Saga of AIESEC in Iceland

Þórey í Kenía

2011-11-01T14:04:00.001Z

Í vor fór Þórey Runólfsdóttir fór í gengum AIESEC til Kenía þar sem hún tók þátt í alþjóðlega samfélagsþróunar verkefninu. Hér er hennar frásögn af reynslunni:

"Fyrir þremur og hálfu ári síðan mætti ég á minn fyrsta kynningarfund hjá AIESEC. Það var bara ein ástæða fyrir því. Mig langaði að fara til Afríku. Í janúar á þessu ári lét ég loksins verða af því, stökk út úr þægindahringnum, ofan í djúpu laugina og upp í flugvél til Kenía. Það var ein sú besta ákvörðun sem ég hef tekið í mörg ár.

Ferðin mín til Kenía var hápunktur ferils míns hjá AIESEC. Að fara þangað var ómetanleg lífsreynsla með öllu sem hún fól í sér. Öllu ógeðinu, öllum partýunum, öllum uppákomunum, öllum ferðunum, allri biðinni, öllum vinunum, öllum árekstrunum, öllum handtökunum og auðvitað öllum litlu sætu munaðarlausu börnunum.

Sem meðlimur í AIESEC þá upplifir maður svo miklu meira sem gefur manni mun fleiri tækifæri til að læra um lífið heldur en maður hefði annars gert. Áskoranirnar eru fáar ef maður gerir ekkert utan námsins í háskólanum, jafnvel þótt námið sé þungt í mörgum deildum. Þetta er einfaldlega svo miklu meira. Maður kynnist miklu fleira og fjölbreyttara fólki með ólíkan bakgrunn en öll með metnað fyrir því að upplifa meira og fá meira út úr háskólaárunum en bara skólinn býður upp á. Ég sé ekki eftir neinu sem ég gerði sem meðlimur AIESEC, nema þá kannski að hafa ekki nýtt öll tækifærin sem mér gáfust."

One AIESEC in Iceland partners startup company Awarded GALILEO Master

2011-10-31T16:43:00.001Z

Leifur Björn Björnsson, co-founder of the Icelandic startup company Locatify accepted the GALILEO Master – Öresund Award in Munich, Germany, last week, as part of the competition European Satellite Navigation on business ideas involving satellites.

Leifur Björn Björnsson. Source: galileo-masters.eu.

There were more than 400 participants and 22 awards were granted to companies from different regions, a press release described.

Locatify won the Nordic contest for “Turf Hunt Games and SmartGuides Everywhere”; the company is developing tools for designing orienteering games and guides for smart phones.

The Californian company True3D received the competition’s main award for its idea for a guide in the form of a red line that appears on the windscreen of vehicles leading drivers the right way.

Sheep rounding in Westfjords

2011-10-11T10:21:00.001Z

Before winter arrives every year, farmers in Iceland go through the grueling task of rounding up their sheep from the highlands and the country side, to get them back in the barns.

One of our Members Committee went on a trip with Inspired by Iceland to the Westfjords to experience this yearly ritual, round up the sheep and separate them according to their owners, sounds easy but boy it is hard work

Check the video below:

http://www.vimeo.com/30309189

Vilt þú vera meðlimur í stærstu stúdentareknu samtökum heims?

2011-09-19T18:33:00.000Z

AIESEC hefur starfað á Íslandi í 50 ár. Við erum stærstu stúdentareknu samtökin í heiminum, við störfum í fleiri en 110 löndum og höfum yfir 60.000 meðlimi. Tilgangur okkar er að skapa ungmennum vettvang til þess að þróa með sér leiðtogahæfileika. Þannig veitum við ungmennum tækifæri til þess að kynnast annarri menningu en þeirra eigin, endurskoða heimsskoðun sína og öðlast reynslu og hæfni sem hefur þýðingu í samfélagi dagsins í dag.

Til þess að öðlast hagnýta reynslu býður AIESEC þér nú upp á tækifærið til að taka að þér forystuhlutverk eða hlutverk í virkri liðsheild Sem meðlimur í AIESEC munt þú kynnast nýju fólki, hjálpa til við rekstur félagsins og öðlast verðmæta reynslu sem erfitt er að nálgast annarstaðar á meðan þú ert í námi. Ef þú vilt vita meira ertu velkominn á upplýsingafundina okkar sem fara fram á eftirfarandi stöðum.

Dagsetning	Tími	Staður	Háskóli
Sept. 19, 2011	12:00:00	M110	HR
Sept. 20, 2011	12:00:00	Skrifstofa AIESEC (Íþróttahús)	HÍ
Sept. 21, 2011	12:00:00	M109	HR
Sept. 22, 2011	12:00:00	Skrifstofa AIESEC (Íþróttahús)	HÍ
Sept. 23, 2011	13:00:00	M109	HR

Ef þú vilt vita meira um AIESEC vinsamlegast heimsæktu www.aiesec.is eða alþjóðlega síðu okkar www.aiesec.org.

Debby's in the house!

2009-01-02T14:47:00.000Z

Happy New Year!!!

(Sun Lin Fai Lok!!!)

This is Debby, your CEEDer from Hong Kong~! I am in Iceland for 4 days now and I am getting more and more excited every day!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am really looking forward to meeting you all people!!

Let me tell you some of my first-timessss here, in 4 days...

I saw snow when i was traveling on the plane! I was so excited!! But since I arrived here, I haven't seen any snow!! I'm really looking forward :DDDDDDD
I tasted reindeer meat!! I've never thought that it is available for eating! But I like it :P
I showered with my silver ring on and it turned into copper colour! And I discovered that I can remove the colour by using toothpaste on the ring!

I am looking forward to more first-timessss to come in my life~!

By the way, it seems like I'm the weakest Chinese girl ever who always feels cold whenever I am outdoor (especially on New Years Eve). I hope I can train my body to adapt to the cold weather soon!

Probably many of you know Chinese people eats animals' organs and many different animals like dogs, monkeys, bats etc..
But I DO NOT eat those at all.

I am a bit scared when I was holding this sheep head.

This is my first time having New Years out of my home country! I'm so glad that I made it here in Iceland!!

I watched the fireworks and the bombfire. The idea of bombfire is interesting!

If you are free to bring me tour around the city, or you have anything cool, please let me know! I want to know more about the country, the culture, the people, the food, everything about Iceland! My contact number is 8926192, and my facebook is Debby Shing :D

PS. I am the first one to blog in 2009 :)))))))))))

2008-12-28T22:14:00.000Z

It's easy to say that it's a small world when you're an AIESECer.

But how often do you find a relative in an international conference?!

I met Elias, LCP of Linköping, Sweden, at ScaLDS and again at Euroco... turns out that he's part icelandic and after having looked his dad up in the database of Icelanders, I find out that we're 9th cousins! Maybe we're not THAT related but still!

