Geneva

Last June, I was invited by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) to speak on behalf of Asian youth on the youth panel "Global Youth: Leading Change", at the 100th Session of the International Labour Conference, Geneva, Switzerland. I shared the stage with prominent young leaders from other continents, including Monique Coleman, the first UN Youth Champion (who is also an actress! Disney Channel lovers must be familiar with her). It was such an honour for me to be able to speak at Palais des Nations. Here's a video highlight of the session.

However, I managed to secure some time to travel around. Switzerland is a country with the highest living cost in the world, so I decided I should get out of the country to avoid losing a fortune just by traveling around Geneva. So, I booked a flight with a low-cost carrier EasyJet to visit Nice, France, for a few days. :p Well, Nice would be another story, but here's some pictures from Geneva, Switzerland. :)

I took a picture with a miniature of Borobudur Temple made of metal (I don't know which kind - but looks like silver) given by the late Abdurrachman Wahid to the ILO. I also put a picture of the Geneva scenery seen from ILO's office, as well as the Jet D'eau, Geneva's most famous landmark.

I had so much fun in Geneva! Thanks to ILO Jakarta - especially Mr. Peter van Rooij (Director of ILO Jakarta) & Mr. Tendy Gunawan - for giving me such great opportunity; also to Mrs. Clare Schenker who assisted me (a lot!) in arranging my trip. Last but not least, thank you my cousin Didiet Maulana for Ikat Indonesia's tenun ikat blazer I wore at the conference, and to Diana Rikasari who gave me one of her UP collections, the gorgeous Anjani Black wedges.

What city would you like to visit if you only had 6 months left in your life? :)