In terms of process, this week was the best by far. Those swimming and sailing sessions, delicious large family meals, bonfires and conversations till the late hours of the morning and waking up to a nice breakfast every morning! Can't complain! I would consider iterating this process again for the next couple of weeks ;).
On a more serious note, I really did enjoy the retreat. It was organised at a perfect time - after all those rocky weeks, especially the last 2 weeks of intense work, it was really nice to unwind, relax and reconnect with each other. It gave me that same rush of positive energy that I felt when I first met the group in the first week of the internship.
I also really liked the reflection activities conducted at the retreat. The hot chair was very powerful. How often do we get 12 mirrors to show us our reflection - our strengths and flaws? I liked the honesty and the delicateness of the process. I liked the love, the respect, the adulation we had for each other.
One of my favourite things from AIESEC conferences were these messages called "sugarcubes" that we gave each other at the end of each conference where we would write a message to people who we had a "meaningful interaction" with. These messages were great souvenirs from each conference, something I'd always go back to read and reflect on. The Hot Chair reflection had a similar empowering vibe. I wish I had recorded that discussion!
I also liked that we spent the next day planning and marking our milestones. Gave the structured and timeline loving part of my brain great solace!
In general, this week was one of the best and most powerful highlights of the internship. A big thank you to Papa Per and Mama Karin for organising this and uniting as one big family unit. Also, a big thank you to all my fellow interns for making this so fun - from stargazing while lying on the pier to those memorable sailing trips to cleaning the toilets together. You are awesome!
Lots of love
Rucha
On a more serious note, I really did enjoy the retreat. It was organised at a perfect time - after all those rocky weeks, especially the last 2 weeks of intense work, it was really nice to unwind, relax and reconnect with each other. It gave me that same rush of positive energy that I felt when I first met the group in the first week of the internship.
I also really liked the reflection activities conducted at the retreat. The hot chair was very powerful. How often do we get 12 mirrors to show us our reflection - our strengths and flaws? I liked the honesty and the delicateness of the process. I liked the love, the respect, the adulation we had for each other.
One of my favourite things from AIESEC conferences were these messages called "sugarcubes" that we gave each other at the end of each conference where we would write a message to people who we had a "meaningful interaction" with. These messages were great souvenirs from each conference, something I'd always go back to read and reflect on. The Hot Chair reflection had a similar empowering vibe. I wish I had recorded that discussion!
I also liked that we spent the next day planning and marking our milestones. Gave the structured and timeline loving part of my brain great solace!
In general, this week was one of the best and most powerful highlights of the internship. A big thank you to Papa Per and Mama Karin for organising this and uniting as one big family unit. Also, a big thank you to all my fellow interns for making this so fun - from stargazing while lying on the pier to those memorable sailing trips to cleaning the toilets together. You are awesome!
Lots of love
Rucha
Maybe we can do those "sugar cubes" at the end of this internship as well? It'll be the greatest gift/souvenir that we can take home from this program to remind us of that One Summer We Had in Stockholm. :)
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