(From the right: me, Elias, Espen and Robert)

You can almost tell that we're cousins!

Your MCPe's leadership style

2008-12-22T01:23:00.000Z

I thought it's only fair that you get to know what my leadership style is. So there you go!

What Famous Leader Are You?
personality tests by similarminds.com

Don't know how accurate this is... probably not very much so... but at least it's amusing!

AIESEC in Iceland's process for forwarding emails

2008-12-17T13:43:00.001Z

We did the impossible...

2008-12-17T00:14:00.000Z

...we tidied up the office in University of Iceland!

This is what it looked like before...

And this is how lovely it looked when we were almost done...

We rock! And by we I mean myself (Freyja), Laurent Teitur and Bryan.

We found some pretty funny stuff while we were cleaning. My favourite was a transition report from the year 2000 where the MCP current concluded with the remark that "he thought it was very important the Icelandic MC girls didn't dress all sexy during IC. And by that he meant tight and bright coloured shirts. He couldn't really explain it in writing, but at IC he saw how important this was and that they would discuss this at the transition meeting."

We also found a few hundred small papers in different colours that all had a different sentence written on them. One was "I enjoy problem solving" and another was "I learn best by learning from myself"... I cannot imagine what this was used for!

Then ofcourse I haven't mentioned the huge box of condoms and instructions on safe sex... along with a poster with drawings of different positions.

I never knew that tidying up could be so much fun... but how could I not, after all, we are supposed to enjoy all participation in AIESEC!

Let me introduce our CEEDers...

2008-12-11T17:46:00.001Z

AIESEC in Iceland is receiving CEEDers!

Introducing our OGX CEEDer....
Debby Shing from Hong Kong!

Debby studies Mechanical Engineering at Hong Kong University. She has been in AIESEC for 3 years and is now on the National Exchange Quality Board of Hong Kong. She was national coordinator of an Exchange Program in Hong Kong and has even been on exchange herself on a DT (Development Traineeship) in Malaysia.

Introducing our TM/OGX CEEDer
Will Chan from Guangzhou, China...

Will studies electronic commerce and has been in AIESEC for 9 months. He has a lot of practical experience both inside and outside of AIESEC, such as communication coordinating, external relations and what not!

It's alive!

2008-12-09T19:24:00.000Z

The semester is now coming to an end and it’s only appropriate that we revive our blog. Your MCP elect hereby promises that this website will be active during the rest of this term!

It’s safe to say that we have had a pretty great semester.

The AIESEC term started with two little timid girls going on their first international conference which was ScaLDS in Sweden. International conferences can be quite scary… especially when a finnish delegation is involved!

But the two little girls survived the conference, the Finns, the surprise speech they had to deliver for 150 people and all the alcohol! They even considered going to another international conference!

Next thing on the agenda was recruitment!

It seemed a bit scary at first. Only 3 leaders and 1 member! But a little goes a long way… we got some unexpected help and over 100 people signed up as being interested in AIESEC activities, and we got over 60 applications from people that either wanted to be a part of AIESEC or the Career Days team. We did this by baking waffles for hungry students and putting up posters in the bathrooms so that people could multitask by doing their thing while reading stories about AIESECers. Talk about brand affiliation!

We also did some unusual class presentations and last but not least, we held a science trip for the students in business administration, engineering and economics! We received more than 150 students that were introduced to AIESEC while the beer was flowing everywhere (literally!).

Around 30 people made it through the trial period and 26 members are still standing… congrats to the recruitment team and to our remaining members on that!

A part of our induction to AIESEC was our national conference Think Big. The conference was held at Hótel Hvítá and lasted from Friday to Sunday. It is safe to say that we had fun… the Icelandic secret induction ritual was introduced to our new members and they seemed very pleased with it!

We also had sessions on the AIESEC way, the AIESEC eXPerience and all that… we really did! I promise!

Next thing to do was to start working and our alumni event group started working really hard! We decided to have our alumni event on the 1st of November, which was the same day as our
next conference, IceLDS.

The weekend turned out to be a success, but we had two externals from JCI delivering sessions, Helgi who did a session on leadership in organizations, and Tómas who delivered a
session on networking which was very useful for the next thing on the agenda… our most successful alumni event since 2001!

40 people showed up at our alumni event which was held in Þróttarheimilið in Laugardalur. We got to hear some speeches from alumnis and current members and one alumni was rewarded for his great help to AIESEC throughout the years, that was Ólafur Jónsson. He has given us coffee, food and waffle powder for recruitment and conferences and we are extremely grateful for that. Thumbs up for Bjarki the Team Leader, Gabriel, Rannveig and Laura for arranging this event… it was a huge success and resulted in Gabriel being nominated the member of the month!

Gabriel definitely wasn’t the only one stepping up as three people applied for LCEB positions which resulted in Bjarki being elected the LCP of LC RU, and Laurent being elected LCVP ICX in LC UI. Nothing makes Freyja’s little LCP heart prouder than this… congratulations to both of you!

You think that’s it? It’s not. Because we reeeeeally like elections, we elected two more people into office. Our MCP, Tómas, was offered a job as Assistant Manager in Perth, Australia so he will be resigning in the end of this year. That meant that we needed a new MCP, so Freyja was elected MCP until June 2009.

Whereas Freyja is becoming MCP, we needed a new LCP! And our beloved Bryan was extremely excited about that, he applied and was elected with 100% confidence. Bryan, congratulations, we know you’re going to take us to another level with your brilliant ideas!

Freyja has quit her job at Nova to become a dedicated MCP, and she is absolutely positive that she couldn’t ask for a better team for next term!

Heiðrún, Ægir and Freyja met up recently to reply to some really mean questions from the editor of the university paper of HÍ! Don’t miss it… the interview will be in the December issue!

Last but not least, we had Killer Days and the winners were…. Laurent and Íris! They were rewarded with a bottle of white wine each… which they will receive at the Christmas party.

So… what have we achieved this term?

26 new members
23 members that are staying with us next term
3 new LC Executive Board members
A successful alumni event
Raised huge awareness of AIESEC activities
Gotten lots of students interested in going on exchange

Lets make good use of this success by recruiting more members, more Exchange
Participants and by doing more exchanges and projects next semester!

What's ahead?

Recruitment is coming up in January, and that means… ANOTHER CONFERENCE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE… woohoo! Recruitment will be from 19th till the 28th of January and the conference will be on the weekend 30th of January - 1st of February. Make sure to tell all your
friends that are interested in AIESEC in Iceland about it!

We are receiving a CEEDer…. so far we have interested people from China,
Brazil, Nigeria and Portugal so it should be a success!

