Leonardo and his new job!!!

Leonardo is back to New York and all the police man already are looking for him. Believe or not, this time he will risk a huge punishment.
What I'm talking about? I'm talking about his new job...
Is Leonardo helping a baby and his grandmother to enter inside their house or...it's only an excuse to working in the new field of the robbery? Let's take a look... votes are open :-)

Gianpy

Fabio...New York..e i castori...

Some days ago, Fabio, one of my Pavia's friend, came to New York for one week.

Before to arrive to NYC he went to the West Coast. I'm sure his experience will be a great inspiration for his future. After 2 full weeks of travel, He conluded his american experience staying one week in this city.

With my huge pleasure, we had a great time together, going out and talking on how our lives changed in the last years.

There was only one thing that never changed and never will change:
Where ever you go, we will be always castoro-hunting!

Let's drink on this :-)
Gianpy

New York, land of friendships...

It's some times that this blog didnt' see new post..but, let's go ahead to find a remedy :-)

It looks like yesterday the moment when I came here. More than 10 months are alreday gone. The life here use to run more than you, but fortunately, nothing happens without a reason.

My working experience is giving me a lot of opportunities to learn. I'm lucky to work everyday with people from which I can learn. And, as always, from my side the 200% of my self is guaranteed. I try to do my best in every things I do...and I'm sure this is the best way to growing in my life.

New York is also the land of friendship. Why? Because there is always some friends who is coming to visit New York; because the 90% of the young people in this city is living a similar experience, studying, doing an internships or something else, and because, you just need to be open minded and start to talk with the first person close to you.

So, it happens that during the week, a group of friends meet each others living te cultural mix of this city. During the last month I had the pleasure to host Fabio from Pavia (viva i castori e la vita di...); to meet Alessandro(one of the LCPs of my National AIESEC terms) and his friend from Ancona; to see again my cousin Teresa and boyfriend, to have back one of the person who I use to call "brother". Yes, Leonardo is back to New York and we started to share our love for all that could be called "Arts". First stop, Broadway, "Les Miserables" di Victor Hugo. Unbelievable and unforgettable. Which will be the next broadway show?

And so, as good italian, could not miss a nice pizza into our house... with something nice to drink and a good music as a background. Final results? Some good pictures to keep in the place called: friendships.

Take care my dears

Gianpy

Listening voices around us....

Hey dears,

in this Saturday morning, finally one without work, I was jumping between different websites and I found an interesting an reflecting sentence, coming from the initiative "Business as an Agent of World Benefit (BAWB): Management Knowledge Leading Positive Change".

I will post here the sentence, from Bobby Sager, Founding chairman, young Presidents Organization Peace Action Network. If you want to read more, just visit the AIESEC INTERNATIONAL webblog. Take care.

He said:

"Anyone can count the seeds in an apple. But no one can count the apples in a seed."

For italian friends, seed=seme

Any given sunday....

How many of you have been seen this movie!!!!

The first time that I had the chance to be in contact with it was during an AIESEC conference. The Al Pacino speach used to show the power an the meaning of the team building.

I have this speach in my computer and during my year of National Committee I used to listen it time by time, trying to reach all the words and the meaning behind them. And all the time new inspiration was coming up.

One week ago, watching the TV I found this movie and I simply stopped all my activities to watch it. And from the beginning I was waiting for the moment in which this speach was done.

I came back into my memories more than one time and I simply concluded that there is no limit to the power of the imagination and of the inspiration.

