what is it about romania?

                         "What is it about romania that makes you fall in love with it?that makes you never want to leave...that makes you miss it even when ur away for hours?that makes you think and feel like home even if your home is miles away in another country."thats the thought thats been brewing in my head ever since i returned back to India two days ago...it was a tearful goodbye as i left Oradea on the 19th.As i got onto that train and all my frnz waving to me on the outside,tears running down my cheeks never to stop i felt this pang to just jump out and go back to my camin,sleep on my bed,go out for drinks with the people i love,eat wonderful romanian food....

                         As the train left the train station,and my tears eventually dried up i began to think...."Why do i feel so attached to a country ive been in only for two months?" Is it because i loved being there where the first rays of the beautiful morning sun entered through the window of my camin filling me with the joy of being alive everyday or is it the fact that even though i walked through the centru almost everyday ive never failed to be amazed by the beautiful surrounding,the sound that the crisul repede makes as it flows,the faint sound of the birds crooning in the sky,the loud chatter of people walking on the road saying "buna,ciao ce faci?"wishing evryone well,the smiles on their faces as they greet each other...is it just me or is that the most beautiful city in the world.....

There's not one particular reason that makes me LOVE Romania.Its a joyous and most wondrous melange of all the wonderful experiences i've had there,all the beautiful people i have met and forged unbreakable bonds with and most of all the memeories that will linger in my mind for ever and ever......

Bittersweet symphony...

3:00 AM May 12th 2009
I am alone in my room listening to Coldplay and waiting for Linh to call me one last time before she boards her flight. She took a train to Bucharest from Oradea yesterday evening. I have been observing her very keenly for the last one week because this is exactly how my departure is going to be and exactly how I would feel... A sense of melancholic euphoria...a mad rush to fulfill the unfulfilled...the longing...for home and for this city. A day before she left I was in her room with Carmen helping her pack her luggage. Watching her squeeze in all her clothese into her bag, it made me wonder, will the bag be big enough to fit in the memories all three of us are gonna carry back home with us?
To quote someone ;)

"I dont want to think, but all the little things I did just jump into my mind, like a movie of memories..."

Every nook and corner of this city has a special moment attached to it...
The first day in the Camin, trying to explain to my camin-mates that I am really hungry...getting lost in the snow...having a coffee and a cigarette in the balcony, basking in the sun...getting caught while peeing in the bushes by the paza...watching taniya giggle for an hour for no reason...to watching Linh eat piept de pui with a fork and knife...
Damn! If this is a movie, I dont want it to end. Not right now. Its too early. Its coming to an end, but not quite. Its almost a perfect movie, its got romance, comedy, really hot girls, really warm people, a few fights, a few kisses, a lil bit of sex, drugs, rock n roll! What more would you want!
If you are watching this movie with me, or if you play a role in it, hang on, we still have a few more scenes to shoot.

Till then,
Love,
Chin...

P.S - Greetings on behalf of Linh, me and taniya to this wonderful wonderful guy we met in Romania and unfortunately the only person who will be coming back with us home....Mr. Palinca D'Bihor ;-P
Cheers!

unforgettable memories

Heya Guys,

My name is Taniya D'silva and I'm 17 years old from Bombay,India currently an intern in the World Citizenship project with Linh and Chinmay(popularly called"Chin".i know what you're thinking but no Linh and Chin are not related!!!). I am also a second year university student of microbiology(YES i can almost hear you say "yuck!!!") in India (i just got the news that i passed a couple of days back so im still basking in the glory of it).I am almost at the end of my internship in Oradea with only 10 days more left here but i can say for sure that my stay in Oradea has been one of the most beautiful and rewarding experiences of my life....

My experience as an intern in the wocish project(yes i love using short forms) has a very important role to play in helping me create unforgettable memories in oradea....I still remember my first training in oradea(boy....was it scary) which was held at gojdu and me being very apprehensive about standing in front of a bunch of participants exactly my age and talking to them about globalization and energy in the world...sweaty hands and feet and the butterfly feeling in my stomach refused to leave...but as soon as i met my first batch of students they made me feel so relaxed and at ease that it was really easy for me to deliver a very good training at the end of which i found myself feeling very satisfied.After the initial uneasiness it became unbelievably easy for me to be at ease in front of the participants and deliver trainings about topics that i personally felt very passionate about and relevant for the participants as well.We worked hard to make the trainings as exciting as possible with ice breakers and games at regular intervals also at the same time making sure that the information was getting through to them...I especially cherish the memories of me and the participants hanging out for a cup of coffee after hours and just talking about normal teenage stuff like school,fashion and yes ofcourse the greatest mystery of all.......

BOYS!!!!

My experience in romania has been so awesome.....from my first experience of snow to seeing sheep for the very first time in my life to eating a turkey(something i have never done before),everything.I have made some really good friends(the overhead picture is me and Linh on the eve of easter sunday) here whom i will never forget and even when i go back to India I intend to keep in touch with them through mail,phonecalls and the life saver "yahoo msngr".Romania is very different from India in terms of population,geography,tradition and culture but i never felt that i was ever away from home in Oradea.Oradea became my second home for the past two months...where i have had some very beautiful and funny memories.

