It's MAGIC (you know, never believe it's not so!) I spent the last week at KickOff, mostly in beautiful Schwarzsee, in a not so beautiful military camp, where the blankets on the beds had to be folded "military-style". But the surroundings with the lake (which was really black) and the mountains (where we could see the snow melting in the sun) added to my general feeling of excitement, happiness, and slowly but steadily regressing anxiousness about the year ahead. People around me were amazing, intelligent and thoughtful.
Back in London now, I smile at all the learning points about my first "real and Swiss" conference...

- Delegates do not like to sit in the first 3 rows in plenary, but complain in the back that the cannot see
- The OC pushed looking after delegates and the conference team to new heights... dare I to mention the smoothies, the decorated parties
- The new members really "got it" (quote Monica, MCVPe Czech Republic), and one delegate told me just before closing plenary that he had "finally found what he was looking for"
- Members are generally older than in the AIESEC I am so far used to, which makes for great conversations, and gives a different vibe to everything
- The MC office is amazing... what a new home! It has a dish washer, shower, bed...
- Delegates are late for absolutely everything
- I cannot wait to start
- Hey Facis, let me see you get it down (no way, no way... etc. "Jump, shake your boodie, jump jump shake your boodie") and it worked...
- Closing plenary , and the complete silence as we all stood in a line facing the alps...  ¶ 9:52 AM