One of the most powerful and liberating trips of my life happened in the summer of 2017. Where I was able to discover my passion for serving people and also had a chance to make an impact on this world. I realized that I wasn't the one teaching, rather the children in my class taught me a very valuable lesson of "making sure the kid inside me never dies"
Being on an Aiesec exchange was something more than just being a part of a volunteer experience. What I gained out of the exchange was a home in 40 different nations with friend that I could call family.
My AIESEC experience started of with a little bit of skepticism and fear. Going to a an unknown territory and living with complete strangers for 6 weeks seemed like daunting task at the moment. I remember second guessing my decision right before entering the flight. However once I landed in Romania and met the other exchange participants it all went pretty smooth.
All of start of teaching children in a city named Arad, where we used to take a 4 hour sessions with children’s of different age groups. In particular I was responsible for teaching children from the age of 10-12. One of the most interesting part about teaching those children English was that I got to try new methods each day, I remember that there were days when we just watched a movie and did a synopsis on that afterwards. Moreover, I was also responsible for taking them to the field and playing different kinds of sports with them and what I got of of this experience was me learning how to ensure that the child inside you is always alive.
Since Arad was a one of the smaller cities of Romania, my group of exchange participants always managed to go out and explore other cities in the country. In total we visited 6 different cities during the 6 weeks period and now I can confidently say I have visited all the crucial parts of Romania with the most interesting people in the world.
