I've never been more proud to say that I'm a member of AIESEC Madison. With carloads of 17 people driving anywhere between 14-18 hours to get to the glorious town of Spartanburg, South Carolina, we started off the conference strong and ended stronger.
WSC was definitely a chance to pause and look back on the past year in AIESEC, and the progress we've made both locally and nationally. This semester has been truly remarkable. After a few years of completely turning our LC's structure upside down, trying new things, failing, trying newer things, succeeding, I think we finally are at a point where all the pieces are in place and we are already starting to see results.
Looking around at our delegation at WSC, I saw 17 individuals that are all leading our LC. They may not have VP positions or fancy titles. That's unimportant. What they do have is a passion, drive, and commitment to making AIESEC's vision become a reality. They have the ability to empower others, and they have what it takes to blow shit up in Madison this next year.
I'm also incredibly proud of AIESEC US right now. I have learned and grown so much from working with the subgroup this past year, and I'm so proud of the progress made and where we are as a nation right now. I owe Luke a pretty freaking huge THANK YOU for taking on the monumental task of facilitating the work of the subgroup, for always being there to bounce ideas off of, and for being an incredible friend. Also, for looking way crazier than me on dress your P night.
At WSC, I felt my first pangs of pain at the thought of all the AIESEC Madison members who will be graduating in May...Some of these individuals sucked me into the organization as an unsuspecting freshman, others I've grown to depend on in the past semester. They have been mentors and friends, and they continue to challenge me every day. And, although I have been been conveniently avoiding the reality of their graduation, and will continue to do so for a good bit... for now, I'll just say that you folks have played a bigger part in my life than I think you know, and for that, I'd like to thank you.
So.. I have officially stepped into my LCP role, and I can finally say that I am confident enough to take this on; to take on the challenge of leaving AIESEC Madison better than I started it; to enable individuals to do the job of running, building, and growing AIESEC Madison better than I could ever do it, and well, basically... to blow shit up.