We have also challenged the LC of University Aalborg to an exchange competition… the one who realizes the most exchanges wins! They claim they’re going to kick some Icelandic butt but I really don’t think they will… we’re already two exchanges ahead!

IPM

2008-02-23T10:56:00.000Z

Hey everyone!

Now the conference is in full swing. 14-16 hours of sessions followed by incredible parties with 200 people from all over the world creates a really unique atmosphere (although at times a very tired one).

We have a new PAI (President of AIESEC International), thats Juan from Costa Rica. An incredibly smart person with big vision for AIESEC. Personally I really look forward to working with him.

The conference is at one of the oldest lake in the world (granting it a place on UNESCO's list). I have been using my lunch brakes to run around the lake and to neighbouring towns and the immense beauty of this country is stunning. We had a very relaxing boat ride yesterday where we could unwind and see the surrounding from another angle.

Now on to the main thing. At 19:00 Icelandic time, Thordis is having her interview for a Vice President position in AIESEC International. If selected she would be the first Icelander in the 46 years history of AIESEC in Iceland to achieve that.
This is a big moment for Thordis and for AIESEC in Iceland so I ask of you to send her positive thoughts!!!

This is an update of what is going on now. But there is another very important announcement that has to do with next term. We have selected two vice presidents for the MC 08/09. Faycal and Lyuba I personally want to congratulate them and I really look forward for an exciting year!
Tomas

Greetings from WENA pre meeting.

2008-02-17T11:48:00.001Z

Hey AIESEC.

me and Tomas just wanted to say hello to you from Skopje, Macedonia.

We are now attending the WENA pre meeting where countries from Western Europe North America come together and talk about strategies for AIESEC WENA and what we can do together to support the AIESEC experience of our members.

Tomorrow the conference officially starts and we will be sharing pictures and experiences with you here so stay tuned for an amazing experience sharing from your MCPs in Macedonia :)

All the best and have a great time in AIESEC!

Thordis Katla and Tomas

Merry Christmas :)

2007-12-23T11:57:00.000Z

We wish you a Merry Christmas and hope you have a great holiday with family and friends.

Christmas wishes
Your MC team
Benni, Hildur and Þórdís Katla

Promotion of MCVP Exchange Development

2007-12-20T19:17:00.000Z

Being a Vice President in an MC is challenging, rewarding, interesting and fun. Being a Vice President of Exchange development is a role where you approach companies, promote to companies the idea of take an intern, go to classes of Universities to raise interns to go abroad etc.

You develop your selling skills and your promotion skills, as well as you increase your skills in managing projects and management, and get a deeper connection with companies. You learn how to manage your time well, be strategic in thinking, and gain high leadership skills. You get deeper insight into Icelandic business life and learn to evaluate the market. You also get valuable experience and have fun at the same time.

Exchange Development is an area that has huge potential for further development and if you are interested in success of AIESEC as well as your own personal development this role in the MC is something to consider. Iceland has many companies that are very international and could benefit from taking part in AIESEC. It’s up to the Vice President of Exchange Development to deliver on this.

Why should you consider applying?

Being a member of the Icelandic MC means you are supporting Local committee in their development, you face challenges and you learn how to achieve results from each and every challenge you take on. You grow as an individual and you work with a team that is motivated and result orientated.

Being part of the Icelandic MC prepares you for the years to come. One year can make a difference in your experience and your focus so when you come out in the business world you have something extra over most other employees.

That is why you should apply for the Icelandic MC.

For further information about the MC and the role of a Vice President Exchange Development please contact Benni, bab2@hi.is .

If you want the application booklet with more information or the applications for the MC, send a request to the current MC team, aiesec@hi.is

“There are three types of people in this world: those who make things happen, those who watch things happen and those who wonder what happened. We all have a choice. You can decide which type of person you want to be. I have always chosen to be in the first group.” - Mary Kay Ash

So seize this opportunity and make sure your next year is a year of adventure and great experience.
The application deadline is 4th January 2008.

Look forward to the new year with new opportunities.

your MC team 07-08

Benni, Hildur and Þórdís

MCVP External Relations promotion

2007-12-15T11:59:00.000Z

Being a Vice President in an MC is challenging, rewarding, interesting and fun. Being a Vice President of External Relations is a role where you approach companies, create products to sell based on AIESEC experience and manage the Career Days. You develop your selling skills and your negotiation skills. You learn how to be strategic in thinking and create products to be beneficial for the organization.

Everything you learn from being a Vice President you will have to use in the business life so this is the chance for you to make a huge personal development in an area you are interested in.

External Relations is an area that has huge potential for further development and if you are interested in success of AIESEC as well as your own personal development this role in the MC is something to consider.

Why should you consider applying?
Being a member of the Icelandic MC means you are supporting Local committee in their development, you face challenges and you learn how to achieve results from each and every challenge you take on. You grow as an individual and you work with a team that is motivated and result orientated.
Being part of the Icelandic MC prepares you for the years to come. One year can make a difference in your experience and your focus so when you come out in the business world you have something extra over most other employees.
That is why you should apply for the Icelandic MC.

For further information about the MC and the role of a Vice President please contact Þórdís Katla, thordis03@ru.is.

If you want the application booklet with more information or the applications for the MC, send a request to the current MC team, aiesec@hi.is

“Don't wait for extraordinary opportunities. Seize common occasions and make them great. Weak men wait for opportunities; strong men make them.” - Orison Swett Marden

So seize this opportunity and make sure your next year is a year of adventure and great experience.

The application deadline is 4th January 2008.

Look forward to the New Year with new opportunities.

your MC team 0708 :)
Benni, Hildur and Þórdís Katla

Are you ready to fly? Apply for Icelandic MC 0809!!!l

2007-12-06T14:28:00.000Z

Wanna get the coolest and challenging experience in AIESEC in Iceland next year?

Wait no more!!! Member Committee applications for 2008/2009 are now out!

Download the application booklet here: http://aiesec.net/members/ai/iceland/file-storage/file?file%5fid=70426789

Application for MCP can be downloaded here: http://aiesec.net/members/ai/iceland/file-storage/file?file%5fid=70426815

and here you can download the application for MCVP positions:
http://aiesec.net/members/ai/iceland/file-storage/file?file%5fid=70426855

Application deadline by January 4th 2008.
More information, drop an email to aiesec@hi.is

Are you dreaming of a great future or making it happen?

It's up to you!

MC team 0708 :)

National meeting - Opportunities

2007-11-27T10:29:00.001Z

The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. Winston Churchill.

Dear members of AIESEC in Iceland.
When November is ending it means new times are coming. New month full of excitement, joy and opportunities.
Members of AIESEC in Iceland have been getting into their roles, learning more about the organization and seeing the possibilities there are in AIESEC. Members are starting to see the benefits of being in AIESEC.

