Somewhere over the rainbow...

joi, 3 septembrie 2009

Speaking Egyptian?!

In my last post I was talking something about Egypt... Yes I was in the country I always dreamed to visit and stayed there for 5 weeks. My parents were a little bit scarred about me going alone in a totally different world, a muslim country, a culture that it takes some time to understand /adapt to it. But still they know that even though I like the adventure, I can manage myself. And I did. I am proud of myself. It was more than challenging, but AWESOME in the same time.

Although I don't like to regret the things I've done, I do regret one thing. Not appreciating the experience at its level. I left myslef affected by some things I could pass over, if maybe I have had attended an ICPS. I understood its importance then. As Silviutza says I adapt really fast to places, but not people. It's true. Unfortunately. But improving, improving.

Now let me note the Egyptian words I learned. :D

I will start with no other than...

Khalas - Enough
Misr - Egypt
Salam Alekum - Peace be with you
Alekum Salam
Meshy - Ok
Aiwa - Yes
La'ah - No
Deluatti - Now
Shukran - Thanks
Flus - Money
Habibty - Baby/ Honey
Ya Moora - Cuttie
Ya Moozza - Hottie
Wahed - 1
Hamsa - 5 (I forgot the other numbers)
Aha (A7a) - Fuck Off! (that's the only curse I know and it's very offensive to say it in public!)
Helwa - Pretty
Ya Raab - Oh God
Wallah - I swear to God
Inshallah (ISA) - With the Help of God
El Hambdidulallah - Thanks God
Yalla - Let's Go! / Come
Ramadan Kareem - Happy Ramadan!

I think it's Khallas. I will post more if I will remember.

More facts about the Egyptian Flavour...Tomorrow!

Back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

....For Good!!!! Thanks for the ones, who didn't give up checking my blog!

Here we go...

Picture I stole from Ral . I have it on my desktop since ages. I'm trying to respect what it's written there. =) (=

marți, 6 ianuarie 2009

... New Year!

This is the first post that I'm writing while feeling in an odd way. I hope I won't be misunderstood, cuz I noticed that some people perceived me totally wrong, anyway...

It's not because I just came back from LCC 2 and I have seen my dear Silviutza receiving a glass of water on her (she run for the position that I ran in LCC), or because I had a big fight with my parents, or, or, or... It's something else. And I won't talk about that anymore.

I applied as a teamster for MENAXLDS and by now I should have received an answer. I didn't. I really need an intense XP in the next period, so I can grow up. Maybe it will be Egypt or not. We shall see. I worked really hard for that application form. I can say that I had no holiday at all.

Tough period is waiting for me and I wish I had a more positive attitude. I know this year is going to be an unforgettable one and I guess this spirit is a small part of a huge process. The "Changing me!" one.

Until the final result, I'm still dreaming until I will receive a concrete answer!

duminică, 28 decembrie 2008

2 + 0 = 20 !!! : )

And I changed the prefix! It's a nice number, although I didn't want to reach it at all. Because I felt like I was getting old :O. :)) But it's not like that. I feel really good about this. It's a nice number 20. A cool one :P. My mum baked me a cake. They wanted me to blow in 20 candles, but we hadn't and I said "No, it's ok". But then I remembered what Pookie told me when she called me to tell me "Happy B-day!": to think about ONE wish and then blow the candles off. And I have wanted to blow off the candles just to whisper a wish, so I can be sure it will come true. :)) But I know it will become true even though. :P I will whisper another one at the New Years Eve! ;-)

My grandma tells me every year that every Christmas morning she watches the religious service live from Bucharest and at the end the pope is talking about all the "Cristina"s and "Cristian"s. These names are coming from Jesus Christ. And she is always thinking about me and cries. And she cries while is telling me all this. My name was supposed to be "Anca Ioana", but as I was born on Christmas Day, my dad decided that Cristina is the proper name for me.

I hope I will celebrate my B-day in Cluj. Because there I have most of my friends. Lots of things happened lately... More to come.

I was just telling Roxi that before LCC I told myself that depends a lot my spirit and mood through the Holidays if I will be elected or not as an OD. And I wasn't. BUT my Holidays are not shitty at all !!! Contrary I felt them in a very good way. Helping my preferred grandma to bake lots of "cozonaci" (14) :P and going to carol with my fellows from highschool was incredible. I was really happy to see them all. I told to a really good friend, Alex from Brasov, who is in Sweden right now, that I cannot imagine Christmas without being at home close to my family.

So... I hope this lovely 20 will bring me even lovelier adventures for the next year!

miercuri, 26 noiembrie 2008

Meet Dey

This is Dey.

I am grateful for... having this picture and having Ela in a 2 hour conversation phone call.

Thank you very much for your comment Dey!!!

Next posts will be in a month from now, cuz I have a really important Application Form to fill in and an LCC waiting for me and a fire week. And I really need to get prepared!!!

luni, 24 noiembrie 2008

I am GRATEFUL for...

Meeting Dey, our chair at LDS track 08. I cannot imagine how our LDS was without him. I think he's one of the persons that you have the chance to meet once in a lifetime, but still believing that it's not just once. And I truly believe that. I know I'll meet him again sooner that I think. It's hard to write about Dey. You can write non-stop and still you have something to say about him.
NPS 08. My first NPS. I got there with really high expectations and in the first days I was crying, because the expectations weren't accomplished yet and people around me weren't helping at all. But yet, the people from there amazed me and over-commed my expectations. It sounds like a cliche, but it's all about people.
Meeting and chatting with Meto. A guy that made me feel so comfortable, so I wake up sharing about my hard moments at NPS, while all the plenary was listening. That was the moment when my NPS started to SHINE.
Sharing some special moments with Claudiu from AIESEC BRASOV. We connected really well. Thank you for everything and for helping me to find my place there, when I couldn't.
And so many people that made my first NPS eXPerience, a memorable one. I will write another post about the others, cuz 2 hours ago I got home, after 14 hours spent on the road from Amara to Cluj. I am so f*cking tired, but I thought I would be selfish I didn't share all this with you.

From now on in every single post the last statement would be: "I am GRATEFUL for..."

I am also GRATEFUL for having Malina at my first interview in AIESEC, where I sucked, but still she believed in me, so she has given the chance to me to live this ... adventure called AIESEC. I was so happy when I saw her in the movie from the opening plenary.

This one is for Dey,