How everything started...
¡¿AYE-QUÉ?! (AIE-WHAT?!)
The title is very easy to understand for Spanish speakers, but I'll explain for those who might be trying to figure out how to correctly pronounce "AYE-QUÉ" ;-)
First of all, it is very usual to wrongly pronounce AIESEC in Spanish like this: "I-EH-SEK" (read that with English pronunciation)... then, Spanish speakers who have heared this for the first time, might reaply with: "AYE-QUÉ?" which is a mix of what we have understood at the begining ("I-EH") and a question with exclamation ("QUÉ?") which means in Spanish "What?".... so, it is similar to say: "AIE-WHAT?!"
So, this was my first reaction the moment I first heared about AIESEC...
I was sitted with some friends in the cafeteria of my university, I don´t remember what were we talking about, but I´m sure it was not about changing the world, or about any world issue... I was just another simple university student spending some time in the cafeteria.
Suddenly a guy that I didn´t know before came to the table where I was sitted and gave us some flyers about some organization... AIE-something...
For those who don´t know, my parents are from Colombia, so listening at his accent cought my attention from the begining.
Carlos: - "Cool... so are you here on a professional exchange?"
Hugo: - "Not really, I´m here having what we call a CEED, which is an AIESEC possition in another country for a short period of time"
Carlos: - "hmmm... interesting" (what is this guy talking about?! what is that "SITH" thing?...)
Carlos: - "Hey! it says in here that there is AYASÉ in more than 89 countries! Is it also in Japan?!"
Hugo: - "Yes! There is AIESEC in Japan, and in many..."
Carlos: - "GREAT! Where do I sign?!"
The title is very easy to understand for Spanish speakers, but I'll explain for those who might be trying to figure out how to correctly pronounce "AYE-QUÉ" ;-)
First of all, it is very usual to wrongly pronounce AIESEC in Spanish like this: "I-EH-SEK" (read that with English pronunciation)... then, Spanish speakers who have heared this for the first time, might reaply with: "AYE-QUÉ?" which is a mix of what we have understood at the begining ("I-EH") and a question with exclamation ("QUÉ?") which means in Spanish "What?".... so, it is similar to say: "AIE-WHAT?!"
So, this was my first reaction the moment I first heared about AIESEC...
I was sitted with some friends in the cafeteria of my university, I don´t remember what were we talking about, but I´m sure it was not about changing the world, or about any world issue... I was just another simple university student spending some time in the cafeteria.
Suddenly a guy that I didn´t know before came to the table where I was sitted and gave us some flyers about some organization... AIE-something...
- "What is this about?" I asked.
- "AIESEC is an international student organization which main focus is Professional International Exchange" He said, with a different accent that I recognized at the moment.
- "You are not from here right? Are you from Colombia?"
- "Yes indeed... My name is Hugo, I'm from Manizales, nice to meet you"
- "AIESEC is an international student organization which main focus is Professional International Exchange" He said, with a different accent that I recognized at the moment.
- "You are not from here right? Are you from Colombia?"
- "Yes indeed... My name is Hugo, I'm from Manizales, nice to meet you"
For those who don´t know, my parents are from Colombia, so listening at his accent cought my attention from the begining.
Carlos: - "Cool... so are you here on a professional exchange?"
Hugo: - "Not really, I´m here having what we call a CEED, which is an AIESEC possition in another country for a short period of time"
Carlos: - "hmmm... interesting" (what is this guy talking about?! what is that "SITH" thing?...)
Carlos: - "Hey! it says in here that there is AYASÉ in more than 89 countries! Is it also in Japan?!"
Hugo: - "Yes! There is AIESEC in Japan, and in many..."
Carlos: - "GREAT! Where do I sign?!"
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1 Comments:
Similar first XP with me... walking around the campus with my best friend, sudendly seeing a Quebec (Canada) flag standing in the middle of the hall.. then asking this guy (who will later become my teammate and friend) about the canadiense cultural presentation... and this guy telling me, it's not a presentation from Canada... you see AIESEC (eye what??) is the international student association present in 95 countries (oct. 2003) we do exchange as a tool to contribute to world peace and the human kind development... COOL, WHERE DO I SIGN??
Was it destiny? was it pure coincidence? was it written???
What it was! IT WAS GREAT TO SAIL!!! Awesome to have met you Boterix! I wish you all the best in Estonia!
Beijos, KARLITA =)
By karla.ticona, at 8:42 AM
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