MC Pakistan

Life on the Pakistan MC - Jeremy (MCP)

2008-12-12T10:01:00.001+05:00

Ever wondered what life is like on the Pakistan MC?

Hear from Jeremy Higgs, 08/09 MCP, and the opportunities being on the Pakistan MC has offered him!

Applications for the Pakistan 09/10 MC are now open!

Deadline: 1700GMT, 14/12/2008

Find out more on the wiki.

Life on the Pakistan MC - Mariam (MC VP X)

2008-12-12T09:59:00.001+05:00

Ever wondered what life is like on the Pakistan MC?

Hear from Mariam Zameer, 08/09 MC VP X, and the opportunities being on the Pakistan MC has offered her!

Applications for the Pakistan 09/10 MC are now open!

Deadline: 1700GMT, 14/12/2008

Find out more on the wiki.

Life on the Pakistan MC - Katya (MC VP TM)

2008-12-04T10:50:00.000+05:00

Ever wondered what life is like on the Pakistan MC?

Hear from Ekaterina Khaletskaya, 08/09 MC VP TM, and the opportunities being on the Pakistan MC has offered her!

Applications for the Pakistan 09/10 MC are now open!

Deadline: 1700GMT, 14/12/2008

Find out more on the wiki.

Life on the Pakistan MC - Saaim (MC VP ER)

2008-11-21T17:56:00.005+05:00

Ever wondered what life is like on the Pakistan MC?

Hear from Saaim Khan, 08/09 MC VP ER, and the opportunities being on the Pakistan MC has offered him!

Applications for the Pakistan 09/10 MC are now open!

Deadline: 1700GMT, 14/12/2008

Find out more on the wiki

Reconnecting - Q1 MC Team Days

2008-11-14T15:39:00.006+05:00

Though it was a while back now, the MC had its first "team days" on the 11-12th October. Yes, we've been pretty busy since then!

Our aim with the team days was to:

Reconnect with our year plan - where we are trying to take AIESEC in Pakistan and how far we have come
Spend some time together as a team, away from the office

So, over the weekend, we spent a good amount doing so!

The first day was spent reviewing Q1 (July - September 2008), involving:

Review of our performance
Identifying challenges we faced in the months, our successes and failures
Looking at how we work as a team, and how to work better and more effectively
Reviewing team image and expectations

We spent the second day looking forward:

Setting revised goals for the next quarters
Team feedback
Identifying areas that each team member wants to improve their knowledge/experience
Brainstorming (Experience Pakistan, expansions)

On top of that, we took turns cooking lunch and also had a nice dinner at Baan Thai in Zamzama!

The main output from the weekend was:

Our performance as a team in Q1 was not anywhere near what it should have been
We need to implement the team processes we suggest (regular process meetings, LC Development meetings, using the office walls)
Need better performance tracking on the MC and LC levels

AIESEC in Pakistan's first tax submission!

2008-10-17T13:13:00.002+06:00

We received confirmation today that our first tax return has been filed (for the 2006/2007 MC term):
Mariam (our MC finance responsible) was clearly very happy at the momentous occasion. :)

Mmm... ice cream

2008-10-15T09:36:00.002+06:00

Wondering what we get up to on Friday afternoons? Saaim and I had a craving for Cafe New Subhani (divine Iranian and Afghani restaurant up the road in Saddar), and happened to pass by the Iceberg ice cream store. We thought "Why not?" and bought a tub of ice cream, which turned out to be delicious.

(Mariam doesn't have a spoon in hand in this photo, but she's still happy from eating it earlier!)

Simple pleasures make the MC happy. :)

Drive the needed change in Pakistan - 09/10 MC applications are open!

2008-10-08T12:43:00.006+06:00

Ask yourself the kind of change you want to make in the coming year.

Ask yourself if you're looking for somewhere new, somewhere exciting, somewhere challenging.

Pakistan is the place to be!

Applications for the Pakistan 09/10 MC are now open!

Deadline: 1700GMT, 14/12/2008

Find out more on the wiki.

Eid Mubarak!

2008-10-01T18:42:00.002+06:00

On 1st of October 2008 Pakistan celebrates Eid-ul-Fitr!

