Cisco on the Ground

Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Back to university

Now I'm wondering: why am I at university? For the most of the people the answer is pretty obvious: "Studying". Well, actually for me it's very different and I'll tell you why.

I've spent 2 years in Milan and I've lived a lot of experiences and I've started to walk through a long road that will bring me to realize my dreams. this long road has a name and it is personal development.

From the 1st of July I'm back in Pisa and from Monday I've started to attend classes after 3 years that I don't even go to a lesson. Can you imagine the shock. I want to add something: my mates are much younger than me (obviously, at least 2 years) and, maybe this is the point, they have a totally different mind then me. They really seem to be more immature and inexperienced and I really feel sometime a lot of distance between them and me.

About these few lessons that I took part to, I've noticed also some changes in me as student then before leaving to Mila. I'm more interested in learning and participating, let's say more proactive. did I learn something from my AIESEC experience? Probably this is the right attitude to move some steps forward on my personal development path. Anyway, I've a question now:

is it a step back or a step forward?

4 Comments:

  • don't worry cisco dear...very soon you will be back with your WENA family!! ;)

    By Blogger Aine, at 6:59 PM  

  • Hey man! Long time.

    Your post sure as hell got me thinking..

    I don't know if I can say I completely see where you're coming from in this experience, but perhaps this is not about taking a step back or one forward - maybe it's about a transition phase where you figure out what the step forward is..

    For me the similar thing was 'Changing the world'! Love it when people smile as I say this, so I hope you're grinning too. But honestly, I am sure you understand.. and if you end up doing Ethiopia next year, you will sure as hell feel me even better..
    So you can imagine my dilemma as I try to figure out how in the world I will change the world, everyday here on..!

    By Blogger eMad, at 10:43 PM  

  • Mate, don't worry about it...I situations will never determine whether we're moving forward or backward, but it's our attitude on every situation that makes us move forward or backward..and you have a great attitude man...so cheers :)

    with smile,
    ali

    By Blogger ali, at 4:16 AM  

  • I think life always moves us forward. :)

    Never the other way!

    By Blogger Erica Cleofe, at 11:18 AM  

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