IEC Google Student Community (IGSC): Being a GSA

"Being a Google Student Ambassador, I am very lucky to enjoy a part of my life with Google!".

- Pranshu Srivastava

At The Leela, Goa

July 2013,I got a mail, the time was around morning 10 am when I opened it.., when I was at my home and was enjoying my holidays just after my semester exams...I was just woke up and was checking my mail box in a regular way......I saw a mail written “CONGRATULATIONS!!” in subject...i thought it’s one from the regular advertisements mails who says : “Congrats you are our weekly winner!!!.. You’ll get 10% discount on the shopping of Rs 9999/-”... (Come-on if I have 10,000 bucks, there will be no need of 10% humbleness)...But unfortunately my luck was not so much lucky. :P

Coming back to that “Congratulations” Mail...when I opened it...in a very colorful way what was written you know???....it was : “Congratulations Pranshoo Srivastava, You are selected as a Google Student Ambassador for year 2013”...Those red,blue,Green,Yellow colour CONGRATULATION made me mad in happiness... just one word from Google and it was my first Gift from Google..Then I started reading it with lot of excitement ....again one more gift...Training in Goa....Google you made my Vacations!!!!...that day I was very much happy..This news made me imagine those beeches and sunset whom I was missing from lots of years to experience them for the first time...Google made my dream come true...life’s first Flight (with 2 take-off and 2 Landings, From New Delhi to Goa via Mumbai) with Google team of all GSAs to a destination which was not less than a dream for me.

Everything started Back to back and the Credits Goes to Google and the way everything was going those days.

When we landed Goa (1^st Aug 2013) and reached our final destination... “THE LEELA”, wonderful welcome with Google Goodies... Gmail Bag + T-Shirt + Google Pen+ back to back Swags, fun.... 5 Star hotel was expected but with a Private beech!!! They made our time ...you can’t talk about anything that was not available for us from Google.......all the GSAs was welcomed with flowers and love...Now the main part started – (GICS)Google India Community Summit-2013 (Googlers ,EX-GSAs , GDG, GBG and 275 GSAs from the length and Breadth of India under a single Roof)....it was just marvelous and Awesome when we listened them with their experiences and ethics they served us an opportunity to be a GSA in a right way...at that time any person with attached ‘ Google’ was a source of a Question that, who is going to click our Picture with them(it was a bit childish excitement, but yes I was a small child those 4 days)...but that Summit made me learn many ethics and helped me to explore myself with the help of lots activities and with such a sweet , humble and helping Program Manager- Mr. Deepak Sridhar and a cute and loving GSA Community .....New friends..., feeling was somewhat like a 1^st Class Student but confidence was of a College Student...a professional...a trend maker.....we meet... We all enjoyed together with a Cultural night which was full of fun,dance,and full madness....morning starts with a breakfast like a king... day goes in training and fun activities...evening ends with mind blowing, yummy Lunch and tea Breaks...night comes and we was never tired...there was so much to enjoy..So much to live...really every night of mine was gone inside the salty water .even the tides was also excited to see us enthusiastic so they was also high and everybody was enjoying...once it rained heavily but we are also not salt made..... the level of excitement was on the top most level...

Clicks..Clicks...Dance....Dance....Shouting...Enjoying....playing......again we was inside water as it stopped raining....morning sunrise...evening sunset....afternoon training...evening planning.... those 4 days gone and it was un-noticed....

Last Day of our Summit(5^th August 2013): I was not on the training sessions(mentally), as soon as it get over we went to the beach all Friends....and we all was watching to the sea and tides....they was unchanged... and I was thanking Google...God.......my Parents...for everything in just 4 days and 3 nights....

Those 4 days was not an ordinary days for me...It was a part of my dream which was in front of me standing and saying ....Pranshoo....wake up!!!....I am real.....you are in Goa only...and now you have to go back...but have to come back soon.....with a Colorful GSA Community and with lots of new friends...Every time we work, party and celebrated each moment with Google..