July, drawing an international field of world-class drivers.
Corso Italia Toronto Fiesta: Toronto's Corso Italia holds an annual street festival in July known as the Toronto Fiesta, giving people the chance to enjoy the food and culture of this colourful part of town. More than 30 bands perform live on street corners, patios and balconies, featuring a wide variety of music from classical to salsa.

Monday morning: Bus to go back home.

If you want to join us just contact one of the persons involved and we will see you in Toronto!

CANADA DAY

2006-07-03T20:40:00.000-07:00

Canadians like to celebrate their country´s birthday in style.

Average amount of maple leaves per body: 12 (we did some thorough research based on empirical analysis :-D)

Should you be lucky enough to be in Canada on July 1, you MUST NOT miss Canada Day in Ottawa. Here´s how @ celebrated it this year:

Super-Interns!

2006-07-03T19:51:00.000-07:00

More pictures from Canada Day to come on this blog. In the meantime, here the first picture of the four Ottawa trainees together! :)

Stay tuned for more pics and if you have info about an event in Canada that it would be interesting to see or experience, just post in this blog!

Finally Canada Day

2006-06-29T11:45:00.000-07:00

Tomorrow, Friday June the 30th, the first delagates should start arriving for Canada Day. Guys, I hope you bring sleeping bags because many of you will just have to sleep on the floor (we will clean it before of course). That is if you want to sleep :) You can also stay up and party all the weekend...but it will be tough to get back to routine next Monday.

Here the info about the event:

Accommodation** is available for roughly the first 50 people to RSVP, and
should go to Danielle at danielleaiesec (at) gmail.com. The cost is $20 which
mainly covers the activities on Saturday (as described below).

PLEASE RSVP BY THIS TUESDAY June 27. We apologize for the short notice,
we've been trying to get a spam out for ages but have been experiencing
technical difficulties doing so. We really look forward to seeing you all
here!

Here is the schedule from June 30th to July 2nd:

FRIDAY June 30th
1-8:30: Arrivals/Registration/Meeting with your Host*
8:30: Going out to one of Ottawa's fine bars ;)

SATURDAY July 1st - Happy Birthday Canada!
10-3:00: Touring Ottawa (Canada Day Activities Downtown)
3-8:00: BBQ and "MC Initiation"*
8-11:00: Downtown Activities and FireWorks

SUNDAY
10:00: Brunch at Father’s and Son’s Restaurant
12:00: Departures (Thanks for visiting!!!!)

* The "home base" for these activities is Kamala's house, located near the
Greyhound station at Bank St. and Catherine St. All directions will be
provided to those who confirm their attendance.

** Housing will be provided by generous fellow AIESECers who have offered
their homes. Housing will be specified upon arrival.

*** Please bring $20 Registration Fee upon arrival. Cash or cheque please.

These activities sound great right? So what to bring:
-toothbrush
-sunscreen
-comfortable shoes
-comfortable clothing/clubbing clothes!
-umbrella (just in case!)
-ear plugs (for people with sensitive ears)
-pillow
-sleeping bag
-MONEY
-your liquor (We are only supplying beer at the Saturday BBQ)
-bath towel
-personal toiletries
-Canada Day Apparel!!!

What is covered in your registration fee ($20):
-Delegate Bags providing you with all the low-down on what's going on this
weekend
-ALL BBQ supplies (Food and Beverage)
-Breakfast at your host’s home
-Local bus tickets (limited)

What is not covered in your registration fee:
-Friday night supper
-Brunch Sunday morning
-Any personal spending
-Alcohol at bar

Hope to hear from you all that you're coming!
This is one party every Canadian (and intern!) should experience at least once :)

- Your friends at AIESEC Carleton and AIESEC Ottawa

Hurry Hurry! Delicious Ribs Festival in Ottawa

2006-06-22T22:34:00.000-07:00

Hurry up Canadian Trainees, the Ribs Festival is in Ottawa!

Until this Sunday, June 25th, in Sparks Street (right in Ottawa's downtown) the ribs Festival is absolutely delicious!
Two trainees just tried it for you (how nice)! and we can now recommend you to join us here. If you can't join just check online if a ribs Festival is coming around your spot in Canada (they have big trucks and they just travel all over Canada).

What is a ribs Festival?
Apparently it is part of the American/Canadian culture. A lot of cooking-teams travel with their trucks around Canada (but also around the USA) in order to make people taste their delicious barbecues. The funny thing is that they all have a table full of prizes and awards that prove that their ribs are just the best ones you can taste.