Because of these new times, AIESEC in Iceland is going to have a national meeting for all members of AIESEC in Iceland.
It will be held in Askja ( in University of Iceland area )next Wednesday, 28th November.
The meeting will start at 17:30 and end at 18:30.
I hope to see everyone at the meeting, talking about AIESEC, opportunities and what comes next for members of AIESEC in Iceland.

We will have externals at the meeting so please come on time so we can quit on time.

Please confirm your attendance by replying to thordis03@ru.is as well as let me know if you will not be able to attend. I hope all of you will look at this meeting as a great way to learn more about AIESEC, meet new people and just have fun.

I started this mail with this qoute about opportunities because there are always opportunities for us in AIESEC, it's up to us to find them and grab them when they knock on our doors.
This meeting is a platform for you all to find out what you want to get out of AIESEC, how you can grab the opportunity and learn from people that have gone through that experience before.

See you all on Wednesday at 17:30
Your MC 0708
Benni, Hildur and Þórdís Katla

Conferences - a great investment :)

2007-07-27T22:53:00.000Z

Hey members.

Are you interested in great pictures from an international conference?

I have uploaded the pictures from IPM in Egypt - and I want to share that with you all. I hope it will motivate you and inspire you to look at conferences as an investment - Not money being spent. :)

Here you can find them.

Enjoy

Thordis Katla
MCP

Thanks for the year - looking forward to the next one!

2007-07-07T12:55:00.001Z

It's weird how fast times flies.

It's already 7 days in my second MCP term and I feel good about how AIESEC in Iceland is developing.

I want to write here a little about my experience so far, my team mates the term 0607 and my vision for AIESEC in Iceland.

I started my term not knowing really what to do and how to run the organization. I was feeling excited but also a little nervous. I had one team mate with me - svetla - and she and I started to do what needed to be done.
After the time passed I got more confident, going to meetings, talking to companies and students, planning and executing conferences and attend international conferences.
It was a great time.
Ali came to Iceland in beginning of August and then recruitment started to have some picture.
My team mates gave me big support when I needed it, they really loved what they were doing and that motivated me during the year.
When I decieded to apply again as MCP my thoughts were about the future, what I want to see for AIESEC in Iceland and what I still want to learn as a person that AIESEC in Iceland would be able to give me.
I'm very pleased to be the MCP for 2 years in a row and I feel I am growing as a person with every task I take, every student I speak to and every result I get. And that's what AIESEC is all about.

I hope you will also experience this amazing feeling, to tell people you are the president of an international organization based in Iceland, that you are a leader and people trust you to lead them to possitive development.
I wish for AIESEC in Iceland to be more organized, for us to deliver what we promise and that our members will get the experience they are looking for and that's why they joined AIESEC.

It's up to us to make sure we do our best to learn, experience and grow and let's make sure all members of AIESEC in Iceland do the same.
I have high hopes for us... and we are the right people to make that happen.

To end this I want to say this:
Ali and Svetla. Thanks for all your support, fun times and challenges we went through as a team. You challenged my thoughts and my believes and I feel I came out of this team work a stronger person then when I joined the team - I hope the same thing for you. All the best in your future tasks and let's stay in touch.

Thordis Katla
MCP 0608

New pictures - YEAH!

2007-06-25T10:41:00.000Z

Dear members of AIESEC in Iceland.

I wanted to share with you these pictures from our last National conference, @INC. in February.

You can find them here

I encourage you to share your pictures, thoughts and ideas here... Let's make AIESEC in Iceland active.

- let's use the summer as best we can -

Thordis Katla
MCP

What a week I'm having

2007-06-16T19:11:00.000Z

Where else can you experience this?

- Amazing weather
- great discussions
- people from over 16 countries
- reflection
- friendship
- experience from team work
- exploring a new city
- and heeps more

?????

Of course in AIESEC

I'm in Milan now, attending WENA MCP meeting and I'm having the best time.

Just wanted to share this with you.. there are a lot of ideas flowing around that I'm looking forward to share with you all..

So I hope you are enjoying the summer and getting ready for the fun event planned by LC Reykjavík University next week.

All the best
ciao from Italy

Thordis Katla
MCP

2007-06-02T11:42:00.000Z

Life from the planning conference :)

people are creating the future of AIESEC in Iceland, here in Reykjavik University:)

Looking forward to see you all at the National meeting on 6th June

Thordis Katla
MCP

The term is ending - National Meeting

2007-05-30T21:28:00.000Z

"I get by with a little help from my friends."
- John Lennon

Now it’s time for AIESEC in Iceland to have the last National meeting of the term 2006-2007. The term is ending, people are seeing the fruit of their labor and some are leaving the country. So lets use this opportunity to say goodbye to those who are leaving and welcome those who are coming new to AIESEC.

The national meeting will be held in University of Iceland, 6th of June at 17:30. The final room number will be sent to you with another e-mail very soon but we will be in VRII building :)

The theme of the meeting is ME + 1. You might be curious about what that means. The MC is challenging you to bring one friend of yours who might be interested in AIESEC. Let’s use our network and invite people to share the AIESEC experience. The summer is a great time to join AIESEC.
Let’s bring a friend to this meeting :)

Please confirm your attendance by replying to thordis03@ru.is and I hope all of you will look at this meeting as a great way say goodbye to people you know, meet new people and just have fun.

See you all on Wednesday, 17:30 at VRII.

On behalf of the MC 0607
Thordis Katla
MCO

Summer greetings

2007-05-03T13:51:00.000Z

Hey guys.

Just wanted to say HI to you from the headquarters of Electrolux in Stockholm, one of the Global Partners of AIESEC.

I'm here on a WENA X - meeting, talking about the future of exchanges in WENA, what we want to see in the future, how we can pick up the decline of WENA Exchanges and many more.

Hope you are doing good.. Exams are going well and you have energy to step into the next step in AIESEC, planning the next year :D YEAH.

Further informations about that will be sent to you very soon.

All the best from Sunny Stockholm

Thordis Katla
MCP

preparing for Exams

2007-04-21T15:03:00.000Z

In times of trouble - meaning exams periods - you might find the need to lift up your spirits.
And what's better then pictures :D

I have uploaded pictures from Think Big and IceLDS last year (yep - I am a little slow in uploading pictures )and I hope you are all gonna enjoy them.

Here you can find the link:

Thordis Katla
MCP

Looking for a leadership experience?

2007-04-10T23:26:00.000Z

Leaders aren't born, they are made. And they are made just like anything else, through hard work. And that's the price we'll have to pay to achieve that goal, or any goal.
- Vincent Lombardi –

Dear members.

Thank you for your attendace at the National meeting today.

