pictures from the last 2 months

Take a look at my newest pictures

For the first time I am showing a movie


WOWOWOW!
In the last 3 days I saw 3 times on trams (twice in Gent and once in Bruxelles) adds with Romania "Simply Surprising"!!!!

I made a picture with one of them!
















In the 5 months since I came to Belgium I "develop" a nice belly so now I am on diet :) , trying not to eat late in the evening. Of course that during the day I am doing my best :D






dreaming of a jambon coming from the ceiling






























I didn't change that much :D

The road ahead

I feel I am changing ... every day ... :)

I also feel the need to balance my life, to be busy with other things like reading, watching movies, getting back to people I care about, thinking of the future etc.

In the last 2 months (since I last posted) I have been challenging myself, appreciating more what I used to have in Romania, trying to understand how Belgian people function, understand better my feelings and ... again ... thinking of the future.


I realized that if I follow a certain path after the MC year it will take me on an unique road of my life. There aren't 2 of a kind!
Some things will happen if I decide to stay in Belgium, to return to Romania or to go for a traineeship in Brazil or Austria. The same if I choose to stay in AIESEC or join another organization. The same if I join real estate, IT&C, banking or consulting industry. The same if I choose HR, finance, CSR, production, logistics or sales department.

Of course I am trying to figure out where I went to get in the end which is again interesting :) Depending on this I will choose the industry, the orgzanization, the field of work, the country, the city ...

The process is very interesting ... I love it!!! I feel so alive!!! I am deciding the next years of my life and I will take responsability of my decision no matter what!

Now, an interesting perspective I got from a research of a HR Belgian guru. He is saying that between 23-25 to 30-35 you should be guided by what is interesting for yourself and give yourself the opportunity to try whatever you want. Around 30-35 make a well-thought plan and give the best of you, you will have enough experience to know you want, enough skill and confidence to succeed. This way you will reach 60 achieving something in life, happy with the diversity in your life ...
It sounds like the T-leadership approach on life-long term ...


The road that keep me busy these days ...


Soon I'll put some pics and share some interesting experiences ...

Important things happened

I haven't posted a message for more than 1 month.

Since then many things happened and managed to be really busy. It was actually the busiest time I ever had.

So, in my usual style I will tell you the main highlights:

Attended IC in Poland. Amazing personal experience to be in the same place with people from 100 countries, all smart and wanting to change something about the world. So much positive energy ...

Romania was recognized as the best country in developing leaders in the whole AIESEC network by being awarded the Global Excellence Award.





MC & NTT planning - done!!! ... Now we are delivering on them!

Kick Off - my first national conference in the role of a MC member. Everyone is looking up to us and expect great things ... actually a lot is in their hands and brains. Anyways very interesting :)




I finished the design and printing of the marketing materials for recruitment. I think they are looking great and will have the desired impact. Here they are:

Romania will become an EU member starting on the 1st of January 2007. It is official so let's be happy about it! An important page in our history is being written.

Steaua finally made it to the Champions League and won their first game in Kiev with Dinamo, 4-1, that was unbelievable!!!




At IC, the people coming from Timisoara made me a surprise of which I am still very touched: they gave me a big candy heart :) You are worthy persons!


The most important personal thing which makes me very happy: my new girlfriend ... Mada!








Voila!

Before going to IC

The monster conference:

550 delegates

200 and more Business Leaders all around the world

95 Cultures represented

64 Congress Committee Members

10 entire days of exciting and challenging sessions

http://www.ic2006.pl

This is one conference I always wanted to go. I heard of it for the first time from Anca who was CC in Calgary, Canada in 2002 than Victor went to Serbia in 2003, 2004 was in Germany, last year in India and now Poland, finally I am going! I'll be there in 3 DAYS!

I am glad and feel privileged I am going there, I think is one of the most amazing things in this world a young person of my age can go to. I have a very good feeling about it, especially about the "Solidarity for the future" theme for the conference.

I'm thinking to post messages during the conference, I'll see if I have time.

Have the best day ever, every day!

Update today!