On behalf of the members of AIESEC Pakistan we wish you a happy Eid Mubarak!

Maybe you are hearing about Pakistan for the first time, maybe you have heard about this country from news and already got some perception, maybe you have even talked to people who’ve visited this place.

Whatever the case is yours, we would like you to know more about this land!

May this day bring you an insight on the past, present and future of one Asian country called Pakistan!

Local Congress for Lahore and Islamabad

2008-09-19T07:13:00.007+06:00

We arrived in Lahore in the morning on 4^th of September... And in 3 hours were sitting in the Rec Room of LUMS, all together with our facilitator Hasan Sheikh and OCP Sonia.

From 5^th to 7^th we had a Local Congress for 2 LCs, Lahore and Islamabad, which took place in LUMS. We were happy to see the members of Lahore and Islamabad in one room :)

Despite the conference was held in Ramzan, members were focused, energetic and willing to learn!

Agenda was similar to the one at Karachi LCong, but every conference is special in its own way :-) Members got back to the atmosphere of AIESEC, gave their input on a national plan, gained knowledge about AIESEC virtual platform, made a time-line till NYDS, practiced recruitment and… had a chance to talk to people who’ve taken up different opportunities in AIESEC (conferences, CEED, internships!) and I know (top-secret!) that some members are now planning to go on internship and CEEDs this year :)

Now about some special people at LCong.

Luckily, we had 2 special delegates… Our intern Sisi from China who is working in Abacus Consulting (office in Lahore) and AIESEC Alumni, Bilal Rana who have recently come back from his internship in UK and is about to leave for Oxford!

Thank you, Sisi and Bilal, for your participation :)

Another special guest of LCong was Nida Rasheed, ex-MCP of AIESEC Pakistan. Nida came to deliver the session on team management for future team leaders. Session was informative and interactive at the same time, and members mentioned it was highly useful for their future work with new teams.

What is more, one of LCong delegates had his bye-bye evening during the conference as he is leaving for internship in DHL Germany! This is Ali Sohail, or CP :) we all enjoyed the evening, and the cake!

And of course our facilitator Hasan Sheikh, who joined us right after coming back from UK :) he seems quite happy, doesn't he?

All in all, LCong is over.

Its now time to move forward and implement all ideas that were generated at LCong.

We are looking forward for successful autumn in Lahore and Islamabad!

To help you take LCong back to LCs, these are the links to the output:

Day 1: http://www.myaiesec.net/content/viewfile.do?contentid=10031797
Day 2: http://www.myaiesec.net/content/viewfile.do?contentid=10031798
Day 3: http://www.myaiesec.net/content/viewfile.do?contentid=10031799

Good luck!
And remember that we are always there for you.

Hurray! Money!

2008-08-21T11:31:00.002+06:00

And at the end of the month, like other employees in other companies, we also get our salaries. And like other employees in other companies, we get very khappy! (all words starting with h are going to be amended with the obligatory k from now on as that's how one of our MC team members pronounces it). And the timing couldn't be better; we're a week away from the LCong in Lahore and it's the weekend!

Enough randomizing, look at the picture, it says it all!

Karachi LCong

2008-08-04T16:51:00.010+06:00

We've just come back from Karachi Local Congress.
I reckon it was great, both in terms of content and atmosphere!

A brief insight on what happened at the conference:

Day 1

We started with a few physical and intellectual teambuilding activities where Karachi members found out new facts about each other and felt the team spirit. Our facilitator Anna guided them in this discovery process.

After biryani-lunch in the SZABIST garden we continued with global updates, AIESEC ScoreCard education and MC 07-08 farewell. Members especially liked AIESEC ScoreCard session, because it broght clarity on the planning process and helped LC review their plan next day. MC Farewell happened to be a 'corporate-style' session. Taha and Klepo came in suits, serious ans smart, and presented MC team results for the previous term with suggestions for this year. All members are supposed to vote for discharge of the MC, we will find out final result after Lahore/Islamabad congress in September!

Last session of the day was fully devoted to the new MC :) Saaim's favorite toy, Mariam's role-model in life, Jeremy's hated food, Katya's visited countries.. Now our members know a lot about who we are, and it will definitely help us to enjoy working together!

