All aboard

I got matched to Turkey 3 weeks ago. Fuck yeah. I'm going to be doing IT outsourcing consulting for Basak Emeklilik, a small private pension firm in Istanbul. Caro, the Colombian trainee who already works there, said the traineeship is flexible and there's not too much pressure, which will be good because I'm interested in learning more about sales and marketing with the company and hopefully getting experience.

More importantly, I choose Turkey because there are hundreds of opportunities for US SNs to get matched to Turkey, and I want to help lead the way for many more to come to Turkey. Yes, Turkey doesn't have the best history of quality reception and traineeships, but we must not stop doing our best to fix the situation. These hundreds of potential exchange opportunities cannot go unmatched! I'm going to be working with the Turkish Students Association here at GWU to help inspire more AIESECers to go on an exchange to Turkey...then while in Turkey mobilize the LCs to work on quality reception and help in matching! Aaron Winters recently organized a sales vision team and I'm determined to give my all to achieve 2,000 exchanges in 2006, a milestone that will forever change AIESEC.

Interested in a traineeship in Turkey? Damn right! LET'S GO!!!