AXLDS 2004, Margarita - Venezuela

Americas eXchange Leadership Development Seminar, 2004!

Francisco Seyler, MCVP Finances 04-05, AIESEC in Venezuela,

having a relax moment few days before the AXLDS 2004 on a beach in Margarita Island

This was my first "International" experience in AIESEC. I quoted the word INTERNATIONAL since this seminar happened in my own country, but because of the diverse delegation I consider this my first approach by first hand to the World of AIESEC...

I have started my AIESEC Experience (@XP) just 5 months before this congress.

I thought I knew what AIESEC was about, and then in this seminar I could see how little I knew and how much I was able to learn.

This seminar joined the participation of more than 200 youngters from more than 17 countries, most of them from Latin America, but there were also delegates from: Japan, Australia, Holand, Scothland and Austria, making this a really wonderfuly diversed congress!

My best memories are related to the extention of my friends network...

Friends from many places in the world, who I must say I'm vary happy to still keep contact with until these days, joining experiences and stories of our lives.

I still remember sharing great moments with the wonderful Puerto Ricans (Hello Damaris!), the crazy Ecuatorians (Ivan, Priscila, Franchesca), Costa Rica (Pura Vida! from Tico-land), Brazil, México, USA and so on...

Of course, I must say that it was a great moment also to share with my own delegation! The Venezuelan feeling was all in the air, at every moment! We where no separated LCs, we where not delegates from different cities. We were all VENEZUELANS, proud of our country and our culture!