Today was my first day of work at Grameen Trust, which was actually quite slow to start but I'm confident that once I've had the meetings I need to have I can just get down to business and get er done! I also have to write a small report for Grameen Bank in order to get my certificate, which is likely to be the most challenging paper I write this "semester" as we didn't do anything at GB so it's going to be a stretch. But I want that piece of paper, I earned it just by surviving here for a month doing nothing!
Tomorrow I will be doing research and enjoying some time in the hotel with the very dynamic group of new interns whom I've befriended quite quickly. There is another girl from Italy named Marzia, a German guy named Ingmar, a Chinese guy who is very hilarious and I have yet to figure out who he remids me of, another South Korean girl, and a pair of quite exciting Austrian girls named Ellie and Lisa. You may be wondering why I will be in the hotel tomorrow; there is some kind of political showdown happening tomorrow (unrelated to the demonstrations in Egypt and other places) in the form of a strike, of which I have no credible information. So I will be reading the papers tomorrow and Tuesday to be able to report back on the situation, very Journalist of me! (Kathryn, aren't you proud?) Anyways, I'm hoping for a weekend-like sleep-in followed by insane amounts of productivity.
I am going with five of the new interns to the Tea district whose name I cannot remember, and we will be visiting some tea plantations and enjoying the general splendour of Northern Bangladesh. I am also excited for the train ride, as I will now essentially have used all modes of transportation in the country! Small feat, I know, but count your victories right?
Okay it's 1:10 am, and now I will NEED a sleep-in instead of just wanting one! More details about work once I've met with someone important and someone else important. One of them is the Managing Director of Grameen Trust, Prof. H I Latifee, who has actually written some very good pieces about the Grameen Model and GT. You can find them here if you are at all interested: http://www.grameentrust.org/short_biodata.html
OK BED! NIGHT LOVED ONES!
Tomorrow I will be doing research and enjoying some time in the hotel with the very dynamic group of new interns whom I've befriended quite quickly. There is another girl from Italy named Marzia, a German guy named Ingmar, a Chinese guy who is very hilarious and I have yet to figure out who he remids me of, another South Korean girl, and a pair of quite exciting Austrian girls named Ellie and Lisa. You may be wondering why I will be in the hotel tomorrow; there is some kind of political showdown happening tomorrow (unrelated to the demonstrations in Egypt and other places) in the form of a strike, of which I have no credible information. So I will be reading the papers tomorrow and Tuesday to be able to report back on the situation, very Journalist of me! (Kathryn, aren't you proud?) Anyways, I'm hoping for a weekend-like sleep-in followed by insane amounts of productivity.
I am going with five of the new interns to the Tea district whose name I cannot remember, and we will be visiting some tea plantations and enjoying the general splendour of Northern Bangladesh. I am also excited for the train ride, as I will now essentially have used all modes of transportation in the country! Small feat, I know, but count your victories right?
Okay it's 1:10 am, and now I will NEED a sleep-in instead of just wanting one! More details about work once I've met with someone important and someone else important. One of them is the Managing Director of Grameen Trust, Prof. H I Latifee, who has actually written some very good pieces about the Grameen Model and GT. You can find them here if you are at all interested: http://www.grameentrust.org/short_biodata.html
OK BED! NIGHT LOVED ONES!
I am SO SO PROUD, you citizen of the world, you!!
ReplyDeleteAre there English-language newspapers in Dhaka?
There sure are, the one I get is called "The New Nation" even though it's like 40 years old. But I guess that's still new...
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