My dad has just returned from a week in Tanzania where he celebrated his 60th birthday by climbing Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest mountain! I’m extremely impressed and extremely proud of him! He’s promised to write a post about his experience (but it’s more likely […]
Continue ReadingMind the (Communication) Gap
When I packed for my three-week business trip to Tanzania, I had no idea what clothes to take. I knew it was going to be very hot, but I couldn’t go to work in shorts and a T-shirt. I still had to look professional in spite of the humidity and the fact that two of […]
Continue ReadingMixing Pleasure with Business: Back from Tanzania
It’s been almost a week since my return from my first business trip. You might remember that I had set myself a clear mission for those three weeks in Tanzania – to find some free time to explore. Well, that proved to be more difficult than expected. In fact, I ended up working 5 days […]
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After many months of envying colleagues sent to Australia, Dubai or the UK for work, I finally found out two weeks ago that I will be going on my first ever business trip this year. And as it turns out, it’s an international trip. I will be gone for most of November, almost three weeks, […]
Continue ReadingHakuna Matata: A Week in Zanzibar
In June this year, I turned 30. I had vowed I would pass this milestone sitting on a tropical beach somewhere, basking in the sun and drinking something that had a little umbrella in it. So, a week before D-day, we whisked off to the island of Zanzibar, just off the coast of Tanzania. We […]
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