1. R E P R E S E N T I N G I N D I A 2. I N N E R & O U T E R J O U R N E Y 3. O U T E R J O U R N E Y 4. I N N E R J O U R N E Y 5. B E F O R E Y O U L E AV E 1 . 0 - R E S E A R C H 6. B E F O R E Y O U L E AV E 2 . 0 - T H I N G S T O C A R R Y 7. T I P S & T R I C K S 8. D E A L I N G W I T H S I T U AT I O N S 9. F E E D B A C K 10. O N C E Y O U ’ R E B A C K

What You’l l Find Here:

When you will be on exchange, you will be an Ambassador of India. You will be representing India as a country at all moments. Your actions, behaviour & words will be considered as a direct reflection of India & its culture.

Hence it is extremely important for you to maintain a good code of conduct & represent India in the best way possible.

- Showcase India

- Be A Role Model (Behaviours/Beliefs)

- Be A Proud Indian

Representing India

In AIESEC, we believe that every Exchange Participant goes through a strong inner & outer journey, which is depicted below:

Inner & Outer Journey

1. Support System - Your EP Manager and your Hosting Entity responsible makes up a large portion of your support system. As you go through an intense life-changing experience such as the Global Community Development Program you need to ensure you have a guide to push you through the inner journey enabling your consistent reflection and learning.

2. Interaction With Multiple Stakeholders - Part of what makes up the challenging environment is your interaction with a variety of stakeholders that will enable you to grow your network of people who care about the same things and open your mind to new possibilities and diversity.

3. Challenging Role & Environment - Your job description and project whilst on your exchange enables you to travel to a new countries and not just be a tourist but to experience what it takes to live, survive and grow in this new environment

Outer Journey

4. Individual Responsibility & Goals - In order to facilitate an inner journey - you must have professional and personal goals that will drive your experience forward. Part of these goals will account for your professional responsibilities as part of your Job Description enabling your challenging role and environment. 

1. Set Personal Goals - Goal setting is a powerful process, where you envision where you want to be & set ambitious yet achievable goals for yourself. Before you embark on your journey, set goals for yourself & your development.

2. Reflect On Your XP - After you complete your experience, you must go through a process of group reflection. Why did we complete this project? Who did we benefit as a result of the project? Who did we meet? What did we learn about ourselves? What did we learn about our group? What did we observe about the service site?

3. Understand Your Personal Values - Understanding of our own strengths, weaknesses & values. Acknowledge your strengths & understand your weaknesses & manage them accordingly.

Inner Journey

4. Reinvent Yourself - Reinvention happens based on the three elements mentioned above - goals, reflection & understanding. In this phase, you can reflect about those questions:

>How were you before the internship and why you decided to go? >What did you do during the internship?>What has been the most challenging and how it impacted you ? >What did you learn about yourself? About others?

>How is you after the internship in few sentences ? >How will this experience influence your life?

1. Tradition & culture of the country you are going to.

2. Clothing - What is appropriate/inappropriate

3. Currency Value

4. People

5. Transportation modes & costs

6. Places to visit

Before You Leave 1.0 - Research

1. Purpose & objectives of the project

2. Target audience - who will you be interacting with

3. Research about the issue on which the project is based

4. Ground realities of the issue

5. Your job role, job description

About The C ountry & C ity About Your Project

Before You Leave 2.0 - Things To CarryC O N TA C T L I S T O F A I E S E C E R S

I N H O S T E N T I T Y

C O N TA C T L I S T O F A I E S E C E R S

I N S E N D I N G E N T I T Y

C O N TA C T O F I N D I A N

E M B A S S Y I N T H E C O U N T R Y

Y O U A R E G O I N G T O

M E D I C I N E S Y O U M I G H T

R E Q U I R E

C U R R E N C Y ( U S D / E U R A S T H E Y C A N B E

E A S I LY E X C H A N G E D )

W E AT H E R A P P R O P R I AT E C L O T H I N G & F O O T W E A R

L A P T O P & C E L L P H O N E

C R E A M S , L O T I O N S E T C .

A C C O R D I N G T O W E AT H E R

C A M E R A T O C A P T U R E Y O U R

X P

PA S S P O R T W I T H VA L I D

V I S A

O T H E R R E L E VA N T I D

P R O O F S

R E T U R N F L I G H T

T I C K E T S - C A R R Y AT L E A S T 5 C O P I E S

Tips & TricksIn order to have fun during

your experience, have a curiosity for exploration &

adventure.

Document your experience using a daily diary & pictures.

Remember you will not be alone, you will be with people from different nationalities -

get to know them!

Research well about the country & hosting local committee

before you leave so that you have the right expectations.

To avoid financial problems, research well in advance about the currency of the country you

are visiting.

Carry some extra/emergency money with you.

Try traveling to neighbouring cities to explore their cultures.

Carry some Indian items to give out to friends you’ll make

during the experience.

Instead of carrying cash, try taking an international debit

card/travel card.

Sometimes you might face an unexpected situation, here is what you need to do about it.

Dealing With Situations

Always carry the address of the host family/accommodation. Have

the local number of 3 AIESEC representatives of the local

committee.

N O A I R P O R T P I C K U P ?

R A N O U T O F

M O N E Y ?

Carry some emergency cash with you. It is also advisable to carry an

international debit card.

L O S T /S T U C K I N A P R O B L E M ?

Carry the local number of 3 AIESEC representatives at all

points. Always keep your passport with you while traveling. Have the

Indian embassy number.

U N P L E A S A N T S I T U AT I O N

Always stay in touch with an AIESEC representative from your home city. Inform them about any

situations that you might find unpleasant or unacceptable.

Your Feed back Matters!

D U R I N G Y O U R E X P E R I E N C E , Y O U W I L L R E C E I V E A S U R V E Y F R O M A I E S E C A S K I N G Y O U A B O U T Y O U R E X P E R I E N C E .

!I T I S E X T R E M E LY I M P O R TA N T F O R Y O U T O F I L L T H I S S U R V E Y I N O R D E R T O L E T T H E S E N D I N G A S W E L L A S T H E H O S T I N G

C O M M I T T E E K N O W H O W T H E Y C A N M A K E Y O U R E X P E R I E N C E B E T T E R .

!A PA R T F R O M T H I S , A LWAY S S TAY I N T O U C H W I T H Y O U R L O C A L A I E S E C R E P R E S E N TAT I V E T O L E T H I M / H E R K N O W

H O W Y O U R E X P E R I E N C E I S G O I N G !

Once You’re Back

YO U R A I E S EC

E X P E R I E N C E H A S J U S T

B EG U N !

O N C E Y O U ’ R E B A C K F R O M Y O U R Y G E P E X P E R I E N C E , Y O U C A N J O I N Y O U R L O C A L A I E S E C O F F I C E A S A

T E A M M E M B E R & F U R T H E R E N A B L E M O R E S U C H E X P E R I E N C E S F O R

O T H E R Y O U N G S T U D E N T S . !

Y O U C A N B E C O M E A N A I E S E C A M B A S S A D O R A N D H E L P U S TA K E

O U R P R O G R A M S T O M O R E P E O P L E . !

Y O U C A N A LWAY S TA K E U P A N O T H E R E X C H A N G E E X P E R I E N C E !

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