Day 2

We moved to Junaid's house!

Day 2 was focused on plan review. At the first session in the morning, Jeremy presented the current state of AIESEC Pakistan and then led to the vision for 2010 created by national plenary. "Learnt a lot", "Best session of the day", "Very interesting and useful" - these are some of the feedback notes we got in evaluations. The following 'What is next' session was quite practical: after the presentation of a national plan for 08-09, members gave their input on all initiatives we are going to run this year. Members' feedback will help us adjust these initiatives to specific LC needs. When plan became clear for everyone, we discussed the role of Member Committee in AIESEC country and individual roles of each VP.

Next big block was devoted to functional meetings and LC plan review. Each MC VP met with LC VP individually, and there was a team management track in parallel (for members who are planning to apply for teamleaders in fall recruitment). At the next session LCP of Karachi, Khurram Lodi, presented LC year plan for all members and got their input, so as everyone became clear what LC wants to achieve in the end of the year. Happened for the first time, this session will certainly make an impact on LC performance.

Day 3

The most energetic day of the conference! In the next few weeks LC Karachi is organizing their new members recruitment. That's why we decided to let them practice the process... :) We based simulation on real figures and time-line, giving LC members various tasks to handle. Such hands-on experience is much more effective than any theory! Having done this once, Karachi will learn from mistakes and organize a great recruitment in August!

'What's new in My.AIESEC.net' - next session led by Mariam aimed at giving members an overview of new features in the system for measuring exchange quality. As quality of exchange is a quite relevant subject for AIESEC Pakistan (due to political situation in the country, we are facing challenges with matching, so we have to ensure every intern coming to Pakistan is happy with his/her experience), these on-line tools can be a good asset for all exchangers.

Last but not the least - session with an attractive name 'Grab it now'! Ahmed shared with us opportunities that AIESEC globally provides to its members: conferences, exchange, CEEDs, ... as well as non-AIESEC opportunities for personal and professional development. After that our special guest Adeel Hasan talked about his CEED experience in India. I wish we could have had more time for such an exciting story!

Day 4

How to communicate an information in a way that everyone will understand? How to keep the attention of audience? How to deliver an exchange training to members so as LC will double its results?

Ability to deliver the knowledge and skills to others is a primary responsibility of executive body members and team leaders, especially during recruitment of new members. The idea of this day was to give members of AIESEC Karachi opportunity to gain a skill of effective presentation and communication. Skills are gained through practice, therefore after a short insight in theory members had a hands-on experience with delivering their own sessions. What really added the value is that members practiced presenting induction sessions as for new members! This means that next time, during actual induction, they will do it even better.

Training was led by Joan Vozeh, Associate Consultant of EngageHR.

... Closing was very emotional which was not surprising after such a productive conference!

Facilitators Anna & Ahmed, MC and our chair Joan did a really good job!

Thank you LC Karachi and facilitators for such a great conference experience we've all had!

The 08/09 Pakistan MC has landed!

2008-07-01T10:56:00.009+06:00

After procuring visas, numerous flights and weeks of intense transition...

The AIESEC in Pakistan 08/09 MC has landed!

Today is our first day in the office. We're busy going on meetings, settling into the office and making it our own. But most of all, we're excited about building on the immense work of the 07/08 MC and taking AIESEC in Pakistan to greater heights, and look forward to working with AIESEC in Pakistan's members and AIESECers around the world to change lives!

Stay tuned as we find our feet and give you an insight into the 08/09 Pakistan MC and what makes us tick.

We'll see you at July National Conference - 26-29th July, 2008!
The 08/09 Pakistan MC

Tea Time

2008-04-17T12:00:00.002+05:00

For some reason, last night the boys decided we were going to be coming into office at 9Am (usually we come in at 10, leave at 7 or after that). I think a motivator was the 9AM office tea we manage to miss everyday (we all love the tea, and the tea boy!) but whatever our individual motivations might have been, we were all up at 7:30 AM (unheard of, normally) and I actually got to say "have a good day" to Anna before she left for work (she leaves really early, usually we're still sleeping). Within minutes, Sohaib and I were slaving away making breakfast for everyone (omelette's) and by 8:30, all dressed up, we were ready to leave. So far, on track for tea - yay!

