Back to AIESEC....

AIESEC Alex, like all the other LCs in the world is currently passing through recruitment - thus a fresh out of office Alumni like me would not decline a request to go and help out with the recruitment, especially if that meant waking up a 8am (blaq!!!!) and traveling to the other side of Alexandria - Abu Qir to the massive campus of AAST (actually the total outskirts of Alexandria).  Although half heartedly I did wake up early and like a good ex- AIESECer went for her duties.

Surprisingly enough I must say that I had a really good time!!! Yes I did spend 2 whole hours explaining to Egyptian students what is AIESEC and how could they join over and over again.  But I also got the opportunity to speak to a couple of university students and also to the student council in this university, who have actually asked me to come and make a speech to the student council so as to convince them to allow foreigners on the trips organized by the university.  They also invited me to their activities and best of all offered to take me to the grand opening of Ramadan this Friday.  Besides they got me drinks and paid my taxi ride back into Alex, saying that I was a guest on the university and that it was a pleasure for them to have me and it all came out of the university budget!!! - Aint that cool!!!!  I told I guess Egyptian has also many advantages with regards to foreigners.

It was also cool meeting some of my ex-students on the campus and having a chat with them, as well as selling AIESEC - its cool to see how they recognized me and came to tell me hello!!! even if I did not recognize them at all!!!

Finally there was also the weird part of the selling, which was attracting the guys who were only interested in the two white skinned, light eyed, English speaking, one foreign  girls (Nora and I) - the people of the student council later warned me about these people, though it had been a bit too late!!!!

Although now extremely exhausted I had a really good time, it reminded me of the good old recruitment days, and it also reminded me of my dearest LC LLN as this LC has the same enthusiasm and potential - I miss them sooooo much!!!!!