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So last night the team went out to the market to see the different style of cloth that get used in making the traditional Yoruba style of dress. It was great to finally have some contact with the population. Although we are here for a work assignment, another element of an ( Read more... )

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I am one of the people on my team who was blogging even before the IBM CSC assignment to Nigeria, so I have to say that not every single blog entry will always be work-related to the project. Sometimes I just wanna have some fun on my blog post too!

So in that spirit, I want to ( Read more... )

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Today you all get a blogging day off from me!
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Press conferences, official meetings, and other formalities over, today is the day when we roll up our sleeves to get to work. Everyone across all of the sub-teams are eager to start. Our day of course begins with one more meeting, but this is the kickoff meeting where we ( Read more... )

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So today was a pretty action-packed day!

Our day began with a press conference in the morning where we presented ourselves, the mission of IBM’s Corporate Service Corps, and remarks from various government officials and our partners during the next 4 weeks. There was also some ( Read more... )

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Today’s fun adventure included a security orientation, an orientation on health services, and the last free day before the kickoff activities and work begin tomorrow. We also did some ice-breakers to get to learn some more about each other. The team continues to get along really ( Read more... )

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Today we had the fun task of driving 6 hours from Lagos to Ado Ekiti.

We piled into the van which was very cozy for the enormous amount of people and luggage we had and eventually made it to our hotel. We saw many things along the way and took several pictures. One of the things ( Read more... )

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Yesterday I arrived into Lagos after what I can only describe as pleasant flight experiences. I flew with Lufthansa and I have to say that I usually always enjoy it. I felt under no pressure or stress as I had finished packing around 20.00 the night before and was able to have a ( Read more... )

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It’s hard to believe that in 7 days from now, I will be in Ado Ekiti in Nigeria getting ready to work on my CSC assignment. I have a nervous excitement about it all. I am eager for the assignment to begin, to meet my fellow teammates, and to look to make a positive contribution ( Read more... )

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So for those who don’t know, I will soon find myself in Tanzania trekking up Mt Kilimanjaro with a colleague. The plan is to spend a total of 7-8 days going up the mountain.


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