Avoidance

I have realized a very unfortunate habit that I have developed:

I purposely don't mention AIESEC to people when  I don't feel like explaining it. 

At Easter, while being interrogated by several family members I hadn't seen in awhile, I found myself talking about everything else I'm involved in, everything but AIESEC. I was consistently asked how I was, what I was doing, what I'm involved in,  how I like school, what my plans for the summer are..... I only mentioned that I wanted to travel, but said nothing about how much time I put into @ and what it takes out of me. And that I want to go abroad on an international internship to promote cultural understanding. 

This is not a good mindset to have. It is every AIESECers job to promote the organization and constantly be involved in active lead generation. I know this, yet sometimes I just don't feel like talking about it. Maybe I'm just sick of people telling me I'm going to die when I go to Colombia, or I'm sick of all the pestering questions. I should be ecstatic when someone asks me about AIESEC, and I should ramble on until they're bored out of their minds. One of our main goals is to spread impact, and this can be done simply by telling someone about our organization. So why do I actively choose not to take these opportunities to teach more people about the beauty of @?

Maybe it will be easier to explain and talk about after I go on a traineeship. Telling someone about my job in Colombia, things I did, people I met, places I saw, will be a lot easier than explaining to someone what a Coach does or what ROKs is. 

Either way, this is something I need to think more about.