To appreciate small things

Spending your afternoon with a company of those that are the closest people for you might be something usual and obvious. However, don't even try to imagine, how your life would be like without your love ones.

Together with Mario, we appreciated our nice afternoon, which we spent in the Christmas Market in Manchester city centre. I need to admit that it was good idea to that, simply because we could be together within big city and lots of people, but still - together.

By the way, we saw nice German, French, Dutch and British food expositions and we encouraged ourselves to buy some of these specialties (cheese and biscuits for me and fine German salami for Mario). hmmmm yummie!

Small thing, nice evening....simple but it is important to appreciate things like that, isn't it?

Ice-skating at Piccadilly Gardens

Happy but with cold nose

City Hall full of lights

The Market

Mario curious about German beer

Santa made of lights - straight from France

Some nice german sausages

Be Enterprising

Have you ever though seriously about your future? I'm pretty sure you have. I mean, who wouldn't do that especially nowadays, when the competition in the job market is high?!

Well, students of Salford University (means - us), decided to do something already for our future.

As a members of two organisations, Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) and the Student Entrepreneurs Network (SEN), we will take part in a series of workshops. Why? Because, we want to develop our business knowledge and skills. After all, does every one of us know, for example, how to write a successful business plan?

The Student Enterprise Academy will run for us a series of workshops on a variety of business orientated topics, from how to market your business to how to find funding.
Maybe it could be perceived by someone only as another series of workshops which no one really wants to attend. Even though, we believe, it will be beneficial for us in the future.
After all, it is us, who can make a big difference for our future.

More information about the SEN and SIFE: www.ae.salford.ac.uk/student

This text is based on my article which was printed in 'Student Direct', Salford Students' Newspaper (2007, issue 8).

* to be not so serious, I also bear in mind that quote:

My son is now an 'entrepreneur'. That's what you're called when you don't have a job.

Ted Turner, broadcasting entrepreneur

Networking is working! SIFE WEEKEND

Nearly 250 students from more than 20 universities and business executives from the biggest companies in England came together to SIFE Leadership Weekend in Grantham. During these 3 amazing days we were:

• building teams
• networking (a lot!)
• competing against other teams
• listening to the lectures on Business Ethics, PR and Quality & Sustainability
• playing Business Game
• having a great Party :)
• winning money for our future SIFE projects
  
• and lots more....

But there is something more in that - if only you have an opportunity, take every chance that life brings you! Thanks to SIFE and our University, we had the chance to know new people and do something for our future.
I am now really looking forward the next months when we actually will build our SIFE team and, hopefully, will start some project which will change someone's life..

Mario, me, Humphrey and Sergio

Singing by the Campfire

SIFE Salford playing football

Tired and happy - winning football team

Networking is working!

How to get to the top of this ladder?

Maersk Team knew how!

Public Relations lectures

Happy three friends: Thomas, Mario and me

SIFE UK Reps

SIFE Salford Uni

Amanda - our Uni Advisor and great party type!

Asan, Thomas, M&M, Humphrey and Oana

It's party time!

with Jill from Manchester Uni

Mancio & Mancia

Maersk Team ready to start the final challenge

Team working...

...is working - Maersk Team with its rain and wind resistant shelter

and we all fit to this shelter!

Mario's Team ASDA with their great shelter

Jen, Jill, Sarah, Adan and me

Winning shelter!

with Sarah (London) and Jill (Manchester)

Maersk Team - mission completed!

Waiting for announcing the results...guess what - we WON!
Each of us earned 100 pounds for our SIFE Team for next project

In our way to home, we got stuck in...

...Doncaster

and finally at Man Piccadilly

What are Friends for?

If only you ever wondered what friends are for, you could hear all these noble words:

• for standing there and holding your hand in hard times
• for providing you with advice and...sometimes money if you are in need
• for overcoming your sorrows and fears

and it is all truth, but isn't it just as simple as sharing those special moments together? Moments like walking around the city, admiring beautiful weather or having great party in the night club?

This is how we celebrated these moments with Tung van Truong ...

Tung and me in Castlefield

Mario and Tung
old friends, new experiences

Dance trough the music

Fascinating piece of art

Mario and me dancing

Tung and me

in Salford Quays

How heavy Tung is?

That day was also special because of the Polish Elections for Parliament. As a responsible young citizens, we decided to participate in that event. I strongly believe that it does make sense and difference to my country. Every little vote counts!
We didn't expect that this huge amount of people thought exactly the same. Just look at this massive queue!

Waiting in huge queue for voting

Still thinking who to vote for

And finally, deciding about Poland's future

Mario proud of his choice