Well, the weather is still hot and humid, with not much sign of rain yet. It’s been a busy week. On the work front I’ve been getting to grips with the projects underway in the region. There are about a dozen projects ranging from setting regional hardware standards to implementing a fuel management database and they are at different stages of development and all being run from different countries – so I’m trying to understand current status, as well as familiarising myself with wfp processes etc. Up till now I’ve been based along with the rest of the regional ICT team in a separate building (the annexe) from the main bureau, but on Friday we started the process of moving back to the main building. It’s only a few minutes walk away, but it will be good to be closer to the rest of the regional team.
Outside of work – I’ve joined the Club Atlantique in Mermoz. It’s a short taxi ride away (or long walk along the corniche, depending on how I feel), and has a nice pool (see pic) and tennis courts, so I’m hoping to get some games in – so beware, my normal tennis partners (you know who you are), thinking I won’t be playing for a year and will be giving me a good thrashing on my return!
I’ve mentioned before that the area I live in is quite lively – there seems to be different musical ‘entertainment’ on the street every night. I tried to included some video of a couple of these events over the last week, but currently having problems uploading - but I have managed to include some video from last night's roller skating team who were performing on the street outside the apartment in front of a large and noisy crowd.
Outside of work – I’ve joined the Club Atlantique in Mermoz. It’s a short taxi ride away (or long walk along the corniche, depending on how I feel), and has a nice pool (see pic) and tennis courts, so I’m hoping to get some games in – so beware, my normal tennis partners (you know who you are), thinking I won’t be playing for a year and will be giving me a good thrashing on my return!
I’ve mentioned before that the area I live in is quite lively – there seems to be different musical ‘entertainment’ on the street every night. I tried to included some video of a couple of these events over the last week, but currently having problems uploading - but I have managed to include some video from last night's roller skating team who were performing on the street outside the apartment in front of a large and noisy crowd.
I’ve also been treated to some excellent local cooking over the last week, thanks to Cyrille, or more particularly Carole. Last week was her birthday and in addition to cooking a lovely meal we had birthday cake, I had been hoping to lose some weight while out here, but at this rate and I’ll be putting it on.
Note: after checking out the web I found a potential cure for my broken camera – not very reliable but maybe able to get some more pics after all. Will try and upload some in the next day or so.
Note: after checking out the web I found a potential cure for my broken camera – not very reliable but maybe able to get some more pics after all. Will try and upload some in the next day or so.
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