So we get downstairs, head for Taha's car, and realize - oh no! - there's a punctured tire! Not letting this faze us one bit, Taha, KLepo and I start puttering around trying to get the spare on, and Sohaib, his usual useless self :P is standing in a corner, smoking. What follows is undoubtedly the funniest half hour I've ever experienced this early in the morning, unfortunately, I only started taking pictures halfway through, and my camera phone ain't great, but regardless, there's some proof of the hilarity.

Anyway, I was talking about how the car tire was being changed. So just as Taha had managed to raise the car with the jack, bang!, the car fell off it. Like literally, just slid off the jack! At first I thought Klepo (who was at the back) had accidentally pushed it, but looking over I realized he was no where near it! Taha's expression was priceless, KLepo was swearing in Slavak, and Sohaib and I couldn't stop laughing. Anyway, we live above Gunsmoke, and even at this godless hour, they had people there, so they came over (to watch, I might add). So did two beggars who were roaming in the street. Pretty soon we had a good crowd going, Sohaib still smoking and smiling, KLepo giving suggestions, Taha trying to clean his pants of all the dust (he was all dressed up for a meeting) me taking pictures, and the car just standing there, half tilted into the sandy parking lot, with one tire missing!

Finally, Klepo came up with, what was, a brilliant suggestion. Let's put rocks right behind the wheel (Where the jack is supposed to go) so we can first lift the car and then put the actual jack in (since there was no space to put it in). So he starts collecting rocks, Taha starts digging a hole (I still don't know why!) and the rest of us are still standing there, smoking, watching, taking pictures.

Then comes the difficult part, raising the car that one extra inch or two, so Taha can get the jack in. Finally, Sohaib decides to help, so Klepo and him start lifting the car, but don't get very far, since it's heavy, and well..they're no supermen! So Taha, who's still kneeling on the hot ground in his formals, yells at the beggars/Gunsmoke guys, "Dude, help us!!" and they all run over. Suddenly, there's too many people near the car, I'm expecting another fall, one of the guys is trying to put the jack way under the car (near the axle, by my guess) and Taha's like, "not there!".

What seems like an hour later (ok, no, 10 minutes!) the car is up on the jack, and miraculously, the rest of the tire changing procedure was completed within minutes by the onlookers, with Taha providing a little help. Sohaib, is standing around looking like he did a lot, Klepo is still smiling and Taha's like, "shit, my clothes are messed up now!" and I'm like "let's go!"

We leave, make a few stops at some petrol stations to get the punctured tire fixed, get to office at 9:20ish, thinking, "crap, we missed the tea!". Taha comes in, makes a call to the office kitchen, requests we still be given tea, and lo and behold, at 10:20ish, the tea makes its way to our office! Good morning, eh?

And the AIESEC in Pakistan 2008/2009 MC is...

2008-03-13T01:13:00.002+05:00

After 2 rounds of applications...

... 2 rounds of confidencing by the national voters...

... and hours of interviews...

YOUR 2008/2009 MC has been selected!

Please give it up for the next AIESEC in Pakistan MC team!

Name: Saaim Mazher Khan
Email: saaim.khan@aiesec.net
Country of Origin: Pakistan (LC Karachi)
Position: MC VP External Relations

Name: Ekaterina (Katya) Khaletskaya
Email: ekaterina.khaletskaya@aiesec.net
Country of Origin: Russia
Position: MC VP Talent Management and LC Development

Name: Mariam Zameer
Email: mariam.zameer@aiesec.net
Country of Origin: Pakistan (LC Lahore)
Position: MC VP Exchange

Name: Jeremy Higgs
Email: jeremy.higgs@aiesec.net
Country of Origin: Australia
Position: MCP

Come June 2008, we will all be assembling in Karachi for transition, ready to take AIESEC in Pakistan to greater heights in July and beyond!

Experience Pakistan campaign by AIESEC Pakistan

2008-02-19T16:36:00.003+05:00

AIESEC Pakistan, under the lead of MC the Phoenix :) , is adding a new level to the Experience Pakistan campaign - our effort to bring a realistic image of Pakistan (from our view) mostly to and through the global AIESEC network.