I hope you are feeling inspired and motivated to take on leadership roles inside AIESEC and that you saw the value you can get out of your time in AIESEC.

If you feel any spark inside to take leadership role - please call me, let's meet over a beer and see what you are interested in, what you want to get out of AIESEC and how you can reach that as well as how you can help AIESEC in Iceland to perform it's best.

I leave these things with you to think and reflect.

In the end I just want to let you know - leadership roles are big responsibilities but they involve a lot of learning for you that will be usefull in the future. So you will be getting more out of participating then you could ever imagine - at least thats my story and my experience.

Looking forward to take the step to the new future of AIESEC in Iceland - where we can make great things happening.

Thordis Katla
MCP

Let's start sharing again :)

2007-04-07T21:04:00.000Z

well well well..

I do think it's about time to make the blog active again. Kristín did an honest try so lets make an efford to keep good communications up and share thoughts, ideas and experience here again.

I want to remind you all about the National meeting we will be having next Tuesday, 10th April, at 17:00.
The meeting will be held in Reykjavík University, Room 231a ( second floor ) at Ofanleiti 2.

This is a great opportunity for you to hear experience stories from members about their leadership roles and share your thoughts about where you want to head inside AIESEC and what leadership roles and responsibilities are open for members of AIESEC in Iceland to grap.

I encourage you all to come, especially if you are looking for a leadership opportunity inside LC's or the MC. The meeting will give you a good overview of what others have experienced and what you can also get out of your term in AIESEC.

please send an answer to the MC team if you are coming or not. Also if you have any questions.. I really hope to see you all there.

SO looking forward to see you all there :D

Thordis Katla
MCP

2007-01-10T14:24:00.000Z

Hi hi guys

this is just a sample I am learning how to blogg ;) and it is going slow.
But this pic is a good ;)

Happy new year to u all out there ........

2007-01-04T15:22:00.000Z

AIESEC in Iceland wants to wish u all a happy new year and hope fully, this year will be as exhiting and thrilling as the year before.

Best regards
Þórdís
Svetla
Ali
Kristín
Davíð
Peter

For another six weeks

2006-09-18T20:48:00.000Z

will I be your trainee abroad. So I somehow feel forced to write a little more now... (since no one elses does here!) What else can I say then what thousands of AISECERs have already said.
My time abroad is great!!! (it was actually already with you in Iceland guys) It is even so great now that I have to announce bad news for you. Well, probably not too bad since I guess you anticipated that I will not come back to the most beautiful island I know so soon. Well, I just signed a new contract with the company I am currently doing my internship at, which means I will stay a little longer in Prague. Writing my thesis there and most likely waiting for sweet Světla coming back to have a beer with her.

Anymore to tell? Well, as stated above, even though I am not so far away from my home country this part of my life is a unique experience. I am so glad to have done this step and thank all of you for having supported me or just AIESEC. I am travelling a lot meanwhile, even though it is mostly to Germany. But since this is a big country (compared to Czechia but please dont think of Russia now... hehe) even for me there is still a lot new to discover :-)

Guys, I am looking forward to coming back to Reykjavík one day but for the time being just be sure that I had a wonderful time with you, have a wonderful time now and know I will enjoy the last six weeks of my traineeship. You all are welcome to celebrate that with me here in Prague (dont tell you that I am in Hanover right now) even if it might be a later...

Take care!
Christian

MC 2005-06

2006-07-02T17:36:00.000Z

It is the second day when I am not a President of AIESEC in Iceland. I do feel a bit strange - sad and relieved, missing something and looking forward to new times.

My MC members are not anymore 'my MC' or 'my team'. Tómas is already working for AIESEC in Indonesia, Svetla is continuing in MC of AIESEC in Iceland as Vice president exchange development and Þórdís Katla is my successor who took over the steer of the organization few days ago.

From all my heart I want to thank my dear MC- Svetla, Þórdís and Tómas for the amazing year that we have had together. I want to thank for every single moment of laugh, work, disagreement, fun, dance, travel...

I also want to thank all the members of AIESEC in Iceland, current and former, for being an essential part of my and my teams AIESEC experience.

AIESEC is the world of opportunities, so stay awake and grab them! Take the steps forward and I wish you the best luck in every step you take and every decision you make.

Hugs,
Sandra MCP 2005-06

Announcement - Planning Conference 2006

2006-06-19T23:56:00.000Z

Dear members of AIESEC in Iceland!

It is my pleasure to announce the third conference this year- Planning conference

2006. Every year MC, along with other leaders and members of organization devotes

2-3 days to the planning of the next AIESEC year.

This year we are implementing new tool for the planning Balanced Scorecard.

PLACE: Planning conference will be held in the summerhouse near Laugarvatn.

DATE: 23.-25. of June

WHAT DO WE DO THERE? We evaluate the current state of AIESEC in Iceland and set the

goals and strategies for the next year. I assure you that it is very important and

interesting to be a part of this conference.

People who have confirmed their attendance are:

Sandra
Þórdís Katla
Svetla
Aníka
Anna Katrín
Kristín
Varði

We have apprx. 5 vacant places left in the summerhouse so I encourage YOU to use

this unique opportunity and sign in for the Planning conference by sending e-mail:aiesec@aiesec.is or by phone: 868-5620.

The input from each member of AIESEC in Iceland is very valuable, because YOU are

the most important part of the organization and YOU make the changes happen.

Before the planning weekend we are going to have a meeting on Tuesday, 20. June,

17:15 o'clock where we'll talk about the BCS and start the preparations for the

planning itself. It is very important that you attend that meeting.

Leaving the town: On Friday, 23. we are meeting at @ office at 17:30 and leaving the

town before 18:00. It takes 1,5 hour to drive to the summer house.

For more information, please, send e-mail to aiesec@aiesec.is

Sandra MCPc

Members meeting & training on Delegating

2006-05-18T17:19:00.000Z

Hello our dear members,

we would like to remind you, that on Tuesday next week (23.5.) at 18h in VR II., room 257 is going to be:

- our last Members meeting this semester including: updates about current situation, @ work over the summer, planning, news&pictures from ITC conference in Lithuania, intl. opportunities
and

- our NTT team also pepared for you training on Delegating.

Don´t miss this event and come! Please confirm your attendance by sending email or calling to Svetla (svetlana.senajova@aiesec.net, 691-9067).

We are looking forward to see you all!

Your MC

MC team 2006-2007 complete!

2006-05-05T14:15:00.000Z

AIESEC in Iceland Announcement

19 April, 2006

Finally, the Icelandic MC 2006-2007 is Completed!

After having an intense and exciting selection process in this second round, I am pleased to announce you the selection result. It is with great honor that I announce you the people that will be leading you for the term 2006-2007.So, without further ado, I´m proud to present you the MC VPs of AIESEC Iceland 2006/2007.

