Sara moussafir (Ukraine)

When I was a child I used to play that game of guessing with my besties: it’s like you have to roll an earth ball, try to put your index finger on it while it’s winding and the country that you will stop by it’s the one which you will go to when you grow up. Sounds boring, but we had fun by then especially with that creative imagination that we used to have!! The bottom line is that how AIESEC works.

I still remember the hungry EPs in the competition to find the best project and I can’t deny that I was one of them. However, I got the chance to find what I want and it was time to get ready to pack my stuff and to travel to Ukraine.

               

WHoooa!

I got my visa and I went directly the next day to the airport. I was nervous, afraid, lost, and at the same time excited to have my first experience abroad.  It was like a storm of emotions that came from nowhere.  I found my seat on the plane and the pilot started smashing the words like he was under drugs. Ladies and gentlemen it’s time to say goodbye to Morocco!

I had to stop in Turkey to wait for the next flight. It was night and I spent 3 hours crawling at Istanbul airport, holding my backpack that weighs the double of my own weight, just looking for the airport hotel. When I finally found it I was completely chocked to know that I have to pay for hours and the lowest price was 120$ for 6 hours….I mean seriously! Anyways the hotel won and I had to find a bed to catch some Zzzz.

I woke up the next morning holding tears in my eyes, having these questions in my head: what If I missed my flight and didn’t go to Ukraine? What If something bad happened and I’m thousands miles away from my parents? Oh I already miss my parents!! Just don’t want to die in turkey...

My sister was never wrong calling me a drama queen and I had no choice but carry on that rock on my back again and move on. My phone is ringing; it’s time to catch my next flight to Ukraine, and what’s going to happen next?  Nobody knows. Four hours had passed and eventually I arrived to my destination, Dnepropetrovsk Ukraine, and the real fun has just begun.

I met my host family that day and I was glad to see that I had my own room. They were so nice, so generous and they made me feel like I’m home. Plus the AIESECers whom I worked with during my internship were so supporting and so encouraging.

The tasks that were referred to me were all related to teaching English and I absolutely enjoyed every single second with the kids and the mentor teacher indeed.  I enjoyed discovering the culture of Ukrainian people and their life style, not forgetting about their famous plates and their manners.

I will never forget the day I fell off the bike, I had a green purple spot on my knee and it was in the shape of a heart that I laughed so hard about it.