The drive in is always exciting some traffic jams with some people lighting fires in the streets. Our driver had to change course to make the drive in to avoid areas with high congestion. The cars get so close, I am impressed there are not more accidents.
Monday was a long day full of sitting and talking, it seems with every interview we learn a new layer of the onion on the organization.
On the adventure front I went out of the building without an escort. We walked across the street. Very exciting.
This evening we had Indian food, that is two days in a row. Jalpa a teammate took it upon herself to make the order and instruct us on proper etiquette. I failed on proper hand eating etiquette....but it was good.
Right now we are getting ready to present to the client a checkpoint as to how we are doing. It is a little nerve racking. My job is to corroborate all of the data and see if I can map the customer from start to finish. It is going to be very hard not only to do it, but make sure it is able to be replicated.
On the what have a I learned so far:
Blackberry: I have a South Africa phone to use locally, and now I know how to use a blackberry. They were kind of cool once, but swiping on a screen is soooo much easier.
Meetings: It is so hard to get a hold of the people in some offices, they are doing so much and have little bandwidth.
On the entertainment side....
For the past few evenings, I have been watching Cricket, South African League Soccer, and Rugby as it is on six channels each evening.
Tomorrow should be a fun day.
Martin: From Germany, we happened to tell the customer that he has a PhD and today they started referring to him as Doctor in the emails. yes they do not call me Master...Ohh Well. He is very good at cutting to the core issue, and very approachable and honest.
Jalpa: From India, she works on the consulting side, so this is not as new as others. She can clarify problems really well, and is disciplined in her approach.
Li Hua: From China, This evening I saw her eat dinner with us and it was not Chinese. This was something I was not used to recognizing. She has a hankering for Chinese. She is one who rolls up her sleeves and gets to work.
Jamon
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