And they are.................. ****DRUM ROLLS**** please............

Vice President People Development: Ali Zaenal Abidin from Indonesia

Vice President External Relations: Oleg Abashev from Russia

Vice President Exchange development: Svetlana Senajova from Czech Republic

Congratulations to Ali, Oleg and Svetla! If you would like to congratulate these amazing people and get to know them better through you are more then welcome to send them e-mails.I look forward to an amazing and excellent year with you all.

I would like thank all candidates, Oleg, Ali, Svetla, Giray, Marzena and Heba for their big interest in AIESEC in Iceland and dedication through out the selections.

With this, I would like to hereby announce the complete AIESEC Iceland 2006/2007 MC team:

MCP: Thordis Katla Bjartmarz, thordis03@ru.is
MC VP ED: Svetlana Senajova, svetlana.senajova@centrum.cz
MC VP PD: Ali Zaenal Abidin, ali_zaenalabidin@yahoo.com
MC VP ER: Oleg Abashev, oleg.abashev@aiesec.net

I know this MC team will certainly ROCK WENA next year and I can not wait to start working.

On be half of your MC 05-06 and 06-07

Thordis Katla
MCPe

2nd round of MCVP elections is in the process ...

2006-04-13T15:46:00.000Z

MC VP applications are out! You can also ask questions to candidates in Forums till 13.4. Find out applications by clicking on candidate´s name:

Ali (Indonisia)

Geraldine (India)

Giray (Turkey)

Heba (Iceland)

Oleg (Russia)

Marzena (Poland)

Svetlana (Czech Republic)

Selling training CANCELLED!, new date set up!

2006-04-06T17:58:00.000Z

Hello everyone,

because of low show up we decided to cancel this training on Sunday and we moved it to Wednesday evening, 19.4.

At 17h we will start by Members meeting and we will continue to Selling training. We will have pizzas and sodas, so you don´t need to worry about dinner. Training will end around 20h.

We are putting lot of enery and effort to make this training in a high quality so we are expection everyone to show up!

Looking forward to meet you!

Your NTT and MC

P.S.: Don´t forget to sign up by email to Svetla!

Selling training&simmulation

2006-04-04T10:44:00.000Z

Hello everyone,

SELLING Training and Simmulation is coming sooooon!!!!

Get ready for an afternoon full of valuable trainings about:
- defining product
- product packaging
- account management (company and trainee care)
- simmulations (you will be in the main role)

FOR WHOM: for all members of AIESEC Iceland

WHEN: 9th of April, from 15h (approx. for 4h)

WHERE: Kristín´s apartment

TRAINERS: Vardi, Tomas, Svetla, Thordis

WHY: content of training as itself is saying a lot about getting valuable knowledge and experience from area of selling (which is good for u also in the future) and basically whole area of Incoming Exchange in AIESEC.

So, are you up for it?!

Please sign up by sending email to Svetla (svetlana.senajova@aiesec.is)

Looking foward to see you there!

Training

2006-03-28T10:53:00.000Z

Hello everyone,

we would like to remin you that TODAY, 28.3. at 20:00h in VR II., room 257 is going to be

TRAINING on AIESEC Strategic Triangle

Trainers:
Anika, Anna Katrin, Gudrun Helga and Vardi

It´s important training so don´t miss it!!!! You will learn more about AIESEC (AIESEC Experience, Culture of Excellence and Branding) and also all this will help you in communication about AIESEC as internally as externally.

See you there!

MCVP 2nd ROUND APPLICATIONS!!!

2006-03-21T15:14:00.000Z

Dear members,

As you all know we have had MC VP selections for the last week. Unfortunately none of the applicants were selected but we thank them for their hard effort and commitments.

It is with great pleasure that we announce the opening of the second round applications for the MC 2006/2007. Working together with an amazing group of individuals towards the achievement of one common vision is truly an unforgettable experience. Leading an AIESEC country with great potential is a challenge that is not only rewarding for personal but as well profesional fulfillment. AIESEC in Iceland is planning to open up 2 LC’s so the term 2006/2007 will be full of challenges and intensive experience and we invite you to take part in this with us.

The available positions are open for both national and international candidates.
- MCVP People Development
- MCVP External Relations
- MCVP Exchange Development

You can download the applications with the job-description of each position on the following links:
Application booklet: http://www.aiesec.net/members/ai/iceland/file-storage/file?file%5fid=39957706
Applications: http://aiesec.net/members/ai/iceland/file-storage/file?file_id=35358538

The deadline for submitting the applications is Wednesday, 5th of April 2006. Late applications will NOT be accepted.

Please submit the applications to the current MC ( aiesec@hi.is )

Q & A in the ICELAND community for the members AIESEC in Iceland will happen on the 6th-13th of April. Interviews with the candidates who are ratified will take place during 10th - 13th of April 2006. The announcement of the selected MC will be made on the 18th of April.

We are looking forward to see YOU challenge yourself and AIESEC in Iceland.

On behalf of the MC in Iceland
Þórdís Katla Bjartmarz
MCPe 2006-2007

MC VP applications are out!

2006-03-06T15:09:00.002Z

Hello everyone,

MC VP applications are now out and available on our community. We have 2 domestic candidates and 3 foreign candidates.

Download their applications and prepare questions to domestic candidates for General Meeting which is going to be this Friday, 10.3. at 17h in Askja, room 128.

Anna Katrín (Iceland):
http://www.aiesec.net/members/ai/iceland/file-storage/file?file%5fid=39214753

Heba (Iceland):
http://www.aiesec.net/members/ai/iceland/file-storage/file?file%5fid=39214755

Aigul (Russia):
http://www.aiesec.net/members/ai/iceland/file-storage/file?file%5fid=39214628

Folarin (Nigeria):
http://www.aiesec.net/members/ai/iceland/file-storage/file?file%5fid=39214584

Oleg (Russia):
http://www.aiesec.net/members/ai/iceland/file-storage/file?file%5fid=39214555

At General Meeting we will play also presentations of foreign candidates. From Monday 13.3. till Friday 17.3. will be open Forum with Questions and Answers for all foreign candidates and domestic candidates with confidence vote.

See you on Friday!

Your MC

Special yesterday...

2006-02-25T19:46:00.000Z

Dear members,

Before I run to get some dinner, I wanted to share with you few exciting moments from the International Presidents meeting that we Thordis are attending at the moment in the Netherlands.

The conference is extremelly intense but we are having a lots of fun. Yesterday, I personally experienced some precious moments that almost brought me to tears and also motivated me to contribute even more for the AIESEC in Iceland.

