Mariana's wedding

Mariana's wedding
Originally uploaded by dankina.

i just got this picture from Mariana...its from er wedding where lots of trainees which i was responsible for went to.They all met in Mexico City, felt so sorry that I wasnt there.
Marian, Aldo, Shux, Pete, Charin, Ildi..I miss youuuu!!

Miss Independent

well not really, but at least made the first step to become one:]
Managed to get to the AIESEC Mumbai office from Church Gate alone..on foot:]hehehehe...i know it seems stupid, but i am happy, cause all streets look the same.
I am staying with one of the Mumbai's VPs(Geraldine) family, am completely enjoying it...eating a bit too much:]but i love the food!!!

AIESEC Prague Office

1. giiiiiiiiiig mess and chaoss
2. if you make two steps straight from the office doors, you would bang into a wall:]
3. 50 members = 10 PCs

AIESEC Mumbai Office

1. i think it is much cleaner
2. if you make two steps straight from the office doors(instead of one step straight and one left), you would fallen into a swimming pool
3. around 28 members = 3PCs

some more later:]

In Mumbai finalyyyy

At the beginning...i am ok:]and my flight was safe:]

I dont know where to start ...hahha...
ok sooo...i am really enjoying my time here.
I am staying at Geraldine' s home, i completely love the food! Went for a walk with Anuja...the roads are completely crazy, i guess it will take me some time till i really get used to it, cause the traffic is so chaotic for me, and when going with riksa i all the time think hat we will soon crash:]
I bought sim card, but somehow it is not working:[

Soon i will write some proper post about the traffic here, about food, travelling in train and stuff like this:]

Preeeepaaaaration time come on

Starting sorting things which I will take with me, created a blog which will be in czech for all people who travel this summer to India...and also for my friends who actually dont speak english:(

dankainindia.blogspot.com

My mum is getting a bit more nervous, because when she tells someone that her daughter s going to India, she gets as a replay terrified face.

Few days back I met my grandma and had "interesting" convesation:
me:"I am going to India."
grandma:"Why?"
me:"Cause I wanna travel, get to knwo new places, get some different perspective..."
grandma with tears:"BUT WE LOVE UUU!"

I guess she didnt get me:(, she thinks that I wanna hurt all my family by going there:(which doesn´t make me calm really...so am getting lil nervous, because whole my family is nervous.

But just four more nights and I will be in Mumbaiiiiiiii:)

Crying movie

hehehe...that´s how Patas would call it for sure:)

if there is a movie where I cry right from the beginning and finish watching with completely wet face...then it is "Love Actually"!
i love this movie:)

The Woman

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Originally uploaded by dankina.

This post is dedicated to a woman I admire...for all her power, meekness, love, heart.

One story of one simple and brave woman

She was born in 1914 in a small polish village, had few brothers and sisters, one of them was Jan – my grandfather. She got married just before second world war and gave a birth to a small cute girl. Her husband was taken as a solder to second world war, as well as her brother. Unfortunatelly just one came back, my grandfather…she took care of him, gave him place to live. She was living all her life just for her small cute daughter.

Many years passed and today I had the pleasure to see her again in her 91 years in a room with another three old women. I heart this story many times from my grandpa, but somehow today, after seeing her, it just touched me again.

Her daughter gave a birth to five boys, but she was not able to take care of them, so they were put into orphanage, but She took one of them, a small boy, cause he remided her of her husband, She took care of him, did all She could for him. After 15 years he stole her all money She had. He made thousands of calls abroad for 430 000 Euros, escaped and he was not seen from that time. Everything She had was taken by state..flat, money, …

Now She is living in a house for old people, her daughter, not even one from her grandkids have never come to see her.

To see Her smile today after visiting Her…it was like to see a small kid when you give him something sweet…there is anything nicer than this!

