iHEA: oh my where do I even begin. Free waterbottles, starbucks drinks, unlimited lunch & snacks, free alcoholic drinks, hors d’euvres, trip to the ROM, ipad !? yeah it gets outrageous. But what I really took out of this is priceless.
1- the Bosses (Chris & Patrick <3)
My bosses were amazing. They were stressed, they probably had very little sleep - but yet they still laughed, joked, and smiled with us - really you would have never known. They never acted with superiority, but always talked to us as friends and never hesitated to share their stories (which were ingrained with so many life lessons). They were ridiculously generous and always looked after our well being. I’m really glad we were able to ease their workload and be the driving cheerful energy behind them - but that was so little in comparison with what they taught me. I really cant find the words to express my gratitude…
My bosses were amazing. They were stressed, they probably had very little sleep - but yet they still laughed, joked, and smiled with us - really you would have never known. They never acted with superiority, but always talked to us as friends and never hesitated to share their stories (which were ingrained with so many life lessons). They were ridiculously generous and always looked after our well being. I’m really glad we were able to ease their workload and be the driving cheerful energy behind them - but that was so little in comparison with what they taught me. I really cant find the words to express my gratitude…
2- the Coworkers
It really doesn’t get better than working with friends. So much fooling around! but also through the various different kinds of coworkers I met, I also learned about their aspirations and their character. Things to take home from them is to always dream big and work hard - never stand idly by! Take initiative to always ask if help is needed and make yourself useful!
It really doesn’t get better than working with friends. So much fooling around! but also through the various different kinds of coworkers I met, I also learned about their aspirations and their character. Things to take home from them is to always dream big and work hard - never stand idly by! Take initiative to always ask if help is needed and make yourself useful!
3- the Job
I was, for the most part, a receptionist, which meant I got to meet probably a quarter of the people who were at iHEA. It was so eye opening - important congressmen/women, medical doctors, even Obama’s secretary of Health was there! Through the brief 5 minutes of talking to each one of them, I could already differentiate and get a glimpse of their respective cultures (the Japanese middleaged men always slightly bowed at me, and the African people always had huge smiles on their face - what a contrast to the typical American culture, Australian people always said cheers). Listening to accents was great. LOL people who know me well know that I am easily amused. When certain people spoke, I became very excited and could only throw them a huge smile. Tia had to speak for me when that happened LOL. But seeing so many different people from all over the world was great, it was a culture shock every 5 minutes. Because I was staff, I was able to attend various formal events, which I think was the first time I could immerse myself in a real business situation. The atmosphere is nice, but always somewhat tense (more so than what im used to) because there is always the need to “bei meen”, be polite, and show business etiquette (which I am generally not too familiar with).
All in all though, through working with these people I realized how important a smile, a friendly face, and a simple thank you can be. When guiding people to the Rom, a hand full of attendees just walked by, smiled, said thank you and told me I was doing great (my job only required me to stand there). Simple gratitude, like such, can go a long way and really brighten up someones day. I hope I did that for the people there - I hope I, in the brief time that I talked to each one individually, reflected Gods love and glory well.
I was, for the most part, a receptionist, which meant I got to meet probably a quarter of the people who were at iHEA. It was so eye opening - important congressmen/women, medical doctors, even Obama’s secretary of Health was there! Through the brief 5 minutes of talking to each one of them, I could already differentiate and get a glimpse of their respective cultures (the Japanese middleaged men always slightly bowed at me, and the African people always had huge smiles on their face - what a contrast to the typical American culture, Australian people always said cheers). Listening to accents was great. LOL people who know me well know that I am easily amused. When certain people spoke, I became very excited and could only throw them a huge smile. Tia had to speak for me when that happened LOL. But seeing so many different people from all over the world was great, it was a culture shock every 5 minutes. Because I was staff, I was able to attend various formal events, which I think was the first time I could immerse myself in a real business situation. The atmosphere is nice, but always somewhat tense (more so than what im used to) because there is always the need to “bei meen”, be polite, and show business etiquette (which I am generally not too familiar with).
All in all though, through working with these people I realized how important a smile, a friendly face, and a simple thank you can be. When guiding people to the Rom, a hand full of attendees just walked by, smiled, said thank you and told me I was doing great (my job only required me to stand there). Simple gratitude, like such, can go a long way and really brighten up someones day. I hope I did that for the people there - I hope I, in the brief time that I talked to each one individually, reflected Gods love and glory well.
This weekend as a whole has been such a blessing. Seeing the different kinds of people that God created, finally wading through the real world, meeting new people & finding friends. It has been so great and I really wish it would last longer :3
BUT ONTO NEW THINGS - First day of Camp Nissi tomorrow. I’m so nervous but I’ll lift this up to God again ><
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