Life Changing?
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Today I took the team out to lunch to the Raintree Hotel's buffet. Mitali came up with a suggestion to go to Mainland China, a chain restaurant locations in several major Indian cities (http://www.mainlandchinaindia.com). Thiru, however, had heard from his friends that it wasn't so good. Mitali disagreed, she thought it was great. Someone else suggested Momo. So, as has often happened in the past with previous teams, I decided - Raintree. This was secretly where I really wanted to go anyway, so it played out perfectly! I posted a few snaps of the lunch, restaurant, and hotel.
Depending on how my day goes tomorrow, this may be my last blog in India. I fly out tomorrow night to Paris (a 10h30min flight) and then from Paris direct to LAX (a 11h30min flight). I may study on the plane, though I didn't do much of that coming here - I was just too tired!
I have greatly enjoyed my time here. Before I left my manager Ken had told me that this had been a great experience for him (he visited about a year and a half ago while with another company) - he actually used the words life-changing. When I was in college I spent 6 months living in London and then travelling throughout Western and Southern Europe. At the time I was an English Literature major with a great interest in European history, so as you can imagine that was an incredible and life-changing experience. So, it's not as if I haven't been exposed to travel and other cultures. However, this was by far the most foreign culture I have ever been exposed to, and to great personal benefit. I would have to agree with Ken and add this to my life-changing experiences list.
From a personal perspective, this trip has been a great experience. I have seen some of the sights of southern India. I have experienced the traffic. I have experienced some really, really good food. I have experienced the incredible hospitality of the people here. But best of all I have also built friendships which I hope will last.
From a business perspective, I think this trip was crucial. We have been working with CSS for nearly a year, and while Mitali and Arul had visited us in Monrovia, this is the first time anyone from GD had visited their offices. As is always the case, there is no replacement for face-to-face contact. I feel that we will be able to achieve much more because of this trip than we could have without it. Probably the biggest benefit is that communication should improve tremendously. I am definitely coming away with a changed perspective on our offshore initiative.
Finally, I have decided I will have to continue blogging - but not every day like this:). What should I write about next? I am not sure, but any suggestions are appreciated!
Today I took the team out to lunch to the Raintree Hotel's buffet. Mitali came up with a suggestion to go to Mainland China, a chain restaurant locations in several major Indian cities (http://www.mainlandchinaindia.com). Thiru, however, had heard from his friends that it wasn't so good. Mitali disagreed, she thought it was great. Someone else suggested Momo. So, as has often happened in the past with previous teams, I decided - Raintree. This was secretly where I really wanted to go anyway, so it played out perfectly! I posted a few snaps of the lunch, restaurant, and hotel.
Depending on how my day goes tomorrow, this may be my last blog in India. I fly out tomorrow night to Paris (a 10h30min flight) and then from Paris direct to LAX (a 11h30min flight). I may study on the plane, though I didn't do much of that coming here - I was just too tired!
I have greatly enjoyed my time here. Before I left my manager Ken had told me that this had been a great experience for him (he visited about a year and a half ago while with another company) - he actually used the words life-changing. When I was in college I spent 6 months living in London and then travelling throughout Western and Southern Europe. At the time I was an English Literature major with a great interest in European history, so as you can imagine that was an incredible and life-changing experience. So, it's not as if I haven't been exposed to travel and other cultures. However, this was by far the most foreign culture I have ever been exposed to, and to great personal benefit. I would have to agree with Ken and add this to my life-changing experiences list.
From a personal perspective, this trip has been a great experience. I have seen some of the sights of southern India. I have experienced the traffic. I have experienced some really, really good food. I have experienced the incredible hospitality of the people here. But best of all I have also built friendships which I hope will last.
From a business perspective, I think this trip was crucial. We have been working with CSS for nearly a year, and while Mitali and Arul had visited us in Monrovia, this is the first time anyone from GD had visited their offices. As is always the case, there is no replacement for face-to-face contact. I feel that we will be able to achieve much more because of this trip than we could have without it. Probably the biggest benefit is that communication should improve tremendously. I am definitely coming away with a changed perspective on our offshore initiative.
Finally, I have decided I will have to continue blogging - but not every day like this:). What should I write about next? I am not sure, but any suggestions are appreciated!
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