It is sad that i have to leave very soon but i leave Romania with the hope that i will come back to visit this beautiful country again and friends that i have made for life and to relive the memories that i have had here.So its not goodbye yet its only NE MAI VEDEM....:)

TE IUBESC,ROMANIA.

kisses,

Taniya

Implicare

Salut, numele meu e Alexandra Popa si am marea onoare sa fac parte din comitetul de organizare al acestui proiect.
De ce e o onoare? Pentru ca am avut ocazia sa lucrez cu niste oameni foarte faini pentru ca acest proiect sa se desfasoare in cele mai bune conditii, pentru ca am cunoscut niste oameni care acum imi sunt prieteni buni, pentru ca am reusit sa am contact cu persoane pe care in mod normal nu le-as fi intalnit, cum ar fi studentii straini, Taniya, Linh si Chinmay, si pentru ca sunt convinsa ca training-urile pe care le pregatim noi, vin in ajutorul elevilor de clasa XI-a.
Ce mult mi-ar fi placut sa fi fost acest proiect cand eram si eu in clasa a XI-a!!!!
Poate asa as fi ales sa fac o alta facultate, sau poate as fi stiut mai exact de ce am ales-o pe aceasta.
Momentan sunt studenta in anul 3 la Stiinte Economice si inca nu stiu la ce anume ma va ajuta diploma de la sfarsitul acesteia. Tocmai de aceea m-am implicat in activitati extrascolare, cum e AIESEC, pentru mine, iar proiectul World Citizenship pentru elevii de liceu, pentru ca sunt convinsa ca procesul de invatare nu se termina niciodata si ca fiecare experienta serveste pentru dezvoltarea noastra, iar educatia non-formala (sau mai pe simplu - sa inveti sa pui in practica teoria pe care o stii) este cea mai buna modalitate de a-ti dezvolta capacitatile si abilitatile.
Printre lucrurile care imi fac cel mai mult placere, este sa petrec cat mai mult timp cu studentii straini, pentru ca e o provocare pentru mine sa cunosc oameni noi si culturi diferite. Cei trei, Taniya, Linh si Chinmay sunt niste persoane deosebite, care pur si simplu vor mai multe de la viata si care profita de fiecare oportunitate. Am ajuns sa fim prieteni buni, iar in momentul in care vor trebui sa plece, voi fi trista si o sa mi se faca dor de ei :( , dar voi sti ca mi-am facut niste prieteni pe care nu-i pot pierde usor si la care voi putea sa apelez cu incredere.
Dar nu vreau sa devin de pe acum melancolica, asa ca ma gandesc ca mai sunt cateva saptamani in care ne putem distra si putem sa invatam unii de la altii. Asta e cel mai important lucru!! ;)

World Citizenship - Proiect pentru liceeni

În 30 Martie 2009, la ora 15:00, la lieceul Mihai Eminescu, a avut loc Evenimentul de deschidere a proiectului World Citizenship, organizat de AIESEC Oradea, au participat 100 de liceeni din 11 licee din Oradea.

Evenimentul a început cu prezentarea AIESEC Oradea, prezentată de Teodora Popa, fosta preşedinte al oganizaţiei.

Cadar Ioan, profesor de la Colegiul Naţional „Mihai Eminescu” , a vorbit elevilor despre conceptul de leadership, şi importanţa conştientizării a abilităţilor personale, şi în final a felicitat elevii pentru participarea lor la acest proiect.

Carmen Apateanu, coordonatorul proiectului a prezentat elevilor agenda, programul prin care vor trece in perioada urmataore, şi ce benefici pot avea in urma acestui proiect, dupa care a prezentat studenţii străini care vor ţine pregătirile elevilor.

World Citizenship aflat la a treia ediţie se va desfăsura in perioada 1 Aprilie – 27 Mai in 11 licee din Oradea, proiectul constă în pregatiri ţinute de studenţi stagiari internaţionali din India si Vietnam.

Linh Nguyen, după ce s-a prezentat, a cântat un cantec vietnamez, şi a spus câteva cuvinte in limba romană elevilor. Ea a venit tocmai din Vietnam, din AIESEC Hanoi, pentru acest proiect, va avea un rol faorte important pentru dezvoltarea personală a elevilor orădeni.

Chinmay Tamhaney din India, doreşte să participe la acest proiect, pentru că ar vrea şi el la randul lui sa lase o amprentă in educaţia liceenilor orădeni. Îi va face pe elevi să înţeleagă lumea mai bine, pentru a face o alegere cât mai potrivitaă in viaţa lor. De asemenea, scopul lui este acela de ai ajuta pe elevi să conştientizeze unii termeni precum: Globalizare, Uniunea Europeana, evoluţia socio culturală a României.

Tanya Dsilva este din India, şi este foarte entuziasmată să lucreze cu lelevii orădeni având aceeasi varstă cu ei, are 17 ani şi scopul pregatirilor ţinute de ea este acela de ai face pe elevi să işi descopere calităţile şi defectele, conştientizarea acestora, asimilând astfel si conştiinţe necesare pentru aşi construi un viitor cât mai sigur.

Prin acest proiect, noi ne propunem să sprijinim elevii de liceu să cunoscă mai bine pe sine şi să le oferim oportunitatea de a-şi creea un plan de carieră, de a se dezvolta personal şi de a interacţiona cu tineri din alta tara.

Acest proiect este finantat de Youth in Action.