SPOTLIGHT: AVISHAY GORDON

Avishay Gordon

AISB Alumn, Class of 2009

BIOGRAPHY

Gordon, 28, is a long-time musician. He first picked up a guitar at the age of 6, and composed his first melody at the age of 14.

Gordon is a singer and songwriter based in Tel Aviv, Israel. He spent the majority of his life living in Warsaw, Brussels and Bucharest, and today he divides his stay between his hometown and Madrid – where his parents are currently living. After many years of making music and performing in various places locally and overseas with his former band White Shade, Gordon has decided to publish his music globally as a solo artist. Gordon's music has many influences, ranging from Morrissey, The Smiths, Editors, Fleet Foxes, Coldplay and Muse.

World Magazine asked Gordon to reflect back on his time at AISB:

When I lived in Bucharest between 2003-2007 I studied at AISB – which was also the place that made me want to pursue a musical career. Until 9th grade, my main musical occupation was playing the classical guitar, until “Five Finger Discount” (AISB’s flagship high school band at the time) was formed.

When I noticed their song “Take me away from the dance floor” become extremely popular throughout all middle-high schoolers, I remember thinking – “I could make my own music as well.''

From that moment I began to explore my ability to compose and write my own music, to the point I realized that this is what I want to do for the rest of my life. So I owe a lot to them and AISB for helping me realize my dream! "Shine" is the first song to be published to the local and international media. The song was written while touring and recording in Mexico, about his wife (girlfriend at the time). We were only able to overcome this thanks to the strength of our relationship, thus I wrote 'Let us Shine' – so we would always let that strength shine between us."

"It was quite difficult to speak to each other when your time zones are pretty much reversed. We could only speak to each other when it was night time in Israel and early morning in Mexico, and viceversa ('As the night time turns to dawn'). We had very short windows of opportunity to speak to one another, making it very tough to maintain this kind of long-distance relationship. Gordon has performed this song to his wife at their wedding.

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RAIFFEISEN INTERNSHIP

WORLD Magazine caught up with Evelina K. (Grade 11) who participated in one of the newly implemented AISB Internship positions over the summer.

We are so appreciative of Raiffeisen Bank for partnering with us to create such a valuable learning opportunity.

If you or your business has an interest in supporting this important initiative, please contact catalina@goaisb.ro for more information.

This past summer I had the amazing opportunity to work in the human resources department at Raiffeisen Bank. During my internship I had the chance to take part in several interviews and observe how they are structured as well as see how the interviewer evaluated the candidate.

By being involved in the interview process I was able to improve my analytical and communication skills. The team I worked with was very friendly and eager to teach me, making me feel like a true member of the team. In doing so I was able to get a real feel of the working environment and the job. This was an invaluable experience as it helped me in my future decision of selecting a career path.

I would strongly advise all students to do an internship over the summer as it allows you to broaden your interests, develop your technical skills outside the classroom and assist you in deciding what you would like to do in the near future.

Finally, I would also like to thank both AISB and Raiffeisen Bank for giving me this amazing opportunity and practical experience.

In November 2019, the PTO welcomed the local AISB community to the grand opening of ‘Take a Book - Leave a Book’ a fully stocked free library for everyone from our youngest patrons with picture books, up through to our adult patrons with novels and non-fiction. You will find it under the silver tree by the PTO reading circle just waiting for you to come in and begin a new adventure! This project was made possible by the hard work, carpentry skills and donations from our parent community!