Yesterday we had a PAI elections. Some of you will probably wonder who is the PAI.... :) I am honoured to announce that the President of AIESEC International 2006-07 is Edyson Dos Santos, who is currently the Africa GN director!!!! Wow, if you would know what an experience is to be a part of these elections, what a quality, ideas, visions and experiences that are shared with the leaders from all over the world.....

Yesterday was also a very special day for AIESEC in Iceland, because our name was mentioned few times by very special people in the very special moments....

Some of you probably remember Marcus Orlovsky, who came for Career days last year. This entrepreneur and the most excellent speaker that I have ever seen thanked AIESEC in Iceland for inviting him to Career days 2005. There he met Magnus Schieving and according to Marcus, they "clicked". :) It means that now they are working together for the better future of children. In front of all plenary he several times thanked Iceland for the opportunity that led him to fulfill his dreams, to make the world a better place. :)

Then we had final speeches of the PAI candidates and our dear WENA director, Taco Bosman (one the candidates) who was visiting AIESEC in Iceland in october, said that in our country he also had a special moment. Gudrun Helga, our lovely OCP of HIV project inspired him deeply by showing a maturity and sharing her future goals and vision. For him this small talk was very inspiring and "reconfirming" that the things we do in AIESEC really matter and that we are enabling people to become the agents of change, that I am sure that Gudrun Helga is.

Kisses and hugs to everybody, we miss you!!!
Sandra

PARTY with Christian, 24.2.

2006-02-22T10:51:00.000Z

Hello guys,

as you already know, Christian is coming this week to Iceland and we are going to have a party with him.

Come this Friday, 24.2. at 20:00h to Dublinar (Lækjartorg area).

I´m sure it will be lot of fun with him :) and later we can move to some other club if you would like to.

Svetla

AIESEC.net

2006-02-21T17:33:00.000Z

Hello everyone,

from 21 - 26 of February is AIESEC.net not fully function. It will be in system read-only and sometimes it may go down for a while. International IT team is working hard to make this system even better than it is now :-)))

We would like to keep in your minds, that AIESEC.net is our main communication tool and you should regurally look into communities and mainly ours (called ICELAND). We are posting all news there for you, so chceck it regurally!!!

So, if you want to, have a look at our community now, you will see for sure lot of changes and news. And after it will be fully functional, we can use it 100%.

Ur MC team

Hallo Leute, hey guys

2006-02-15T14:39:00.000Z

Just wanted to let you know that I am coming back!!! Next Wednesday I will (hopefully) arrive in Keflavik to spend another amazing week in the world's hottest spot.
I would be very happy if we could arrange a little meeting somehow to see some of you again. I will stay only for a week so I guess the weekend would be the most fitting time ;-)

Maybe I am going to receive an eMail from someone of you.

Wishing you the best from the beautiful town of Rostock (as big as Reykjavík but not have as active),

Christian

This and that

2006-01-22T00:01:00.000Z

If you sometimes wonder what MCEB is doing besides of bossing around in the office, then here are some pictures of our last activity. Þórdís invited us to her home where we were having a wonderful dinner. Þórdís, sorry, but I don't remember how you call that grill thing, but it is a little similar to Fondue...or rather to say, american version of Fondue - simple, no fat ( :oD ) and non-sticking. Anyways, we cooked the food ourselves and it was delicious! Unfortunately Tómas was a bit late, so we have pictures just of us, Ice girls....

Enjoy the view! :oP

Sandra

The program for HIV week:

2006-01-18T11:45:00.000Z

Veistu eitthvað um HIV eða alnæmi?

HIV-hópur AIESEC á Íslandi stendur fyrir fræðsluviku um HIV og
AIDS vikuna 23.-27. janúar. Fyrirlestrarnir munu taka á ýmsum
málefnum sem snerta veiruna og sjúkdóminn á einn eða annan hátt.

Dagskrá:
Mánudagur: 23. janúar í hádegishléi:
Starfaskipti sem skipta máli - HIV verkefni í Afríku
Lögberg, st. 101, Háskóla Íslands
Matsalur, Háskólanum í Reykjavík
Kennaraháskóli Íslands

Þriðjudagur: 24. janúar kl. 12:20, Askja st. 132
Hvað er alnæmi? Hvað er hægt að gera?
Eyjólfur Þorkelsson læknanemi

Miðvikudagur 25. janúar kl. 12:20, Askja st. 132
Áhrif alnæmis á samfélagið
Sigurlaug Hauksdóttir, yfirfélagsráðgjafi sóttvarnasviðs landlæknisembættis

Fimmtudagur: 26. janúar kl. 12:20 Askja st. 132
Alnæmi í Afríku
Nína Helgadóttir, verkefnisstjóri alnæmisverkefni Rauða krossins

Föstudagur 27. janúar kl. 12:20 Askja st. 132
Lifað með HIV
Ingi Rafn Hauksson, formaður Alnæmissamtakanna

Alnæmisborðinn verður til sölu á fyrirlestrunum.
Léttar veitingar í boði Ó. Johnson & Kaaber og Ölgerðarinnar Egils Skallagrímssonar.

Gellur

2006-01-14T16:18:00.000Z

Do you know which two babes will rock in IPM 2006 in Holland?

Þórdís Katla - MCP'e and Sandra MCP'c!!!!

Congratulations, Þórdís!

Sandra

MCP elections on 12.1., 17h

2006-01-10T13:27:00.000Z

Hello everyone,

it´s againg this time of the year, when new President of AIESEC in Iceland will be selected. This person will lead AIESEC in Iceland from 1.7. till 30.6. next year.

Come to MCP elections and choose YOUR LEADER!!!!

MCP candidates are:
Kenoma from Nigeria
Tómas
Þórdís Katla

Read all applications (you can find them on our community), prepare questions, come for elections and vote!!!!

All candidates are looking forward for you to come! MCP elections are gonna be on Thursday, 12.1., 17h sharp in Askja, room nr. 101.

Take this chance to choose your future president.

MEMBERS MEETING on 11.1.2006

2006-01-10T13:08:00.000Z

Dear members,

we would like to inform you, that on Wednesday, 11.1.2006 at 20:00 in AIESEC office, is going to be first Members meeting in this calendar year.

Brief agenda:
- team updates after christmas
- WENA newie in Malta
- Icelandic National Seminar (INS)
- MCP elections
- recruitment
- Insight XP test
- surprize

We are looking forwad to see you all there! It´s our first meeting in this year and we would live to meet you all. This meeting is also important, because you will get here all necessary information regarding to MCP elections which are going to be this Thursday, 12.1.

Please, confirm your attandance by calling or sending email to Svetla (svetla@aiesec.is, 691-90-67)

See you there!
Your MC

Achtung!!!

