Wow... I knew I didn't really keep my Blog up to date... but that I actually didn't write about anything of my Venezuela Experience, exept the arrival somehow slipped my mind... Well... month have passed, I have seen a lot of this country and still there are so many things left, that I did not manage to visit and now it's already time to say good bye and start once again a new journey... So I'll just try to sum up the most important moments and experiences... After a pretty stressed start in my job here - because I had the first big conference I was in charge of just one month after my arrival, had to prepare sessions, select my trainer team, train the trainer-team, work on the logistics of the event and so ... read more

Hi my dear friends, everything has an end, sooner or later... Now it's time to say good bye to Russia, at least for some time and to start a new journey to other places in the world and new tasks... My time in Russia was great, really nice people who cared for me, gave me the best ever feedback, helped me to broughten my knowledge and horizont and shared unforgettable experiences with me! In the last weeks I became a world cup addicted German, watching the mayority of the games - something I would have never done before, but with the right people, i realized, it can be a lot of fun! ;o) I had the chance to go to St. Petersburg with Tati, Peter and Julia and we spend 2 wonderful days, watching the sunrise ... read more

Hi there again, on the weekend of 18th to 20th was the AIESEC May Planning Meeting (MPM) at a datcha - a weekend house a bit outside of Moscow. Many Russians have these datchas to flee from the noise and dirt of the city during summer or at least the weekends. Besides that they grow different kinds of fruit and vegetables in the gardens there, to either consume them themselves, or to sell them at markets. Datchas are very simple houses of wood. They are normally not completely furnished, a bed, some chairs, a kitchen and a table... Lucky if they have a real toilet and not just an outhouse... Well, I didn't participate in the MPM, but I went there with some others to enjoy the evening together with the members of AIESEC in Moscow... ... read more

Hi there... On 8th of March was Women“s day in Russia... Official Holiday!! So on 7th several men of our company passed through the offices and gave roses and a congratulation-card to each woman!! Nice!! In the evening we had a tiny party at the trainees flat... we had a day off the next day, so we had to celebrate... Most important rules if you attend a Party in Russia... 1. If you hear about the party, tell the others! If it would be a private party people would tell you in advance!... Generally, the more people, the better!!! 2. Everybody buys some beer and brings it to the party (yes, eventhough there are other stereotypes, Russians drink far more beer than Vodka) this way everybody contributes to the party... and it is always welcomed to ... read more

Hi There again... How to tell in brief all the things I have experienced, seen and learned already in the first days... Generally speaking, Russians are quiete nice people, as long as you can either speak Russian, were introduced to the person ... foreigners in the street are not that friendly... they are muttering and unfriendly... to say sorry for stepping on somebody's foot... why??? During Rushour Metro is so packed with people, that everybody bumps into everybody... sometimes I feel like a cow in a herd, drove to somewhere. Metro doors open hundrets of people surge out of it, either to the exit, or through up and down leading floors to the next platform to be pressen back into another Metro and stand on other people's feet until they reach their final destination... cosy ;o) ... read more