Just fell free to follow your instinct....and fly

Take care

Thoughts of the day

Dear friends, it's me again...and this time I'm going to write down some thoughts of the day.
The first one is coming from the book I'm actually reading. (The DNA of the Leadership).
I was reading the "the gene C" part, regarding the community concept, and I found this interesting sentence:

"A community is like a ship; everyone ought to be prepared to take the helm"

This sentence could have different meanings but as always, I like to link old sentence with actual issue. So, that time I found an interesting link between this sentence and what is happening today in New York.
During these days, at the UN Building, is on going a worldwide meeting were the most important leaders of the world are discussing on the current issues...and trying to find common solutions.
Probably is not only having their own speach that they will find all the answers to the actual problems, but... it's also true that we cannot think forever that there are two different worlds. The first one, political and regarding power people; and the second one, regarding all the rest common people.
Everyone has his role in this world...and the world needs the cooperation of everyone. So, when we heard news or when we read on the newspaper regarding IRAN, IRAQ, USA, OIL, DARFUR etc... probably is the right time to think to this old sentence... and starts to do something. Something for waht? The answer is...let's starts with the community around you, with people who meet all day, with your friends an family....and be ready.... because when you talk about COMMUNITY, you will find again this old sentence... and ...it's your turn!!!

Take care...

New York Life...a tipical day during the week

What'up my dear friends? I hope everything is going well to everyone.
It's time to write down something regarding life I'm doing in New York, during the week.

During the week most of the time is dedicated at work. Wake up early in the morning, drink my daily glass of orange juice, eat some cookies and....let's go, let's get it started,
Subway is coming, more or less is one hour trip from the house I'm living to the place I'm working. Yes, its so far, but it's the best solution I have at the moment. Working in the middle of Manhattan don't give you the chance to find a cheap rent and so...everyone use to find something out of the Island. But let's continue our story.

During the subway time there is the first decisional moment of the day. You can choice between:
- reading a book
- reading a newspaper
- listening to music
- sleep
-starting to talk with people around you.

Excluding the last one, because in the morning nobody wants to talk, very often the choice is between sleep and....sleep. Nothing is better than sleep deeply for at least 25 minutes..:-)

But like all the best thing, these moment are not going to live forever.... time to get out from the subway is arrived. "GRAN CENTRAL- 42th street". It's time to come back to the reality and walk 5 blocks before to arrive in my job place. Under the shadow of the Empire State Building, the working day started and will go on until 6 or 7 o clock PM, with the launch time in the middle.

Now, a new choice is coming up:
-go home, cook something, clean up the house or take some nice rest.
- go to work out
- hang out, go to drink a couple of beers with friends
- partecipate to social events around the city.

Whatever you will decide... You will never go to sleep before than midnight. And...did you hear it?
parapapppapparappaa....

Yes, it's the clock alarm!!!! Wake up, Wake up!!!
A new day is already started!!!
Take care
Big hug from the city that never sleep!!!

John and Jack are back!!!

Hey my friends,
only for people who can read italian.

John and Jack are back!!!

September 9th 2006
The new daily history is out..:-)
TOPIC: "Nulla accade per caso"
WHERE: http://storiediformiche.blogspot.com/

Keep in touch...next life secret is at the door!!!

The Young Professional Forum-Values Based Leadership: Perspectives from a Finance Executive"

Hey dears,

happy to announce the third event of the season regarding the Young Professionals Forum.

Below all the information:

"The Young Professionals Forum is proud to welcome Grant Kvalheim, Co-President of Barclays Capital, to facilitate our third event of the season.

TOPIC "Values Based Leadership: Perspectives from a Finance Executive"

WHEN "Thursday, August 31st, 8:00 to 10:00 PM

WHERE Grand Hyatt New York - 42nd St. (bet. Park and Lex) - Ballroom A RSVP Free event, limited space: RSVP to ypforum@gmail.com wuth guest names

The Forum is a monthly group discussion facilitated by prominent business, law and community leaders. Our purpose is to learn how to most effectively apply our skills and experience to make a difference in the world. Open to all, the Forum is an excellent opportunity to network with like-minded young professionals in a unique setting.

I will be there, and you?

New adventure, new ideas, new weblog ...life is going on...

Hey my dear,
it's a long time I'm not writing in my blog but, I'm still alive..:-).
Yes, I just came back to Italy for 3 weeks in order to get the new VISA and now, I started my new experience in New York, where I'll live for the next 18 months. Yes, it was a tough decision but at the end, I'm really happy to start my working experience here.
And so, after few days, I started to find out what new I can do in the future. In the middle of thousands of idea, one it's already started. What is that?

