At some point in school, college, or university, you’re definitely going to hear the name “AIESEC.” Someone will eventually drop it in conversation going: “Oh yeah, I’m in AIESEC.” Most people will nod like they get it, even though you can be sure they don’t. I was one of those oblivious people living in ignorance. Up until a few weeks ago, I also had zero clue whether it was a club, a company, or some secret society. Turns out, it’s none of those but a little bit of them all at the same time. AIESEC is a global, student-run organization that’s been up and running since 1948. It was founded after World War II when a group of ambitious, dedicated students decided the world needed a lot more cross-cultural understanding if it wanted to avoid another disaster of the sort that they had witnessed. The idea was simple: give youth around the world a chance to work and volunteer abroad, let them experience different perspectives and people outside of their own, and maybe they’d end up building a generation that handles differences between each other better than the ones before them. Fast forward to modern day, AIESEC operates in 100+

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