Having a good time at home

Gardening, cleaning, cooking(yes, sometimes the non specified thing can be called food:)), chatting with my family(today spend five hours of speaking to my sister), listening to my mum how much she is worried about me and that she shouldnt have let me go to India:)
Simply really enjoying my time here:)

Getting my last travel tips from people who have been to India...like what to buy before going, how to travel, what to do, what not to do and stuff like this...still not realizing that I am leaving Czech Republic in 10 days.

The funniest thing is that my mum is not asking me when I am coming back from India:)she all the time curious what I will do there, and if I have all vactination needed and so on....but she is not asking when I am coming back...just curious how she will react after getting to know that my flight back is 17th September...i guess she thinks that I will be back end July, maximum mid August....welll...Mum, a bit later:)...she will be ok:)

Love Dan´s post about men

Why men are happier than women
Men Are Just Happier People-- What do you expect from such simple creatures?
Your last name stays put.
The garage is all yours.
Wedding plans take care of themselves.
Chocolate is just another snack.
You can be President.
You can never be pregnant.
You can wear a white T-shirt to a water park.
You can wear NO shirt to a water park.
Car mechanics tell you the truth.
The world is your urinal.
You never have to drive to another gas station restroom because this one is just too icky.
You don't have to stop and think of which way to turn a nut on a bolt.
Same work, more pay. W
rinkles add character.
Wedding dress $5000.
Tux rental-$100.
People never stare at your chest when you're talking to them.
The occasional well-rendered belch is practically expected.
New shoes don't cut, blister, or mangle your feet.
One mood all the time.
Phone conversations are over in 30 seconds flat.
You know stuff about tanks.
You can do Christmas shopping for 25 relatives on December 24 in 25 minutes.No wonder men are happier!


And more on dan.nomadlife.org

17 days to go....more excited, more confused, more worried, more challenged

Exams - over(now just one result which was 177 out of 200:))
Vactination - done(with a bit of pain)
Vizas - have applied(to be picked up on tuesday)
Flight ticket - bought

STATUS: READY TO GO:)

Timeplan:

27th june-30th june
Arriving to Mumbai, adapting to new weather, environment, ... meeting KB, Mrunal, ...

1st july-24th july
CEED in Mumbai:
- daily communication with trainees from AIESEC Mumbai, getting the information needed for booklet „Experiece India“
- presentation of traineeship offers to czech students
- reasearch about possible czech candidates for currently available traineeships in Mumbai, and indian IT/ET SNs to czech companies
- organizing reception activities
- attending jobraising or resigning appointments at companies(prefarably from each portfolio:management, technical, development, education)
- Assistance in developing Member Development Cycle for AIESEC Mumbai, and adding perspective on conducting Member Recruitment

Meanwhile during weekends a bit of sightseeing and travelling, relax and chilling out:)

25th july-17th september
Travelling..hopefully going for few days to...Goa, Hyderabad, Kerala, Chennai, Jaipur, Agra(to see International Congress), Delhi...and maybe some other interesting places:) all options still opened ...meeting Subash, Deepti, Jana and Helena(our SNs)....and i am sure many other people...well...there are quite a lot of people in india, right?1 million, 2milion, ....actualy 1,080,264,388 (July 2005 est.)

So that was just update about my plans cause many people are asking me:) Now just few days more in Prague, few more parties with AIESEC Praha members, trainees, roomates, Karola, Swati, Marek.... and then back home for wonderful two weeks(cant even remeber when i stayed there for such a long time), and then 26th going to Praha and 27th june 6:55 my plane will take off to Mumbaiiiiiii:)

just very quick update....22 days to go

Bought tickets to india...going with Alitalia through Milano to Mumbai, arriving 27th june 10:30pm, flight back is for 17th september from Delhi.
Monday is my first exam, and friday the second one, then i am done:]
Tuesday going to apply for visa, take final vactination:]
i have one more news :) i will do a CEED in AIESEC Mumbai for about three weeks, starting with 1st july:]and what will happend afterwards...keep watching the CC announcements, hope in best..lets see.