We've had a couple days of being with our client now and I think we are now both understanding what it is that they really want us to work on for the month. I'm working with Elka K from Germany and we are at the National University of Management. They have ~ 17 K students. We'll be doing the project planning for a new e-library that they want to develop. They are doing renovations to their library space and want to have it as a resource that the students will use more and the e-library is an important part of that.
It is always such a delicate time in the beginning to make sure that we are truly understanding each other through language and cultural challenges. Communications take alot of repetition and patience.
Our main contact is Mr. Seng Bunthoeun, the Vice Rector. I showed him my Kindle today so he could get an idea of an example of what is available in ebooks and he was fascinated by it! They have many cellphones, including i phones, in Cambodia, but very few e-readers.
Tomorrow is holiday in Cambodia, so we will be taking a trip to Siem Reap to see the Ankor Wat temples- so I should have some interesting postings next Sunday when we get back. I'll try to add some photo's!
A humorous food adventure from today- in our afternoon break, I tried a new drink: A can of Winter Mellon Soda. It took me a couple of minutes to recognize the taste, but I thought it tasted just like "sugar on snow" . However, my colleague Elka, thought it tasted slightly like old shoe leather!! So she drank her coffee and I finished my new taste treat! ( for those of you Texans etal, that don't know what "sugar on snow"is- when you have the first fresh powder snow you scoop up a bowl of it and drizzle maple syrup over it- it's really nummie!)
Jetlag is catching up with me now, so signing off for tonight.
ttyl, Mary :-)
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Dear Mary,
ReplyDeleteThanks for sending me your blog link. I'm enjoying reading about your adventures!
Blessings,
Parker