Elamir Esmail in Chandigarh, India

I am Elamir Esmail from Egypt ,21 years old, and I study 

pharmacy at the German University in Cairo. 

When I firstly arrived on the grounds of India, I had the 

cultural shock but it soon faded away when I began to interact with the interns. Besides, the AIESECers were very nice and helped me to adapt to the Indian Lifestyle

My internship was in Chandigarh; literally means the city 

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My work was teaching kids English and Mathematics. The Communication was difficult at first, as they cannot speak any English, however, 2 classes it became much easier and I really enjoyed being with them

I taught them things like fruits,vegetables and colors, weekdays and summation.

My cultural exchange experience was just great and it was

 such an amazing feeling to live this cultural diversity

I travelled to a lot of places in India such as Shimla,Dharamshala, Jaipur,Udaipur and Manali

I met a  lot of people whom I consider as 2nd family

What I have learned from this experience is adapting myself

 to any situation and appreciating every little thing in my life, such as my family, my bed, my food,  and my friends 

I would like to thank AIESEC Cairo University and AIESEC 

Chandigarh for giving me this great opportunity.

I’m definitely going to miss every thing and everyone in India : My intern-house mates , AIESECER’s , Swastik vihar , TukTuk drivers , Altius , the Indian food and especially "AROMA"- Our late night escape for food

 

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Mohamed Zaki in Chandigarh, India

My name is Mohamed Zaki from Egypt, I am in my last year in faculty of commerce Cairo University. All my life, I was dreaming about traveling and working abroad and I have finally done this through AIESEC.

I am really happy that I had the chance to travel and work in India. Usually, when it comes to India I always get speechless because I don't think the incredible beauty of India can be described in words. India is so different. Actually,the food, the culture, and most important the people . Indian people are really special and what I really appreciate the most is their cooperative spirit and the warmth and generosity while interacting with them.

"India is like a pretty woman and once you know her, you can't stop thinking about her and I think I will never ever forget India"

(Dramshala,north india)

One of the most interesting and amazing things is travelling and working side by side with the interns that you live with and seeing yourself changing to another person and watching them become your family. 

(Governmental Secondary Senior School, Chandigarh)

My internship was in Chandigarh and my work was teaching kids English and Maths in a Governmental School. It was difficult  to communicate with them  at first, however, I really I loved them, and things got easier in the end.

The amazing part of my cultural exchange experience was the fact of meeting different people from different cultures and it was such an amazing feeling to live this cultural diversity, and to adapt to the Indian life style. I have learned lot from this experience and especially from the interaction with lots of nationalities such as Russian, Ukrainian, Japanese, Colombian, Brazilian, German, Austrian, Moroccan, Tunisian, Polish Interns and many more including lots of lovely Egyptians.

I discovered that you can reach happiness just by getting to know people and I can say that I am a totally different person now because of this experience.

One of the best places I visited was the Golden Temple in Amritsar, which is made of real Gold.

For adventure lovers, Manali (North India) is the place for you. You can do lots of activities such as paragliding.

I spent my last ten days in Goa. 

Goa is heaven and I really enjoyed my time there; The sun,  the ocean, riding a motorcycle, etc.

I can never forget riding Elephants in Jaipur.

Finally, I would like thank AIESEC Cairo University, which had a huge impact on changing my personality , my culture and giving me the opportunity to visit incredible India .

!!Bye Bye Incredible India 

Rania Sleem in Chandigarh, India

 

My name is Rania Sleem from Egypt. I'm a fresh graduate of the faculty of pharmacy. One of my biggest dreams was to join a student exchange program and I have finally made it happen through AIESEC.

I am really happy that I had the opportunity to have this internship here in india.

Dealing with new people is very interesting and you get to benefit a lot from exchanging different ideas and thoughts and experiencing cultural diversity.

The interns were friendly and helpful, we were like family.

At first, I was very afraid, because this was my first time to travel on my own without my family but now I can say that I am very happy that I did this.

I became more stronger, capable of facing problems by myself, capable of dealing with different people and I became more independent.

I became a new person.