2005-12-26T15:41:00.000Z

Back in Germany since two days I already miss you but enjoy still the memories you gave to me! You made my time in the hottest capital to the most wonderful time I ever had in my study life! Back now I realize even more what I expirienced with all of you.
And still being very much in contact to a lot of TN-managers let me know that we are still connected... and maybe also because I will come back on the 22dn of Febuary for at least a week ;-)

So guys, have a wonderful new years eve and dont play too much with the fire...

Bye bye Iceland

2005-12-10T16:52:00.000Z

Next week will be the most sad but also happiest week this year for me. Sad because I will be leaving this wonderful place. But also happy because I carry unforgetable memories and some new friendships with me home.
And Arturs shares this destiny with me...

So we decided to have a little "Bye bye Iceland"-meeting on Monday 12th December in Kaffi Kúltúra.

We (Arturs, Christian and Svetla... Yes poor Svetla who has to leave as well. But lucky Svetla will come back ;-) ), so we would be more than happy to see your face that evening. (The rest of your body is of course welcome as well)

Monday 12th December 2005
21:00
Kaffi Kúltúra (in Intercultural house on Hverfisgata 18)

If you read this then:
1. Spread the news
2. Come
3. Make sure that everybody comes you told about this meeting ;-)

See you there,
Christian

Hey AIESEC!!!!!

2005-11-27T21:39:00.000Z

Do you talk about leaders or are you one of them?

AIESEC Iceland opened MCP and MCVPs' applications for the year 2006-07!!! MCP and two VP positions are also opended for the international members!!

I strongly believe that the more you put into AIESEC the more you get out of it. Working in team with professional and ambitious individuals can be challenging, fun, intense but never boring.

Time spent in MC will reward you in many ways – traveling, making new friends, loads of knowledge, ideas, decision making, striving and driving, planning, organizing, managing and leading. It is a priority and it is a privilege. Also, it is EXPERIENCE and it’s up to you if you’ll make it a lifetime experience of yours.

I encourage you to take a step forward and apply to MCEB 2006-2007! Here are the deadlines and links where you can get candidates' booklet and applications!

MCP
Deadline: 5th of January
Application information:
 http://aiesec.net/members/ai/iceland/file-storage/file?file_id=35329829
Application form:
 http://aiesec.net/members/ai/iceland/file-storage/file?file_id=35357774
Questions to: Sandra Bruneikaité (sandra@aiesec.is)

MCVP's
Deadline: 5th of March
Application information:
http://aiesec.net/members/ai/iceland/file-storage/file?file_id=35358536
Application form:
http://aiesec.net/members/ai/iceland/file-storage/file?file_id=35358538
Questions to: MC (aiesec@aiesec.is)

Yours- Sandra

Members meeting

2005-11-25T14:10:00.000Z

Guys,

we would like to inform you, that on Wednesday, 30.11.2005 at 18:00 in AIESEC office, is going to be second and last Members meeting in this calendar year.

Brief agenda:
- teams names & roll-calls
- teams work presentation - what was and will be happening
- elections announcement - DDLs, positions
- recruitment
- Insight XP competition winner
- Xmas dance
- office hours over December
- surprize
- Latvia presentation

We are looking forwad to see you all there! It´s last meeting before Christmas and some of us will not be with us next year, so it´s also last time to have a chance to see/talk with them!!!

Please, write into comment if you are coming or not (you don´t need to subscrite urself before commenting, just at the end of comment write ur name).

See you there!

Your MC

Penguins are so cute....

2005-11-24T22:30:00.000Z

Guys, if you haven't seen the movie ''March of the Penguins'' then I really recommend you to do that while they are showing it in Háskólabíó (University Cinema). I saw it today and was very impressed - amazing shots, amazing story about the cycle of life in the nature. The beauty of it and drama. The film itself is a documentary made by biologist Luc Jacquet about Emperor penguins, their mating and breeding cycle that takes place entirely on the polar ice.

''The film crew lived in the assembly of huts for 14 months total in photographing their subjects. During that time, neither the crew nor the footage (some 120 hours of it) left the site. For much of the shoot, transportation of any kind out of the area was impossible. The crew was stranded in a part of the world where a human walking across the ice doesn’t even leave footprints; they are blown away as fast as he steps. A mammalian corpse is freeze dried and blown away overnight.''

If you want to smile, if you want to see something positive and informative then go for it! ;o)

Hugs,
Sandra

P. s. Film is in french with icelandic subtitles.

Svavar in sexy T-shirt or sexy Svavar in a T-shirt?

2005-11-24T18:37:00.000Z

Guys,

do u know what? Svavar had probably nothing to do (or maybe it is his way of relaxing?), so he started to search randomly through some things at office. He found bag full of white T-shirts with hat, size approximately S/M.

And what more?! He felt in love with them, so he had to dress up one immediately. Just have a look at following picture. Do you see how happy he is????

If you also feel like you have to have a picture with this T-shirt, come to office and we can arrange it! (this offer is valid mainly for boys ;)

Please, poste some comments how you like it.

Svetla

Hi hi

2005-11-20T15:44:00.000Z

I just wanted to say thanks to you that came to my party and let you know that I have put some pictures from it here.
Guðrún Helga

Pictures from Christmas dinner

2005-11-18T20:08:00.000Z

Ásdís and Guðrún Helga heating sauces and meat

Endre cutting hangikjöt

Endre playing piano...really beautiful

Singing ''Silent Night''

Changing presents. Everybody is so excited!!!

Sandra

International Christmas dinner

2005-11-18T11:32:00.000Z

In AIESEC in

Iceland

we have a tradition to hold the international dinners. The last two years we were having international Christmas dinner. One was yesterday at Heba's place.

We had Icelandic food - potatoes, salads, herring and meat (smoked lamb - hangikjöt :o) , staked pork and another lamb) and many different kinds of sweets from at least four countries. Yummy... everything was so delicious!!!

After we packed our stomachs with a tasty food, Svetla and Arturs were serving hot wine with spices in Latvian style. Even though we were just 14 people we could sing a ''Silent night'' in seven different languages - Czech, English, Latvian, Lithuanian, German, Norwiegan and Icelandic.

Endre was playing piano and we were singing. To say truth, this moment really touched me...it felt very good to be around you, folks, it felt like Christmas…

We ended the evening with changing Christmas presents. Christian came up with this cool game that made a present change really funny and exciting. It took us probably half an hour to get finally a present that we are going to bring home, but I'm sure that everybody loved the game. I think though, that at the end of the day, I was the only lucky one, because I got '6' the last second of the game and got the present I wanted the most. :oP

Thanks everybody for a memorable evening!

Kisses,
Sandra

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2005-11-16T20:07:00.000Z

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2005-11-16T19:50:00.000Z

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Svetla & Svavar