Today we have launched the website that will be the merging point of the campaign: www.aiesec.pk/experience

Be updated on present happenings in the country and in AIESEC Pakistan, download pictures, watch pictures from trainees and members on Pakistan, see list of available TNs and find contacts... All there, and if You miss something, ask for it - we do not want to only talk about OUR experience, we want to enable You a personal or at least virtual "Experience Pakistan" :D

And btw, if you want to get personal with Experience Pakistan... visit its Facebook profile :D and become friends!

Experience Pakistan on the 08/09 MC - Applications Open!

2008-02-04T15:30:00.001+05:00

Are you asking yourself where you want to be in the 08/09 term? Instead, think about what kind of change you want to make.

Applications for the 08/09 Pakistan MC are now open! We are looking for passionate and proactive people to take AIESEC in Pakistan to new heights - be part of a team that develops youth leadership in a country in the midst of a transition to democracy.

For more information, read the MC application wiki.

Applications close 28th February, 2008.

Experiencing the real Pakistan as a CEED

2008-01-23T00:11:00.000+05:00

The response I received when I first told my friends and family that I was going to Pakistan to work for AIESEC for 2 months was a loud "WHAT???!", followed closely by "please don't get blown up."

Such was the image I came to Pakistan with.

The Pakistan I have experienced is nothing like what I imagined.

(Kids playing with fire - Old City, Lahore)

Since arriving in Pakistan 2 months ago for my MC CEED (Cultural Envoy for Exchange Development), I've been through a whirlwind of experiences and emotions. Every day I am met with a new challenge; whether it's trying to explain to a rickshaw-wallah in broken Urdu that I want to go to Saddar ("Salaam alekum. Saddar? Kitne ga?") and bargaining down to a reasonable price, working with AIESEC members across the country to introduce issue-based experiences, to adapting my working and communication style to a completely different culture.

My first experience with AIESEC in Pakistan was at the National Youth Development Seminar, at which I was fortunate enough to be a facilitator. I had incredible conversations with members around the status of women in Islam, climate change, and how we as youth can address the issues our world faces. These discussions only reinforced my view that there are incredible people all around the world who are passionate about having a positive impact - and I am now even more certain that AIESEC is THE platform to equip youth to achieve that.

(NYDS 2007 delegation)

(Discussions at NYDS 2007)

Working for AIESEC and experiencing Pakistan has also allowed me to push my own boundaries far further than I ever dreamed. I have been inspired and demotivated, reflected on the way I communicate with people, and re-evaluated why I am in AIESEC, its relevance, and where I want to go.

(Hanging out with the LC - Islamabad)

There is no greater need for the people that AIESEC develops than here in Pakistan - a country that has been labelled as "the most dangerous country on Earth" and a "failed state". What is missing from the coverage you see overseas is the incredible work going on to make Pakistan better - organisations building the economy and providing necessary products and services, NGOs working to address environmental issues, poverty, education, disability, among many others. Behind all of this work are people, 160 million of them, with differing living conditions, levels of education, cultural, ethnic and religious backgrounds, who are working to make their country better. There is a real need for positive, responsible leadership in a country like this - people who will work in diverse fields and sectors, who exhibit integrity and will stand up for what is right.

The knowledge that I have contributed in some small way to developing leadership in this country is something that I will treasure.

To say my image of Pakistan has changed would be an understatement. Being here has given me incredible experiences that I will cherish my whole life, and will be intrinsically connected to this wonderful, vibrant country and its people. Being here has enabled me to see through the reputation Pakistan has developed, to not only see a country that is diverse in culture, ethnicity and religion, but to respect and understand it.

سَب کُچھ کے لِیے شُکرِیا, AIESEC Pakistan.
Sab kuch ke liye, AIESEC Pakistan.
"Thankyou for everything, AIESEC Pakistan."

(Chai-wallah - Regal Chowk, Lahore)

(Sufi chanting - Lahore)

(Badshahi Masjid - Lahore)

(Aun, Sohaib and Taha - Gizri, Karachi)

GoodBye!

2007-07-11T20:14:00.000+05:00

Hey AIESEC in Pakistan!

As we sit next to our packed bags at the MC Mansion, there's a mix of overwhelming
emotion. We're sad to be leaving, yet incredibly proud of individuals that constitute
the MC for 2007/08.