I will miss all of the interns :( 

India is a very diverse country, you can find every thing there. You can find: Snow, beaches, mountains, rivers, temples, mosques, villages, wild life, civilized areas, etc.

India is the country of bollywood movies.

  

I had the opportunity to taste the indian food, which was made of the amazing spices :)

Indian people are friendly and are always happy, they make you feel comfortable, I always had the feeling that I was in my own country, not thousands of miles away.

I worked in a school called Governmental Secondary Senior School. This school is in Chandigarh, which is a beautiful city, very similar to the area of Maadi in Egypt. I really enjoyed working there.

I was giving English Classes to Children, which was really interesting.

In the beginning, it was difficult to deal with the children, as they did not understand any English, but after a while I really enjoyed teaching the kids and playing with them.

This made me learn how to deal with people even, if they don't understand me .

The staff was very friendly, I liked them so much and they were like my family.

I loved kids in this school <3

Travelling was one of the important parts of my experience in India.

I visited many many places and cities.

One of the best places I visited was the Golden Temple in Amritsar.

It's made out of real gold, which is fascinating.

Another beautiful place was Manali.

Manali is of great significance to Indian culture and heritage

I also visited Goa, which was amazing. It's like heaven on earth.

My last day in India was one of my best days . I spent this day with an indian family. They cooked me typical Indian food which was very delicious and the family was very friendly and lovely.

Finally, I would like thank AIESEC Cairo University, which had a huge impact on changing my personality and the way I think.

BYE BYE INDIA :)

Remon Mikhael in Gliwice, Poland

Deciding to go on a second exchange within the same year, that witnessed my first experience with AIESEC in Russia, was shocking to, even, me. The amount of knowledge, benefits, diversity and experience I have gained through the previous one was really encouraging to go on another.

I hit Poland this time, and my internship took place in a nice city called Gliwice with AIESEC Katowice UE. It was a perfect choice. Not only did I enjoy it to the fullest, but also I got new attributes and skills, that believe will be helpful later on in my life

Activating leadership, enjoying participation and acting sustainably are some of the core values of AIESEC and through my internship I had the opportunity to practice them all through actions.

                                         

My project involved teaching kindergarten kids, who are 2-4 years old, basic English with the help of games and music.

My goodness!! I have never imagined myself doing this before, and by this I mean dealing with very small and young kids, taking care of them and babysitting them, I would say angels.

It was hard indeed at the beginning to the level that I thought of quitting but eventually everything was changed as I fell in love with the kids and the place. The challenging part was in developing ways to facilitate communicating with them, bearing in mind the language barrier and some of them even could not say a word because of their age.

The kindergarten teachers believed in me so much and they have been asking me every day to teach them (the teachers) English, help them in grammatical issues and to present something new about my culture. The teaching part was not all of it however, the most exciting moments were when we were playing, dancing and singing.Those angels taught me tolerance, patience, smiling, and creativity.

Also I had a cross-task and it was about working in a primary school for a week. That week was the funniest ever for me in Poland. Me the pupils became friends in almost no time, I worked with a Georgian Intern. Using my very recent experience I got from being with kindergarten kids helped me a lot and I totally now believe that smiling and being cheerful are the ways to successfully build good relationships with others, no matter what your cultural background is or what language you speak.

We had so much fun doing AIESEC roll calls and dances: Tunak Tunak, Gangnam style, Moves like a jagger :D

AIESECers there are so nice, (Polish people in general are awesome) they asked me to help them in their recruitment campaign and Interviews:D. 

I had another experience and opportunity of getting closer to Polish students and Interns, asking and interviewing them. We also attended a global village and it was a perfect chance to clear up some stereotypes about Egypt.

Last of all, I believe I could have done better if I had been enough prepared, yet I am satisfied with what I have done and learnt a lot in general. Poland is a favorable place to my heart and I do not mind do it again.

One more thing that should be mentioned which is being an AIESECer gave me more confidence and doubled my responsibility in a way that I could bear some cultural issues or tiny problems that happened to show up during my stay.

I was able to represent myself, my LC, my country in a proper way.  #Courtesy of AIESEC C.U.

"Wait for my coming Exchange"