Board’s Talk
Maciej Witowski
Vice Chairman for External Affairs
LC Krakow
If you are not afraid of exploring new areas,
life will surprise you in ways you cannot imagine.
A bit more than one year ago I was coming
back from Trainers’ Meeting in Sarajevo with
my two EESTEC friends. It happened that
back then one of them was VC-EA of EESTEC
and I remember looking at her calendar, full
of events, meetings and all kind of arrangements.
I told her I would have never been able to do
this - my life was too organised - studies, job,
LC Krakow’s Board.
It still astonishes me why, straight after getting off from the bus I applied for the unofficial
spot at Congress in Munich. And everything
started to run more quickly - electrifying
atmosphere of Congress, endless discussions
about EESTEC sudden decision of applying
for the Board and the emotional day of elections.
When I was asked to write this article, I shrunk
together with my inner voice telling me: “Really is it already over?” A little less than a year
ago, I saw myself going to put some more focus on my studies after the work connected
to the Congress in Munich had cooled down
and just the regular Treasurer work would
have been left. Four amazing workshops and
organizing Congress as Treasurer would satisfy my desire to work for and with EESTEC.
At least that was what I told myself back then.
Well my future was meant to choose a different direction - to dive into the heart of EESTEC
instead of closing this topic for me.
My friends and also Board members of EESTEC approached me to apply for the Treasurer
position. Some others tried to take my doubts
away by ensuring me that I would be able to
handle it and then there was somebody else,
an experienced guy from Munich who took me
aside and started talking to me.
He repeated a couple of times that I won’t enjoy every moment in this position, that there
will be some periods in which I hate him for
encouraging me to take this responsibility
but that these periods will fade away. Taking the responsibility and choosing to apply for a Board member position in EESTEC
Then a few Board meetings, ECM and dozens
of hours spent on learning how EESTEC works
at the central level and figuring out both with
successes and failures how to make it better.
There were months I loved it, there were moments I hated it - but I never regretted the decision I made one year ago.
Being an EESTECer is definitely just one of
many things we can do during our studies.
But if you are worried whether this is the right
step to take, let me assure you - it definitely is!
There are some years in life at which we will
look back later with great sentiment - the ones
we spent in EESTEC will be certainly among
them!
I evidently owe EESTEC what I am today and
while this year is approaching to the end I
want to thank you all who made it so priceless.
Good luck with creating your own EESTEC
story!
leads to many different cons