It’s almost unreal – we were on our way to an evening party with the DAAD (The German Academic Exchange Service). We found what we thought was the house – except that there were two people with the same name on the street! So after we were in the garden, we found out 10 minutes later or so we were in the wrong place.

But so was the Afghan Minister of Higher Education! His deputy invited us to take a lift in the guard’s car, and there you are, second day in Kabul, being escorted by the minister’s guards. Then we arrived at Ms. Zerwinsky’s house (head of the DAAD) and who has greatly helped AIESEC here, and joined the guests. Kinda challenging networking when so many people are speaking languages that you don’t understand, how do you know when it’s your turn to speak when you can’t understand the language? I guess it’s my turn to learn more languages.

All in all seemed like a pretty cool evening, I got to know a fair few people and get a better idea of what it’s like working here in Kabul for AIESEC.

So now it’s time to keep going on the training materials, finish off the one remaining session and start to build a full local information pack for parties interested in AIESEC in Afghanistan so that we can start upscaling the partnerships. And we can start the exchange process and getting some forms in. So Khodah Hafiz for now, time to get some rest.

It's still kinda hard to believe. That somehow, I would be here, in Kabul, working with some of the friendliest and high potential people in the world. Yet, here I am.

It starts just like any other flight, you check in a couple hours before, you get some bags checked in, you say some emotional farewells. Then you sit next to someone returning to his country for the first time in 12 years. Then you land at Kabul International Airport, you go through the airport, and at 6am you see a huge banner and group of people waiting to welcome you. You meet a group of people, who in just a few years, have formed a group doing better than half the rest of the world who have been part of AIESEC for more than 20 years.

There's something awesome about just being able to sit down and chat with a group of really cool young people on the other side of the world, in a greatly different culture. Being here with the chance to support AIESEC Afghanistan really is the greatest honour I've ever had in my life.

Today, the second day, we got the chance to really talk about what we're gonna do. We're getting ready for an intense training program, I mean 6 days every afternoon intense. This committee has already achieved a higher standard than half the network of 90 countries, you really can tell that AIESEC here in Afghanistan is gonna become one of the leading players.