Disappointed

So finally I made it to the biggest AIESEC conference of the year, the International Congress (IC) in Turkey. I really enjoy spending time with amazing people from all over the world. This AIESEC conference has been very different for me; I no longer see AIESECers the same way, I don’t know if I have lost the fling for them or I have in a way moved on. I have in some way calmed down, I don’t enjoy role calls like I used to, I don’t enjoy talking about my achievements anymore, I for some reason don’t have the passion to talk about my country anymore. Maybe I just expected more out of AIESECers; I expected them to be more mature, more independent, stronger…

I am really disappointed with this conference; In terms of content it has not satisfied me a lot. The conference has been a great Networking opportunity but I wanted to get more from it and unfortunately I haven’t yet.
Delegates are not really responsible; a lot of people come late; people talk during sessions & speeches, a lot of people doze off and sleep during sessions; people cut all the time and much more. Almost everyone in this conference is on the Leadership team, and for these people to act the way they do is very unprofessional.

All I am doing is complaining about this conference which is not necessarily a positive thing to do but hey I got to get it out.

In terms of the Bahraini delegation, I could never have wished for better people to represent Bahrain. Everyone loves the Bahraini Delegation and this is something that I am most proud of. Today they went through the Issue Based Experiences Certification and out of 5 projects; Bahrain’s name came out in two of the Projects (Entrepreneurship & Finance). What more could I want from a country who has had AIESEC only for one year and is an expanding country. We are growing and we are proud of it.

Lyna thanks for all the things you taught me about AIESEC; IC has been a piece of cake!!