Mama Nomad
Hey all,
In what may be a nomadlife first (??), I wanted to call attention to one of the community's newest bloggers: my mother.
By way of background, she was a strong supporter of Aiesec while I was in the LC and MC levels. She spoke at several of our meetings, cooked holiday meals for trainees and even helped with one of the MC marketing campaigns. Although she was never an official member of Aiesec, she has taken many of the principles to heart.
And now she's putting those principles in action.
In the last year, she has quit her job (of more than 30 years), sold her house and most of her possessions and is preparing to travel Europe for the next four months with one of her childhood friends. They have no real plans, other than starting and ending the trip in Milan (where her friend lives). And this is only her third trip outside of the U.S!
I could go on and on about how proud of her I am for taking such a bold, exciting step in her life...but I'll let her do the talking. You can follow along here.
Jim
In what may be a nomadlife first (??), I wanted to call attention to one of the community's newest bloggers: my mother.
By way of background, she was a strong supporter of Aiesec while I was in the LC and MC levels. She spoke at several of our meetings, cooked holiday meals for trainees and even helped with one of the MC marketing campaigns. Although she was never an official member of Aiesec, she has taken many of the principles to heart.
And now she's putting those principles in action.
In the last year, she has quit her job (of more than 30 years), sold her house and most of her possessions and is preparing to travel Europe for the next four months with one of her childhood friends. They have no real plans, other than starting and ending the trip in Milan (where her friend lives). And this is only her third trip outside of the U.S!
I could go on and on about how proud of her I am for taking such a bold, exciting step in her life...but I'll let her do the talking. You can follow along here.
Jim
posted by Jim at 7:30 PM
2 Comments:
you are really lucky to have such a mum. I wish my parents would have supported me this much or would be this adventurous... Sometimes I'm a bit afraid I'd become like them...
8:59 PM
I completely understand both of you. And Jim, great mum :o).
I never had my parents supporting me officialy in aiesec but they never interfiered and listened when i explained what it is good for. Though my dad does not fancy these modern way of managing and developing oneself - which is completely fine.:o))
My parents used to travel quite a bit when younger, especially my dad. But now that they are close to 60, my dad became way too comfortable, which means my mum sits back as she does things always together with my dad.
My mum's moment came 2 years ago. I was on the MC in Iceland and I invited both to come to see me and the country. My dad said no and my mum although she wanted to come, said no too. I started to talk to her, cause I knew she would have loved seeing the country. She is traveller and adventurer at heart. And I kept on talking to her so much till she decided to come. Without dad. And I was so happy, cause she made a step forward. And hopefully once my dad will start to follow my mum too and come to see and discover places some more himself.
I think many times we do not even know what is hidden inside of our parents. And to be honest, although I am 27, my parents still keep on surprising me. :o))
9:40 AM
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