Good Times

Who can believe that the year is over already?

As I sat before my laptop composing an e-mail to the @US LCPs, the implications of this election really hit me - in less than 2 months I will no longer be LCP. No more Sunday EB meetings for me. No more GM presentations. No more late night AIESEC binging (binging = e-mails, planning, myaiesec.net surfing, etc.). No more.

In the midst of my anxiety attack, I got to the point where I announce who will replace me, and my anxiety disappeared.

Erin Conwell. Her unyielding passion for the core mission and values of AIESEC have helped revive @Miami during its darkest days. If I could temporarily suspend the democratic processes of AIESEC (trust me, I have been tempted many times) there is no one else I would choose.

Furthermore, she has a stellar EB to back her up: Alyson Budd, Mason Klein, Eric Lanman, Ashley Leonard, and Kate O'Brien.

@Miami has the potential to do great things in 2009, and I cannot imagine a better EB to serve the LC in this endeavor.

Sincerely yours,

Michelle Fakler
Outgoing LCP, @Miami

(50 days and counting...)

Ode to Fakler

Fakler is a maverick. Not only do we make quite the dancing pair (just ask A.King or Luke), but I've decided she's my AIESEC spouse. Here's how I figure.

On Monday, CNN released an article about how some people have "work spouses". I am going to expand it further. I have an AIESEC spouse. And it's Fakler. You can read the original, but here's my adjustment to describe me and Fakler's loving AIESEC relationship.

1. I depend on Fakler for office supplies, snacks and aspirin.

2. There are inside jokes that Fakler and I share. And we tend to awkwardly giggle about them at GMs and EB much to everyone's confusion.

3. I can be bluntly honest with Fakler about her appearance, hygiene or hair (and vice versa). You're comfortable enough to point out that Fakler's hair is sticking up -- or that she's wearing the same sweats at GM that she did last night at EB.

4. When something eventful happens in AIESEC, Fakler is the first person I text to gossip.

5. At breakfast, lunch and coffee breaks, Fakler knows what to order for me and how I like my coffee (and vice versa).

6. Fakler and I can finish each other's sentences. Better yet, we can read each other's minds.

7. Fakler knows almost as much about my personal life as my best friend does. False. She knows more.

Passing the Torch

Hello AIESEC Miami!

As Caitie said, this blog is pretty...stagnant. But I wanted to take this moment to congratulate AIESEC Miami's new LCP: Erin Conwell!!! I know many of us couldn't be more excited because we saw the potential in Erin right away!

Michelle has been through and done a lot in her time as LCP (in fact, more than any LCP should HAVE to go through) and I know she will make as smooth a transition as possible during these awkward AIESEC times.

Best of Luck AIESEC Miami!

Love from Oman,
Katy
AIESEC Miami Alum

Interesting Videos

Since this blog is fairly dead, I figured I'd post some interesting video's that I've found:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RP74vWb6Kc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_3Utmj4RPU