Work went well today as I am becoming more familiar with the needs of our team. A lack of processes and procedures has kept the team at the mercy of which way the wind blows. Despite all the hurdles they have faced, they are very optimistic in our abiliity to make things better for them. As we left work today, I was surprised to see two additional (brand new) generators being rolled in. These are not your typical Honda generators, but industrial generators th...

Work went well today as I am becoming more familiar with the needs of our team. A lack of processes and procedures has kept the team at the mercy of which way the wind blows. Despite all the hurdles they have faced, they are very optimistic in our abiliity to make things better for them. As we left work today, I was surprised to see two additional (brand new) generators being rolled in. These are not your typical Honda generators, but industrial generators th...

My internet connection varies by location and time of day. At work, the electricity will go out periodically throughout the day. Typically the backup generators will power everything on within a few minutes. The temperature today was around ninety and the backup generators at work both failed. It took a few hours to fix them and turned out to be bad fuel filters. In the meantime ninety degrees and work were not a good mix, especially in business attire. We...

In an attempt to learn more about Kinshasa and the people, I spent the day around town. I walked over seven miles and visited several shops (grociery, clothing, furniture, art, toys, etc). I was able to find many unique items along the way. The level of the European mark on the culture in Kinshasa was a surprise to me. Compared to my travel in India, European and westernized merchandise and stores rule the marketplace. There were a few stores with what outsi...

Currently in the Congo! I am managing an account in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. After thirty hours in airports and airplanes, I stepped foot on African soil last Saturday night. I am working and staying in Kinshasa, the capital of the DRC. For more information on the DRC please visit this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo