More Bang for the Buck!

I am so excited to be going back to Scandinavia and i am sure the students are looking forward to it too! Just thought i would share some of my experiences from Summer 2008 and how i stretched my experience for the buck while in Europe.

I did a couple of things (aside from the study mission) while i was there;

1. Stayed with my cousin in Hamburg and took the opportunity to visit Berlin
   
2. After the mission, i stayed with a friend in Copenhagen and explored Denmark further ;)
3. Attended the 16th International Youth Leadership Conference (IYLC) in Prague!
   

The IYLC program was really awesome and truly a life changing experience. These are some of the highlights of the conference;

• Simulation of the United Nations Security Council Emergency Meeting
• International Criminal Court Mock Pre-Trial
• Model European Parliament Proceedings
• Visits to foreign embassies, Senate of the Czech Republic, European Commission, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, PricewaterhouseCoopers
• Group debates and panel discussions on international security, environmental sustainability, rule of law, responsible leadership and mass media
• Meetings and banquet dinners with leading experts, diplomats, politicians and businessmen

Currently, the 18th IYLC will be running from July 19th to the 24th 2009. I believe there are rolling deadlines and the next one is on 30th March - quick check it out! Last time round i was surprised to see so many Singaporean students with the majority coming from SMU. Hopefully this time we will continue to have a good representation because i believe in the importance of having a cross-cultural exchange of ideas and the impact it has on molding the youth - the leaders of tomorrow!

Just some pictures to show what an awesome time every youth should experience - lots of learning & fun!

Dialogue with Slovenia's Ambassador to Czech Republic (at his residence!)



Simulation of European Parliament Proceedings (actual EU Parliament venue!)

Socialising on top of the PricewaterhouseCoopers building (beautiful view of Prague!)



Of course good fun at the pub after a hard day of work!

~ Carpe Diem :) ~