The Mixture of Old & New

In 2011, I was going through a tough time of my life. It was only the first year of my university, but I was not happy. The “party phase” everyone goes through in the beginning of studies passed, and even…

Be the unpopular voice if that’s what it takes to change the world

I have been in AIESEC for almost 7 years. I have had the fortune of taking friends for life and better yet, a bunch of “homes” spread around countries and territories. But the biggest thing I owe to AIESEC is knowing…

One Day, or Day One? You decide!

Change is the fuel of progress and while progress seems to be the common goal for all of us, not everyone wants to accept change. We tend to resist it, challenge it, even rebel against it while clinging to what…

For those doomed with student loans and no money

On the surface, everything in my life seemed alright when I was 19 years old. I was studying both Management and Computer engineering in the best but most expensive university in Colombia, I had good marks that will likely get…

5 things I learned from 5 years in AIESEC

A dear friend of mine, Dulce from Mexico, ones described AIESEC as a “moving walkway”, like the ones you can find often at airports. In my opinion it does one thing: It simply makes you (young people) develop and grow…

A little boy’s decision

I  remember when I was in middle school, a tiny little impressionable 12 year old boy. I wasn’t what you would call popular, but this isn’t some sob story about how I didn’t have friends. This is a story that…