Thank you AIESEC in the AP

I went "surfing" with one of my brothers a couple of weeks ago...IE we all woke up at 4am but my brother, Sean, and his mate, Micko, were surfing and I was lying on the beach :-)

Was a beautiful setting for a bit of reflection...as you can see from these photos...and I wrote down some thoughts about what I had learnt from working in the most diverse region of AIESEC...the Asia Pacific. And there were soooooooo many things that I learnt from this experience that I wanted to somehow thank the people that helped me to grow so much...so I tried to put these thoughts and feelings together in a poem...

The result is the following poem, which is based on the lyrics to "Thank U", by Alanis Morrisette. Feel free to sing along to the tune if you have it, otherwise it still reads nicely :-) I made a version with photos but it's too big to upload online, so I am sending copies to AP MCPs as long as they send me their postal addresses...Vega, Cheryl, Sharon, Alice, Pui, Weaw & Chris your copies are on the way....anyways...here it is....THANK YOU AP.

How bout learning line dances day & night
How bout giving me gifts & words of thanks
How bout teaching me real communication
How bout yum cha, sate, dosa, sushi

Thank you India
Thank you Japan
Thank you Indonesia
Thank you Thailand
Thank you NZ & UAE
Thank you thank you AP

How bout singing with me karaoke
How bout caring & giving PI PA KOA
How bout me failing & us trying again
How bout fortune telling & ancient cities

Thank you Korea
Thank you China
Thank you Australia
Thank you Hong Kong
Thank you Malaysia
Thank you thank you AP

the moments I embraced your diversity
were the moments I represented your unity
the moments you knew I cared
you cared what I knew

How bout “ah shok”, “ming mang mong”, “bitches bitches”
How bout living with a sense of wonder
How bout sharing your reality & dreams with me
How bout tuk-tuks, trains, becaks & autos

Thank you Taiwan
Thank you Bangladesh
Thank you Philippines
Thank you Singapore
Thank you Sri Lanka
Thank you thank you AP

Thank you AP,
Thank you