Here I am - it's a new day - it's a new plan

Here I am.

Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

Sitting in the dark living room of our apartment, after a day of long sleep-in, lunch at Bagels&Beans, shopping in the 1-EUR shop, ping-pong practice in the office, and watching Depo Man in the cinema (which was only saved from ,,worst movie of the year" title by random twist in the end).

A short moment of rest before the next week starts.

Definitely not long enough to put my scattered thoughts into any kind of comprehensible structure, but long enough to feel the need to answer the calling in my head: ,,write something at least, since you've already spent one week experimenting with the blog design".

So let's just jump right in the middle, as I usually do.

After 5 years of working for AIESEC in Hungary, I got the opportunity to spend a year in Rotterdam and around the world as a member of AIESEC International, the global headquarters of the largest student-led organization in the world. As usual, I didn't leave myself too much time to let it sink in - I made my decision, I wrote my application during a few nights in Taiwan, I got selected, I tried to finish all my tasks in two months, I flew to Rotterdam for Steering Team meeting and back, I tried to pass some of my exams, I packed in a frenzy, I said my goodbye's way too fast, and I failed to clean my flat and finish most of the administrative stuff.

So here I am - it's a new day, it's a new plan (as so simply sung by Brian Adams).

It's a new day.

We were presented the 7 week long transition agenda, learned the most important internal regulations, passed the first sessions focusing on AIESEC general and AI history, had phone calls with previous PAIs, and created a game for the current AI team as the highlight of the week.

I got to know my new teammates better (we are alltogether 20 individuals from 17 nationalities), we went kayaking on our first teamday, and we had dinners, pingpong matches, lunches, discussions, picnics, even a first mini-project we worked on.

I have a room, a seat in the office, a Dutch SIM-card, and even a plastic carpet in the bathroom. I know where is the local TESCO called AlbertHeijn, I can get home from the most important bars even if I'm tipsy, I know where to register myself in Rotterdam, I can find the Erasmus bridge, I can even remember some pickup lines in Dutch, and I know some of the main regulations (crossing the road in red light or drinking alcohol on the street can result in serious penalties, no joke).

And the sun doesn't go down until 10:30 PM.

It's definitely a new day.

It's a new plan...?

Not yet.

Feels very much... inbetween. What is behind is long, heavy, valuable, and what is ahead is also grandiose.

It is now a short time to observe, to learn, and to be a beginner - which is not easy to do after years of being an expert. Visibly there are also a few things to unlearn, and there are things I constantly have to remind myself of.

It is now a time of training and peace, but very soon, a lot will be expected from us. Still figuring out how to live up to it best.