Crazy Emotions
So, I need to share where I am at and have been emotionally in the last few days. It has been crazy in terms of all the different things that have been happening.
On Friday I attended the Quebec Regional AIESEC conference. This is a conference for all the new members in local committees throughout the Quebec province. I drove up in the car with Chris, Eugenie, Kristin, Natasha and Telicia. On the way we saw a huge green van that had been overturned with all the effects thrown over the grass - we collectively achknowledged what a bad accident it must have been.
Then news at the conference - they were AIESEC members in the Van driving up from Montreal to also attend the conference. 7 people were in the car, 6 from McGill University and 1 from Concordia. I had met and partied with 3 of them before aswell, the rest were new members.
Unfortunately one of the girls was killed, another 2were in critical condition, 1 in a stable condition, and 2 walked away with bad cuts and bruises but not needing to stay in hospital. It was a tragic situation, and as you can imagine affected everyone at the conference deeply.
Of course the sessions on Saturday morning were cancelled to allow people the time and space to filter the information, and to deal the with tragedy in whatever way or means was best for them.
Something like that really makes you think....makes you think 'It could have been me', makes you think 'what do I value, who is important to me'... and ultimately makes you think about what really matters in life. What is REALLY important.
Yes I had these questions, and the need to reflect alot on how I was personally LIVING each moment of my life.... was it everything I wanted, was I giving it my 100%.
That afternoon I dealt in the only way I knew how... to get back in there, to make people laugh and try to spread positive atmosphere. That helped me alot.
Today I also found out that another one of the people in critical condition had passed away. Again bringing back those questions, those emotions but on a more subtle level. Reflective, reflective reflective.
One of the positives coming from it all, well something to hang on to was how such a situation really brought people together, and got people connecting on a more deeper level. So much so that i have been with people non-stop in the last few days.
Tonight I will be going out with the girls dancing.
Anyway I have to run now... more later...
On Friday I attended the Quebec Regional AIESEC conference. This is a conference for all the new members in local committees throughout the Quebec province. I drove up in the car with Chris, Eugenie, Kristin, Natasha and Telicia. On the way we saw a huge green van that had been overturned with all the effects thrown over the grass - we collectively achknowledged what a bad accident it must have been.
Then news at the conference - they were AIESEC members in the Van driving up from Montreal to also attend the conference. 7 people were in the car, 6 from McGill University and 1 from Concordia. I had met and partied with 3 of them before aswell, the rest were new members.
Unfortunately one of the girls was killed, another 2were in critical condition, 1 in a stable condition, and 2 walked away with bad cuts and bruises but not needing to stay in hospital. It was a tragic situation, and as you can imagine affected everyone at the conference deeply.
Of course the sessions on Saturday morning were cancelled to allow people the time and space to filter the information, and to deal the with tragedy in whatever way or means was best for them.
Something like that really makes you think....makes you think 'It could have been me', makes you think 'what do I value, who is important to me'... and ultimately makes you think about what really matters in life. What is REALLY important.
Yes I had these questions, and the need to reflect alot on how I was personally LIVING each moment of my life.... was it everything I wanted, was I giving it my 100%.
That afternoon I dealt in the only way I knew how... to get back in there, to make people laugh and try to spread positive atmosphere. That helped me alot.
Today I also found out that another one of the people in critical condition had passed away. Again bringing back those questions, those emotions but on a more subtle level. Reflective, reflective reflective.
One of the positives coming from it all, well something to hang on to was how such a situation really brought people together, and got people connecting on a more deeper level. So much so that i have been with people non-stop in the last few days.
Tonight I will be going out with the girls dancing.
Anyway I have to run now... more later...
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