Why to try it?
Well... the ribs are really good...and the teams are really friendly people. We were there this evening and we had fun talking and taking pictures with a lot of these people (and personally I could also talk with someone about soccer... what a pleasure!!! I almost forgot what it felt to talk about the World Cup!!!).

And those who can't eat pork?
Well... no problem! There are cow ribs (we taste those as well and they are very very good). Some of the stands also promotion alligator and other animals ribs... we could not try everything though.

This weekend a group of people in Ottawa will still go to the Festival and maybe to the beach... so if you want to travel here just take the greyhound and leave here a post! We will tell you how to join us!

PS. in the picture: Chiara (Swiss trainee), Canadian-English guy who cooked really good ribs and Rita (Hungarian trainee)

Coming soon... Canada Day reception event in Ottawa

2006-06-20T22:21:00.000-07:00

Haven't organized anything yet for Canada Day-Week-end? That's perfect! OttawaU and Carleton are organizing a Reception Event in Ottawa to experience the Canada Day athmosphere in the Capital :)

Check here for more news soon!

We moved!

2006-06-20T19:45:00.000-07:00

Check the new posts on: http://traineescanada.nomadlife.org

See you there!

Chiara

Next event...Toronto!

2006-06-15T22:44:00.000-07:00

Come to Toronto to see the Italy vs. USA match!

I just received an email from @people in Toronto who are organizing a get-together in Little Italy to watch the game. Here the email with all the details. Hope to see you there! Chiara

Hey Interns (and @ers!)!

It's June, the weather in Toronto is heating up, and - moreimportantly - it's WORLD CUP time!!!I know you interns have World Cupfever (and so do we!), so I have a perfect idea of how to enjoy a gameand our company at the same time!

Come to El Cafe Diplomatico this Saturday June 17th to watch the Italyv USA game and watch the Americans get slaughtered! (I know the gameisn't the best, but the food and beer at the Diplomatico are, Iswear!)

And later on that night we can all head over to the MC house(which is a 20 minute walk away) for the annual turn-over party!

Located in the heart of Little Italy, the Dip, as I call it, is whereit's at for World Cup madness in Toronto. Sponsored by PUMA (!!!),there'll be lots of free give-aways like footballs, tshirts, keyrings, etc. They've also set up 6 TVs set up in the patio so we canwatch outside, and there's a huuuuge TV inside playing the game.

PLUS, June 17th is Taste of Little Italy so there'll be tonnes of freesamples of Italian food from the local shops throughout Little Italy!So here's the specs:

WHAT: WORLD CUP

GETOGETHERWHERE: El Cafe Diplomatico Bar and Ristorante, corner of Clinton andCollege (go to either College Station or Queen's Park and take the 506Carlton streetcar WESTBOUND. Get off at Clinton)

WHEN: June 17th, 15:00 (3PM)

WHY: to watch the Italy/USA game and drink lots of reasonably priced beer!

WHO: All GTA interns and cool @ers who LOVE FUTBOL!I want you interns to have a great experience this summer and enjoy alil taste of home via football. I'm hoping all of you will come out(except Marc, who's in London!!!) and have a great time.Please RSVP me by Wednesday the latest so I can try to sweet talk us afew reserved tables, as it gets suuuuuuuuuuuuper busy at theDiplomatico.

Rooting for Cote d'Ivoire,Marina

2006-05-14T21:32:00.000-07:00

Welcome!

2006-05-14T19:32:00.000-07:00

Dear former, present and future @ trainees in Canada,

Almost two weeks ago I had the chance to see for a little wile some faces of Canadian AIESEC members (besides my own LC of course) at the May National Conference. I also had the chance to meet some of the international trainees and ceeders that are experiencing Canada in this same moment. Unfortunately I ended up staying in Hamilton just a few hours, but I really wanted to get to know all those interesting people.

So I thought that a nice way to interact and keep in touch would be through a blog...where to post events, invitations, tips and everything comes to your mind (ok ok almost everything hehe).

An example? Inviting you to my host city....I thought that the best moment to see Ottawa would be the first of July....so a little before that occasion (say a month) I will post some info on that and ways to come cheaply to Ottawa. It's something else happening in your city? let us know through this blog!

Please e-mail me (traineesincanada @ gmail.com) and I will add your contact as a member of the blog so that you can post on this blog, share pics, etc. It would also be nice if you upload your picture with some of your info (country of origin, past @ experience, goals for the future and whatever info it seems important to you (some ideas: which soccer team do you support, prefered colour...etc).

Looking forward to meet you soon!
Chiara