Wow, have we been busy. I've been scrambling to get up and running with the blog and e-mail list during our limited free times these last couple of days. Everyone here is really nice and its been a blast getting to know the other interns and staff serving with EMI this spring.
Yesterday morning was spent rock climbing at a local gym; just to have some fun, get to know each other, and try to direct someone up the wall while they're blindfolded. Not easy. That night, we started our culture training by doing some role-playing games. Every time I talk about it, it strikes me at how radically different people can be based upon what culture they come form. Even so, there is certainly a lot that unites us as people, too. Crazy stuff.
Anyway, this morning we did some more team building activities. I learned a few games that will be really fun to play after I get back. This afternoon we talked about some of the engineering techniques that EMI employs, specifically in a cross cultural context, and this evening I got a personality! We all took the DISC personality test (much different than Meirs-Briggs), and discussed how personality can greatly affect conversational style, confict management, teamwork, and personal strengths/weaknesses. Sorry to be so succinct, but I'm dead tired and need some sleep. I hope you enjoy the pictures!<-Me on the wall Pike's Peak in the morning ->
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