I think we should all take this opportunity to be delighted with the kind of
progress that AIESEC has made in Pakistan
over the last year and the credit for it goes to every single member of the
association! It's because of you that AIESEC in Pakistan
is a proud Full Member of the
network, changing perceptions and giving opportunities, Every
Day!

Thank you for every single moment that you have made special for our team -
through the conferences, the LC visits, the emails and phone calls, comments
on The Spark! and the MC Blog,
the outings, and so on.. We have thoroughly enjoyed every bit of this experience
and it is our firm belief that, albeit challenging, being on the MC of AIESEC
in Pakistan qualifies as one of
the most rewarding experiences imaginable.

So, what are WE upto, here on?

MCP for AIESEC Sweden (Hint: Do some exchange with them
this year!)

Location: Stockholm

Mobile: +46 704 132 176

Email: joanna.garbalinska@gmail.com

Working with Aga Khan University (That's love for Pakistan!)

Location: Karachi

Mobile: +92 321 286 9449

Email: kurt.archer@gmail.com

Facilitating at IC 2007 in Turkey and taking a vacation, before joining
Cadbury Schweppes

Location: To be decided soon!

Mobile: +92 321 255 3246

Email: emadnz@gmail.com

Our mission was to start a Fire
and to fan it. Now the torch has been passed! Best of Luck Nida, Sohaib, Taha
and KLepo!

Every day, towards AIESEC
Pakistan 2010:

In 2010 AIESEC in Pakistan is
recognised as the number 1 student organisation attracting high-potential youth
across the country. Organisations across all sectors of society engage with
AIESEC and see it as a platform to develop future leaders.

AIESEC in Pakistan is hosting
IPM 2010 which is the largest international youth conference witnessed by the
country. As a result of its great performance, AIESEC in Pakistan
is awarded with the UBS excellence award. AIESEC in Pakistan
members are selected onto AIESEC International and are present on International
MCs.

Through AIESEC’s platform, Pakistani
youth are encouraged and avail the opportunity to drive positive change in their
communities. Finally, members of AIESEC are making a substantial contribution
in building a positive perception of Pakistan
in the global community.

Your MC 2006/07,

Joanna, Kurt and Emad

The FireStarters.

The Party of The Year!

2007-06-29T01:19:00.000+05:00

Each Year, at the
end of the MC term, an EXCLUSIVE,
INSANE PARTY is thrown by the Outgoing
and Incoming MCs

A night full of Jokes,
Games, Music, Jiving,
Drinking Pakola
and rewarding yourself for all the hard work and for unleashing the Devil
within!

This Year, We Welcome You
To

- The Hippest Bash of
the Year -

MC HANDOVER
PARTY 2007

When: 9.30
PM Sharp, Saturday - June 30, 2007

Where: Rooftop, MC
Mansion at Zamzama, Karachi

Dresscode: Wear something Green
or Red

Why: It's the farewell
for the FireStarters and a Warm
Nutty Welcome to your New
MC!

Who: If You're
Reading This, Then You Can Come!

How: Email
your cell number with a confirmation to emad.nadim@aiesec.net for your invitation,
latest by noon on Saturday, June 30.
Exclusive list will be created for selected people and you will be
informed via phone. Party will kickstart on time and late admissions
will be discouraged. Right of Admission is reserved.

BYOP - Bring Your
Own Pakola - Rules Apply:

Admission only validated upon presentation
of your own bottle of Pakola. No
one will be allowed without the Pakola.
Snacks will be served on the house.

At midnight, the theme of the party will converted
to Canada Day Party! It will be
Hot Red and Maple
Syrup will be in abundance!

Party will continue deep into the
early hours.

Accommodation will be provided should you need
to crash for a few hours.

The Roof, The Roof, The Roof is on Fire!
This Saturday Night! Don't Miss It!

The House is On Fire!

2007-06-09T00:09:00.000+05:00

Watch this space for some major updates (w/ pictures!) soon ! MC Transition has started so things are getting quite insane!

The CEEDer Has Landed!

2007-05-25T22:07:00.000+05:00

AIESEC in Pakistan!