There have been already 15 days since I last posted.

Since then some things have changed and happened:
- We finalised transition so now I am really in CHARGE
- transition party was great and I was accused of making the cocktails too strong, some important people got drunk ;)
- I have started working on some strategy and I find the first challenge of changing the mindset from a local one to a national one ;) That's exactly what I wanted
- I finally have a room for myself with bed, cupboards and chair :)
- started doing sports: jogging and went for a 25 km biking trip
- In Belgium the weather is finally normal meaning it rains a lot and temperature is usually under 25
- visited Bokrijk Museum about old Belgium life














- bought wooden shoes, size 29 ;) = 43









- went to Standard Liege- Steaua Bucharest footbal match on Wednesday. 2-2 but I am sure Steaua will go through to the Champions League after 10 years :D



- new Romanian trainees arrived: Irina and Bogdan. I was counting the Romanians I met so far that have a connection with AIESEC: 10 + random ones :)

- last bu not least, got my first almost 1000 euro salary. You know what they say: first milion is hard to make :D

Until next post, all the best!

25 days already

I am in Belgium for already 25 days, time is flying like crazy.

In this rhytm September is just around the corner and the real craziness will start with recruitment, conferences and so on.

Since last weekend:
- transition-transition-transition
- cooking sarmale for the MC team - they were really gooood
- saw the parade on the Belgium National Day
- visited a cousin on Sunday
- had NTT planning meeting
- went to AIESEC ULB barbeque
- went shopping on Saturday and visited the Atomium (2nd time), Chinese pavilion and Japanese Tower
- proactively took extra responsibilites and became OCP of MC transition party ;)

My B-day

On Friday was my birthday :)

Some special things about this day:
- just after midnight I got a "happy birthday!" call from alis
- Mada send me a very nice present by email
- I got "Happy B-day!" emails from people I didn't expect :)
- when I arrived in the MC office, colleagues started singing "Happy B-day"

I gave some thought to this event, turning 23 and I realised I am really young, in a period when I can do or start doing whatever goes through my mind.

Furthermore, these weekend I realised to things about myself which make me really happy, you know, some self-discovery things :)

In the afternoon, I went to Rotterdam for the AI transition Party so actually my B-day party was with a lot of strangers but still I felt good. I missed having dear friends with me!

As a present: pictures from this 16 days spent in Belgium and The Netherlands ;)
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/dan_rosca1/my_photos

Sa visam frumos!
Dan

First 10 days in Bruxelles

Things happening in these 10 days:
- MC meetings
- transition meetings and taking over responsabilities: meeting with NTT, with LC VP PDs, learning catalogue
- attending the General Assembly of AIESEC in Belgium
- had a meeting with 3 alumni from the 60', 70, and 90'
- signing the emapthy contract and renting contract for the house
- visiting Bruxelles
- MC team days including biking trip and a trip to Oostende, at the seaside
- LC visits at ULB and Leuven

On Friday is my birthday :) and I a going to Rotterdam for the AI transition party.

So far so good in Bruxelles ;)
Dan

7/03 First day in the MC office

I believe this is quite important: FIRST DAY IN THE MC OFFICE

Agenda for my first day °)

- getting there around 9.45
- belgian breakfast
- transition plan
- MC updates
- lunch at a turkish fast food ... this will become a normal thing
- intertneting
- 1st transition meeting with Pedro on PD area; we discovered that PD can also stand for Pedro&Dan
- visiting the old city center and having an expectations meeting with our UK MC CEEDer, Jen

Now, some dailies:
- went to a bar where they have 2004 types of beer from almost all countries
- usually when someone enters a Turkish fast foods they are adressed in French but they are adressing me in Turkish ... do I look like a Turk??? Furthermore while passing by a restaurant the waiter asked me: "Morroco?? Portugal??" and than he saw my T-shirt with Romania on it and sayd "Romania?? Ce faci?"
- I just got my welcome package including a Stella Artois beer, an Expat Survival Guide, Leonidas Chocolate and a "Who moved my cheese?" book °)

This is it from July 3rd, my 1st day in the MC office

First days in Belgium

Getting to Bruxelles

On Friday, June 30th I arrived in Bruxelles.

