Sorry, been quiet lately. Not that there's nothing to say. In fact, there's too much going on at the moment that I just can't keep up. I've even been taking pictures of some of it! But. My computer battery is about to die, because I was wasting time on facebook, and I'm too lazy to get my computer cord out of my bag, plug it in, and fight with the cord inside my mosquitoe net (which is an incredibly wonderful thing these days - the mossy net, that is. There are a TON of mossies around because we've been having a bit of rain. And in between the rain, some seriously hot and humid weather. Exaclty what the mosquitoes like. A lot.).
But all is good. I'm still alive and kicking. This week, we're having 3 days of "Crisis Management" training. So, we spent half the day talking about doom and gloom and all the things that COULD go wrong in this place and cause a crisis. We filled 4 sheets of flip chart paper. But actually, it's not all that bad. Hopefully, though, tomorrow, we'll learn a bit about how to actually reduce some of the risk of some of those things!
In the afternoon, though, we had a fascinating presentation about media and our culture of "fear". It was really a great presentation and discussion on media and its effects on our culture (it was all from a Western sort of culture, which is fine, because the workshop was for International folks, who are, by and large, from a Western context). I don't know if everyone else was so interested, but I really enjoyed what this guy had to say about how the media shapes us, and how we've been affected by the media, and social networking and all that, and then linking it up with how we view "risk" and "fear". Fascinating stuff. But it was a bit of a different topic for most of my colleagues who spend their days talking about other sorts of topics! I think we lost Wes at the beginning, because he nodded off for the entire afternoon. And those who like to work with their hands were looking a bit confused, too. But it is quite a welcome change for me, to get to sit in a workshop and be the participant, and get to learn something new from someone who has come from outside our organization... rather than being the one teaching and hearing the same song and dance over and over again :)
Tomorrow, we get to hear more. I must remember to bring my pillow, though, as my plastic lawn chair is lacking any padding.
But all is good. I'm still alive and kicking. This week, we're having 3 days of "Crisis Management" training. So, we spent half the day talking about doom and gloom and all the things that COULD go wrong in this place and cause a crisis. We filled 4 sheets of flip chart paper. But actually, it's not all that bad. Hopefully, though, tomorrow, we'll learn a bit about how to actually reduce some of the risk of some of those things!
In the afternoon, though, we had a fascinating presentation about media and our culture of "fear". It was really a great presentation and discussion on media and its effects on our culture (it was all from a Western sort of culture, which is fine, because the workshop was for International folks, who are, by and large, from a Western context). I don't know if everyone else was so interested, but I really enjoyed what this guy had to say about how the media shapes us, and how we've been affected by the media, and social networking and all that, and then linking it up with how we view "risk" and "fear". Fascinating stuff. But it was a bit of a different topic for most of my colleagues who spend their days talking about other sorts of topics! I think we lost Wes at the beginning, because he nodded off for the entire afternoon. And those who like to work with their hands were looking a bit confused, too. But it is quite a welcome change for me, to get to sit in a workshop and be the participant, and get to learn something new from someone who has come from outside our organization... rather than being the one teaching and hearing the same song and dance over and over again :)
Tomorrow, we get to hear more. I must remember to bring my pillow, though, as my plastic lawn chair is lacking any padding.
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