Please welcome the latest addition to the family.

Marina Ran!

She's come all the way from Canada to help out with the development of the LCs of AIESEC Pakistan.

Oh, and She's SUPER COOL! You guys are gonna have an awesome summer with this one!

Lovin it!

Letters from Jordan

2007-05-19T18:55:00.000+05:00

Our first member on an International MC writes on the AIESEC Karachi Blog...

''While I've only been in Jordan for 4 days..there have been several thoughts running through my head about how it feels to shift into the role of an MC member...

..especially being an MC member from Pakistan.

While I haven't started full-fledged work yet and am currently in transition; I feel inexorably proud of being from Pakistan. There are several reasons why - the foremost is being able to share my culture as being from Pakistan. I've met members from both LCs in Jordan (Amman and Irbid) - and everytime I answer a question about Pakistan, Karachi, the language, the trends, education..I feel more and more proud of being a Pakistani.

The second element is having been part of an expansion country. For me to be able to connect with members and share my experiences in an expansion country is extremely exciting. The passion that exists within members who want to learn, strive to achieve the best for AIESEC in Jordan reminds me somewhat of AIESEC Pakistan's first year; however it would be unfair to call it similar because of different realities.

To be able to reflect back and remind members of their place in history as being the first generation of AIESEC members and leaders in the country, talk about challenges and how to overcome these, and just connect over the various elements of AIESEC that bind the network together is what has made my four days here so great.

Everyday, we are living an experience that brings us closer to achieving a vision that we have set for ourselves personally, and for the AIESEC entity that we work with.

For those of you who are confused about where your AIESEC experience will take you - there are several roads, several of which you may never consider, several which you are unsure of, and perhaps only one which is the right one for you. I am living this experience with the innate knowledge that this is the right one for me - and I hope and dream to one day seeing more of you embark on this experience and feel the joy of representing your culture and AIESEC country in this way.

Love from Amman,
Saba''

Check out Saba's blog for continued adventures from her end!

Very Proud.

The Climax

2007-05-08T21:02:00.000+05:00

iSo here's the latest scoop from our end!

The May Edition of The Spark is out! Check it out for updates from across the country! Also, for the first time ever, the Experience Pakistan (X-PAK) newsletter has been launched that featured the latest from the Exchange front.

The newsletters are also available for download here on the Pakistan Community in case you've missed the spams! We'd like to thank Saba for helping us compile these!

Also, Saher Sohail from AIESEC Karachi remains the countries top matcher this month, and has just been joined by Sadia Ahmad from AIESEC Lahore on the Matchers League.

We finally had our team retreat out of Karachi! It was a momentous occasion indeed. We went to Muree and then were shown the real Islamabad by Mustafa from AIESEC Lahore! Thanks man! You're going to rock intern servicing! Here are some times to remember from the trip:

The Pakistan Monument - A Magnificent new attraction - Fire, Water, Lights, And Marble.

Joanna and Friends

Kurt in a Moment of Modesty

Emad and Joanna Battling it out

And Joanna (Nina) Wins! Wasn't Emad a gamer once?

The FireStarters

The Grand Faisal Mosque, Islamabad

This month is about some major wrapups. We've given ourselves some large targets and we are going to come good on them! Check out the Weekly Priorities HERE as usual.

It's also getting pretty hot in Karachi. Temperatures and humidity levels are skyrocketing, but hey, the world has to be changed.

Important Announcement from A.I.: We no longer use the term SN. It is to be now replaced by Exchange Participant - EP. Neat! :)

Stay tuned.

Transition has started

2007-04-25T15:29:00.000+05:00

As part of the LC visit to Lahore I am supposed to have OGX transition with Sohaib since I will have left Karachi before he arrives to the city.

I went into the transition with mixed feelings. It's the beginning of the end and at the same time I find it a lot of fun to share my knowledge and to discuss OGX with my successor.

I have had two fun and interesting sessions with Sohaib which also included some learning for myself, especially all the information and statistics on almost anything related to exchange that you can find in InsightXP. It is a lot of fun sharing your knowledge with someone that is actually eager to learn and find out more! And I believe OGX is in good hands for next year :D Good luck Sohaib!!

The next one up is Klepo! ;)