Just want you around ...

How can we live in such world and not do anything ...

julien.lefort@aiesec.net (Julien) — Sat, 24 Jun 2006 22:24:00 +0000

I have been quite fast on the previous messages but i'll come back on that.
However, I wanted to share a feeling I had today.

Today I have seen the movie "Hotel Rwanda". It's an amazing movie, really strong and sad ...

But i realised that at the end of the year i will be 25.

25 years that i am on this earth, supposed to be civilised, where globalisation is more and more important, World Wars finished ...

But during these 25 years, here is what I have seen happening :

Wars, civil wars and conflicts :
Yougoslavia, Soudan, Liberia, Somalia, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Rwanda, Israel and Palestine, Pakistan, Iran, Irak, Koweit, Afghanistan, Nepal, Georgia

Bombings :

Paris, London, Madrid, New York, Charm el Cheikh, Delhi ... around 400 every year

On top of that, you can add AIDS in Africa (25.4 million), poverty (2.8 billion people) ...

And from the 53 biggest countries considered to be the most developped in the world, how many of us are really helping others ? How many of us are fighting for something we believe in ?

I have done it by being in AIESEC. I will continue with other organization.
If each one of us was giving just a small part of our life for helping people, everything would be much better ......

If you want to see something really nice, visit this Blog

julien.lefort@aiesec.net (Julien) — Sat, 24 Jun 2006 22:20:00 +0000

http://www.indeetnepal.blogspot.com/

Marie-Soleil is one of my good friends.

Her boyfriend left for trekking in Ladakh for a few months...

Pictures are amazing ... to be seen absolutely !!

Last month in my short life, many things happened !

julien.lefort@aiesec.net (Julien) — Sat, 24 Jun 2006 22:19:00 +0000

Coming soon ...

And the photos ...

julien.lefort@aiesec.net (Julien) — Sat, 24 Jun 2006 22:18:00 +0000

Blogger has a problem tonight !!

Photos will come soon.

Keukenhoff

julien.lefort@aiesec.net (Julien) — Thu, 11 May 2006 10:06:00 +0000

Last week end, I went to Keukenhoff, a floral park close to Leiden. That was really amazing. It is THE park of tulips. Thousands of tulips everywhere, yellow, red, pink ..., small ones big ones, ...

Pictures are coming soon ;)

Live from Amsterdam !!

julien.lefort@aiesec.net (Julien) — Fri, 05 May 2006 19:31:00 +0000

3 weeks ...
Yes, almost 3 weeks that I am here continuing my AIESEC experience by working abroad.

I just finished my third week in this amazing office, here in Amsterdam West.
The office is really cool, 24th floor with a great view on Amsterdam ; 9 people really cool, no dutch :( but 7 English, 1 Equadorian and 1 Brasilian !! This is really AIESEC like.

After one week, already a client party. Every friday team lunch.

I am now used to my neighborhood, living 15 min. from the office. Not so far from the centre but i still need to explore this part of the city. I am waiting to have a bike to go all around the city.

Last week was Queen's Day. Really impressive, so many people outside ...

This week end I am off to Den Haag. Looks like a nice city. I'll tell you more soon.

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Something that really impressed me in Senegal is t...

julien.lefort@aiesec.net (Julien) — Wed, 22 Feb 2006 15:03:00 +0000

Something that really impressed me in Senegal is the way modernism and traditions are living together ...

Everywhere you can find commercials, brand new cars, mobile phones ... and old cars, animals living in the streets, basic living conditions ...

Western life is also really present in all its forms ...

Majestic Senegal

julien.lefort@aiesec.net (Julien) — Tue, 21 Feb 2006 21:53:00 +0000

The first things that surprised me when I arrived to Senegal were the landscapes.
It is at the same time dry and green.

You find Baobab trees everywhere and this is also one of the symbols of Africa.

You can find also palm trees such as "Palmiers Roniers" or Coconut palm trees.

What is really amazing is that you can stop somewhere and look around you. The first thing which will come to your mind is : "I'm alone in this part of the country, this is so calm ..." but what you will soon realize is that many people saw you stopping and are coming to you. And less than 10 minutes later you will be face to face which children who see for the first time a white person, women who wants to sell you hand made stuff or farmers just curious to meet you.

Fauna is also made from a wide variety. I haven't seen elephants, girafes or lions but you can easily see birds, donkeys, zebus and what is also amazing, you can meet sheeps, goats chicken and pigs just in the street next to your car.

All this small world is living there altogether smoothly ...

Here i am, back from Senegal ...

julien.lefort@aiesec.net (Julien) — Tue, 21 Feb 2006 21:32:00 +0000

I am finally back to France after 2 weeks in a wonderful country called Senegal.
My first time in Senegal, my first time in black Africa.

Everything is so different and so familiar at the same time. In the next days I'll try to share a bit of this life there ...

I will start with some facts :

Senegal is named like that because the river Senegal goes through it.
Around 10 millions people are living there divided in 3 main ethnies : Wolofs, Peuls and Sereres.

Senegalese speak mainly french and wolof but each ethnie has its special language.

Islam is the main religion and religion in general is really strong in the country ...

Capital city is Dakar.

If you want to speak with people there, you will start with
"Salamaleikum" which means "hello"
and then "Na nga def" : "how are you?" and people will answer "Maa gni fii rek" which means "I'm fine"

Senegalese are really warm people and really welcome you well.

Finally I'm back !!

julien.lefort@aiesec.net (Julien) — Thu, 26 Jan 2006 16:06:00 +0000

After a long time, I am finally back....

Back on the blog machine ...
Back in Paris too ...

I have finally finished my studies and I am looking for a jo in HR !!

Before leaving for a great experience abroad (because I'm looking for an AIESEC traineeship or a job ... abroad !), I'm leaving in 10 days to Senegal for some holidays !

I will enjoy this trip with my family and i will post photos soon.

All the best for this new year to all the people i know.

See you soon.

Juju - Ouhlala

To all my friends abroad ...

julien.lefort@aiesec.net (Julien) — Mon, 16 May 2005 21:27:00 +0000

For all my friends abroad at the moment, I would like to say that I miss you all and I would really like to visit you all during summer
... please give me more time and more money :)

To these people in :
Armenia, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Finland, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Italy, Kenya, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Senegal, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Togo, UK, Ukraine, USA.

Good luck to all of you and come to France !!!

Almost the end ... almost the beginning ...

julien.lefort@aiesec.net (Julien) — Mon, 16 May 2005 21:10:00 +0000

Almost the end ...
In less than two month, i will be leaving an office i spent one year in.
But it's not just leaving an office, a building, four walls, ... but leaving a whole way of life.
I spent one year with four wonderful people. We did so many things together.
I leave a whole federation too, 250 amazing french people who give every minute of their lives to an association.
I leave 18 000 people and even if i don't know most of them, i leave all those i worked with for these last 12 months.

I think I created this blog for that. Because I want to know where they are, what they do, and I can give them the same.

Almost the beginning...
Because I know that something new is starting and that I will keep contact with all those people I met. New life, new apartment, new teammates, new opportunities ...

Life is going on.
I am sad but happy at the same time.
And I hate this feeling but I know that it is what life is made of.

And to start this new beginning ... here is my blog :)