My exchange to Malaysia

Honestly speaking, before I reached Malaysia I feel so thrilled and can't wait so see what will happen in there. At the same time, I also felt so frightened and surrounding by fear as it was my first time ever to travel abroad alone.

I'm afraid that I will get lost, kidnapped, or no one will pick me up but to be fair I need to overcome this difficulty and gain the experience that I have never got before. Guess what, after I arrived there everything seem to be fine as the people there were so friendly, approachable and appear to have a high sense of humor as well. Talking about my project, I was there just to make a conference happen, called “Northern Youth Leadership Conference 2014.” The conference aimed to activate leadership to high school students. During the conference, delegates were very energetic and active as they showed their potential and enjoyed participant. In return, we got many positive feedbacks and it was really inspired when they said that I as a facilitator could motivate, influence, and change their mindset. Hard work really paid off, as some of the delegates would be able to conduct a very astonishing mini workshop to their school after the conference in order to inspire the other students. So it was a big impact that I and other exchange participants could manage to accomplish and we were so delighted with this huge achievement. Before the internship end, we also went to one NGO, called “Sun Rise Organization.” The purpose of going there was to play, motivate, exercise, and stayed close with the people over there. Just so you know, most of them are disabled and homeless. On the bright side, I found it very interesting that young and old folks over there really enjoyed the moment as we were there to cheer them up and they wish that we could be there next time. It really touched my heart as I can see that those kinds of people also need love and respect from the other people. Lastly, I would like to give a big salute and really appreciate AIESEC that created this priceless and invaluable program. I could learn that Malaysia is a multi-cultural country, which consists of many ethnic groups including Malays, Chinese and Indians. On the other hand, there is no doubt that Malaysia is the number one food paradise in Asia, which come from many ethnics. Needless to say, it was a life-changing experience that could change my perspective and shape my behavior to be a better person. I felt homesick at first, but I need to challenge myself and get out of my comfort zone or else I will never know how big the world is. Wholeheartedly, I could not find a word to describe but in overall it was an experience that I cannot learn from school or textbook, hence I would like to challenge all youths around the world to take up this challenge and get ready to be a global citizen to look up ahead to be a great leader.