In few words, I love to read books and I love share my ideas with my friends. So, at the end of the day, the decision to have a new weblog in which I can write down my book. Yes, I'm not a writer, but who is the writer if not who write something? So, I'll start in this my new adventure. You can see the link on the right of the homepage, going down... anyway, the new weblog address is http://storiediformiche.blogspot.com/
Enjoy your reading. This time, I'm really sorry for my international friends, I decided to write in italian. It's the best way to explain all my toughts, and, it's a good balance with my italian friends who don't know english and cannot understand 100% what I'm writing on my main weblog.

In any case, I'm waiting all of you in New York and we will discuss about everything in the international young language? Which one? The language we speak in front a good beer and again... in front a second good beer ... and again... in front a third good beer... and...and... ops, probably we will get drunk!!!

Take care friends

The trip is going on...on the bridge of my life

And so my friends, the trip is going on. After six months spent in this incredible city, it's time to take a break and come back home, on the Italian ground.

I hope everything will be ok for my new VISA, so I can come back and stay here for the next 18 months.

It's time to trace a balance of those incredible 6 months spent in this huge city.

Positive, positive, positive. No other words can explain this amazing experience here. I met so many people, new friends, new life style... and in all this change I discovered day by day something more regarding me, my ambitions...

I hope I can continue soon this experience.

And today, I was again in the place that inspired this weblog. It's incredible walking on this bridge and looking around you.

And now, some weeks in Italy again. It's the first time I was out of my native borders for so long time. I will have the chance to relax my self, to enjoy all my old friends and to reach the love of my family... and at the end, I will be ready to start again...and I know...this bridge will be the place where my adventure will start again.

What is the life if not thousands of adventure put together? And all these adventures are linked by thousand of bridges. Walking on those bridge is the story of OUR LIFE. In which bridge are you walking right now?

Take care my friends

When pictures are colored of RED,WHITE and GREEN!!!

Step 1... (on going...)

step 2... (World Champions and...good luck Ale&Eduardo)

step 3... (siamo noi...siamo noi....)

step 4... (Little Italy July 9th 2006...)

step 5 (what's the next wish for my birthday???)

When Pirates met dreams....the history

....and now it's the time to tell you what happened when pirates met dreams..:-)
It was a common day, busy like always and with just one end: come back home and take some rest.
But, something was missing and for instinct I decided to walk a little bit more in this huge city. Like all the time, walking means thinking, thinking means something new at the door..:-)
And so, my dreams arrived in the McSORLEY'S OLD ALE HOUSE(http://www.mcsorleysnewyork.com/), one of the oldest Ale House in New York where many personal histories took place.
I was there one week before, with all my friends of my previous english school. It was amazing been together and singing all the national anthems, drinking and having fun.

But this time, I was there just to eat something, drinking a couple of good beers and coming back home not too late.

One of the greatest quality of New York is to meet every day new person. And that was true also this time.

I started to talk with people around me and at the end I met a Pirate and his idea of freedom in our society. Believe or not, in the 2006 Pirates are still living in our society. They are alive.

So, we started to talk about our life, and step by step...beer by beer, my concept of "dreaming with open eyes" and his concept of "freedom in our society" met each other. Everything around us started to have different colours, we were on the same waive, and we started to think about all the different life-histories of everyone sitting in this place, that night...and in all the nights from 1827.

And John, owner of this place, was with us. Believe or not, that night we drunk for the Italian Team, playing the World Soccer Cup. The day after, we won against Germany...and some days after we won the world cup.

You can believe or not...but I met a pirate, we drunk and dreamed together, and we won the World Cup. All this, started when "dreaming with open eyes" met "Pirates" in New York.

Take care all my new pirates friends, living all around he world..:-)

Gianpy

Soccer World Cup: Germany-Italy 0-2

Grazie ragazzi...e adesso sogniamo la finale!!!!

When Pirates met dreams....

Everything started after a long working day... when Pirates met dreams....

coming soon.... a real story into the New York night life