Fashion, Fashion, Fashion!
Mar 19th, 2011 by elichan
There is no doubt that we are all excited for summer.
Flip-flops, tanktops; t-shirts, short skirts;
What could be more spectacular than not having to go to UBC and solving our way through the maze of puddles on the ground?
Anyways, that is not what I am intending to discuss throughout the rest of this blog post. I am instructed to write about someone who I think has made an impression on me. Though it took me some time to think about this ‘someone’, I have decided to just go along with someone whom I have met just recently – as a matter of fact – this week.
So I have just started to help out at Vancouver Fashion Week – a prestigious and glamorous event that will be taking place in April 12-17. Even for a volunteer job, I was surprised to have met the producer of the event during an interview; his name is Jamal Andourahman. Throughout the interview, I was able to use the skills acquired from comm299 class and realized that the interview had turned into a casual conversation instead- we talked about the movies and my experiences at Sauder.
When it should actually be the other way around, Jamal has made a great impression on me. Though he is the main organizer for this event (which he has been for 16 seasons of Vancouver Fashion Week in a row now), he seems very relaxed and shows no sign of stress or anxiety when he discusses with his workers. Even when someone had made a mistake and was very apologetic about it, Jamal remained calm and simply told her to not make the same error again. Not only does this show professionalism, it also shows that he is truly a genuine and forgiving person on the inside and recognizes that these are the chances that one can grow and mature as a person by learning from past mistakes and moving on.
Although yesterday was just my second visit to the office, I have been warmly welcomed by the staff and by Jamal himself when he greeted me after his meeting. I was assigned a task to work on over the weekend, and I am proud to be part of the team organizing this awesome awesome event. I hope to see you there at Vancouver Fashion Week next month!