Today, our clients picked us up for work and we were able to see many things with them today. My project is within the City of Makassar Archives, Library, and Data Processing Department. We (my partner and me) are trying to understand how they operate, opportunities that may exist for improvement, and the day-to-day operations. Many things are different from what I am used to.
The people of Makassar are very friendly and kind! I wish I knew the language of Indonesia a little bit better so I can understand more of what everyone is saying. Give me a month and see how I progress though! One of the things they asked us to do today was to put on a short educational session on English every week - and they will teach me Indonesian in there too! It was really cool to see their work environment. In some places there were children with (I assume) parents at work. This of course makes me miss my son.
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| Picture in the File department |
We were able to see the data processing office, the employee library area (which distributes books to the 14 district libraries of Makassar), the filing office, and the storage areas. They have documents in books that date back to before Indonesia was it's own country.
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| Map of the city |
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Looks like you are off to a good start over there! What a great experience, soak it all in!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing Jess! Sounds/looks like you're having a great experience. I am looking forward to "following" you on your month long adventure. Take care!
ReplyDeleteI heard about the Communication exercise from Marcelo. Very interesting! I hope we get the chance to visit your client's office :D
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