The trip was pleasant: 5 hours by minibus to budapest, waited for 3 hours, than a 2 hours flight to Charleroi, and finally 30 minutes by bus to Bruxelles.

I was very curious of my reaction when flying since it was the first time, but it was great, I love when the plane turns one side, it's like a rollercoaster :)

Reception in Belgium is different than in Timisoara for a new commer. We usually take good care of the new foreigners but here is different. Might be a combination of the fact that Belgium people are not so warm as Romanians and on the other side there are so many foreigners in Bruxelles that here is not so special to welcome a foreigner.

Living in Bruxelles
Adress: Rue Masseaux 41
Neighbourhood: The turkish one
A 4 rooms' apartment with kitchen and bathroom, 2nd floor
My room is 20 square meters, currently taken by Kevin. At the moment I am staying in the guests room by the end of July when MC transition is over.
Collegues in the apartment: Makis Karras (Greece) and another 1-2 foreigners. By the end of July Amritha (India) is staying there also.

First activities
On Friday I watched the last part of Argentina-Germany, went to the apartment, went around the neighbourhood for turkish food, got it, went back home and went to bed quite early.

On Saturday I went shopping to a supermarket which is very cheap, and than went to a picnic as one of the Romanian trainees in DHL is leaving, Daniela Ababei from Brasov. The picnic took place in a beatifull park called Parc de Woluwe. There were probably 30 people from 20 counties and the boys got to play football.

Saturday evening I went to an alumni who was celebrating his bithday and we also got to see France-Brazil 1-0

On Sunday I went shopping for more than 3 hours as July is the sales month in Belgium so prices for some products drop with 10 to 60 percent.

Romanians in Bruxelles

Since I arrived I met 6 Romanians, either having an internship, either working for a multinational company. I got to talk to some of them inlcuding Ase (Adriana Selage) former LCP in Timisoara 99-00, MC and MCP 01-02 and AI 02-03.

Tomorrow is going to be my first day at work :)

That's it for now!

I am looking forwrd for your comments

The day before leaving

Helou,

Last night when I was packing everything I finally realised that I am preaparing to leave. Wow huh!
I knew I am going in Belgium since March and I had the feeling that the moment to leave is far away.

It finally came!

When going through the tone of materials I have many memories came in my mind, plans, outputs, pictures, sugar cubes, badges, books from school, postcards and many-many other things. I am full of memories!!! Great ones! I realised that in 23 years i built many relations with people and I used to take them for granted in the daily life by now.

Starting from tomorow I will maintain them through IT&C technology and meetings with them 2-3 times per year.

I feel so challenged ... especially as a human not as a professional that will perform a job. I usually adapt after a while so keep your fingers crossed.

It's like going from hotish to coldish weather ... as a metaphore you can check the weather









Next time I will be blogging from Bruxelles!

All the best!

The mountains

I was born in a city in the mountains called:












The city is half way the distance between Timisoara and Baile Herculane, a beatiful place where I went last weekend with Alis, Andreea, Corina, Rio (trainee) and Kevin (MCP of Belgium).

I love mountains and I enjoyed this trip a lot, going hitch hiking, climbing the mountains, admiring the landscape, eating in the grass, no engines, no concrete just the sound of moschitos and crickets. Great!!!







going up ...
















taking a picture ...






















admiring the landscape ...











going in a cave














Having dinner ....





I will miss this! As you know Belgium is very flat :)

Welcome to my blog

I've created my blog with a special ocasion:

On June 30 2006 (2 weeks from now) I'm leaving Romania, going to Brussels, Belgium for 13 months. I'll have a job in AIESEC in Belgium as national vice-president on People Development (HR somehow).

There are many people I care about and I did this blog especially for them, so that they can read about what's going on in my life even though I am not in the same city, country, continent or planet :) as them.

I am inviting you to post comments or write me emails any time you feel, I will be glad to hear from you also :)