Today I received my passport! I'm so happy about it. (◠▽◠)

(...only that picture TT_TT)

So today I could send my Acceptance Note.
Soon I have to request a visa, and then I'll have to book the airplane ticket...wooow that will be quite a time. I've never done anything like this before. THis will be my the first time going out of Europe and also the first time travelinbg by airplane..

It is now sure, that I will go on 'Dare To Dream Changsha'. (✿◠‿◠)
I just have to send an Acceptance Note.. sadly my passport hasn't arrived yet, although I requested it more that two weeks ago. I hope itwillarrive soon. (¬_¬)

Successful interview

The interviwe was successful!! YAY !! \(^▽^)/

I am so happy now..

It was an interview for the project Dare To Dream Changsha (a project with children). At first I was quite determined to apply for WExplore China (project with museums, schools), but after this interview I really don't know I just like this one too!!
Now I can't decide, maybe I have the option to go to WExplore China, but I'll rather choose Dare to Dream...

I love children, I think I really want to go to them :)))

Right after the interview..

I had the interview just about 30 minutes ago...

I am waiting for the result. I should have it in about 1,5 hours. O‿O

During the skype interview I was at school. So I had to find a place that is empty and no one would disturb me, and it has to be a place where the WiFi is working properly.
It was hard to find a place that met both of the requirements. Finally a classmate of mine helped me (Thank you Ákos!!!) And we asked for the key of the teachers' private library. (last time I was there I had 'comparatory civilization studies' exam :D)
So I got an empty room, with a fast WiFi connection. (^▽^)

So everything was ready for the interview. It started with some technical problems. Skype just didn't want to work like it should (+I don't have 'premium' skype, so we couldn't do conference call).

Because of all these hardships at the end it was just a two-sided voice call. This way the quality of the sound was better, so we could more or less understand each other. ^-^

I got questions regarding my previous volunteer work, hardest task I had to face during that, how would I solve different kind of situations.

I had a little 'project' too, I got one minute to plan a 45' course for little kids. That was quite a challenge. *-*

Celia, who held the interview was very kind and cheerful, I liked her very much. Also, her attitude made me feel more comfortable during answering her questions.
Thus, all in all it was a positive experience (regardless of the result). (✿◠‿◠)

~ about one hour left till getting the result... (◔‿◔)

First skype interview tomorrow!

We didn't get a reply for the first promo mail ..BUT, we got from another one, from China, YAY!
Tomorrow at 14:00 (here) we will have an interview..last time I wrote I am excited, well NOW I am excited (*o*)
I'll tell you how it went (^-^)

Matching has begun

Yaay, My first promotion mail was sent today. Réka was so kind and wrote a superb promo mail for me.

I am soooo excited about the answer. \(*o*)/

Status: Available

I just wanted to make a short notice: my EP form's status is officially Available!  ^-^

Creating my EP form

After successfully taking the interview and the OPDay, it is time to create my EP form (online profile).

I need to register to the online system, fill in a form with my profile informtion (including: personal information, CV, Languages, Backgrounds, Skills). Réka (my team leader and EP manager) helps me doing this :)

When everything is ready I will create my EP form, and she will change the status 'Availabe'.

OP Day - Agenda

The OP day Lasted from 9:30AM to 17:30PM.

The agenda was the following (roughly):

9:30-10:00 ~ Opening Plenary

At first we got some basic information about the OPD. The facis (facilitators) introduced themselves. They informed us about the agenda.

10:00-11:00 ~ AIESEC General and EP flowHere we got to know about the AIESEC (basic information) and also about the process we are going through. This was a detailed step by step expanation of the stages.

11:00-12:15 ~ XP sharing

This was a very exciting part of the day. Tha facies talked about thir own internship experience (in a 'talk show'). It was not only interesting, but we also heard about some hardships they went through. So this way we can see that unexpected things can happen, but if we are open and creative enough, we can solve them ;)

12:15-13:00 ~ Lunch break

I think this is quite obvious..^^

13:00-14:00 ~ Supply and Demand

We were shown some statistical data about the number of available internships in different countries. They showed us the areas where we have more chance to get an internship.

14:00-14:30 ~ Interview preparation

Practical prepration! :D We simulated intervies and we got feedback. The weak points were exposed, and we were provided with useful advices so we can improve.

14:30-15:00 ~ Logistical preparation

At this section we were informed about the things we need to prepare before going on an internship. (visa, passport, clothes..etc.)

15:00-16:30 ~ Cultural preparation

We saw a slideshow, and some videos about cultural differences in the world, and some possible issues of cultural shock.

16:30-16:50 ~ Break

... ;P

16:50-17:00 ~ EvaluationBefore finishing the day we filled out an evaluation sheet about it. This was in order to give feedback to tha facis. And we were also asked about our impressions.

17:00-17:30 ~ Closing plenary

The final part of the day. A short summary of the topics. Time for the last questions.

All in all this day was very useful some really important things were highlighted, that we need to be prepared for (eg.: possible inconvenient situations, some practical info about hat to bring, ehat papers should we get, etc..)

Many thanks to the facis! ^^

In the evening, we had a short informal event with the facis and the other applicants ;)