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Stevie
Cameron
Stevie's in The Philippines.
Introduction
Diary
1
Diary 2
CSR Conference
Diary
3
Diary
4
Andrew
Webster
Andrew's in India.
Introduction
Diary
1
Diary 2
Culture Shock!
Diary 3
Diary 4
Diary 5
Jess
Rudkin
Jess is working in the Czech Republic.
Diary
1
Diary 2
Diary 3
Diary 4
Diary 5
James
Eder
James is sharing his marketing skills with local people in Colombia.
Introduction
Diary
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Diary 6 - Aims
Diary 7 - 8
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Diary 12 -
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Diary 16 -
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Working
with AIESEC
Jame Eder introduces the student organisation.
AIESEC
in Birmingham
Amaneeta Shokur explains more about AIESEC and how she is involved.
Scheila
Scheila came to Birmingham from Brazil on a student scheme run by AIESEC.
Students
index
Colombia
Profile of the South American country from BBC News.
Map
Follow James' travels on this map of Colombia from Lonely Planet.
James'
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COLOMBIA
FACTS
Population:
44.2 million (UN, 2003)
Capital: Bogota
Major language: Spanish
Major religion: Christianity
Money: 1 Colombian peso = 100 centavos
Exports: Petrol, coffee, coal, gold, bananas, flowers,
chemicals, emeralds, cotton,, sugar, livestock
AIESEC
FACTS
AIESEC
(pronounced "i-sek") stands for the Association
for the International Exchange of Students in Economics and
Commerce.
AIESEC
is the world's largest international student organisation
with 30,000 members in over 86 countries.
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I'm
a student at the University of Birmingham. In September, I'll be entering
the third year of my Business Commerce degree.
I joined
AIESEC in September 2002 during my first semester at the University
of Birmingham. Since then, I have been very involved in AIESEC's
activities.
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| James
Eder on the metro at rush hour in Manila |
I have
been fortunate enough to have travelled to some great places. I've
taken part in conferences in the UK and over in Belfast, a management
seminar in Sweden with over 30 nationalities and last summer, I
was on a placement for two months in the Philippines.
This
summer I'm off to Colombia! All of these opportunities have been
sponsored by AIESEC's partners (especially HSBC and British Airways).
I'll
be working with a charity foundation for the 'Development of the
Child, the Family and the Community'. I'll be sharing my skills
in marketing and fund-raising for the benefit of local people.
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| Sunset
on the island of Boracay in the Philippines |
I am
due to leave for Colombia on 15 July, so I'm just preparing myself
as much as I can, reading up about the place I'll be staying at
- Baranquilla in the North, where Shakira and Tequila come from,
or so I have been told!
While
I'm excited about going, Colombia's history of conflict, drugs and
violations of human rights means I'm more than a little apprehensive
(as are my family!).
I'm
really looking forward to updating you with news from my travels
- come back to bbc.co.uk/birmingham/students
soon!
Written
by James Eder
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