I think that the modern version of Maslow's hierarchy of needs would definitely have WIFI right up there. But it's all part of the adventure and experience - except when I want to throw my iPhone across the room because I can't Skype with the boys. Somebody should definitely film me when I am trying to get connection in my hotel room, waving my phone in the air, hopping on one leg, while standing on the bed. Knowing me, it's a miracle I have not fallen down and had some sort of accident. At one point, based on a the suggestion from another team member, the best WIFI connection I got was in the bathroom, but that lasted about 2 seconds because it wigged me out too much working in the bathroom.
I can't complain though that I get to have a view of the ocean everyday, I get to hear the ocean sounds everyday, and best of all - I have a bakery 2 blocks away with my favorite treats that I know from when I go to Paraguay (dulce de leche! guava! crema!). I will definitely miss that part!
Work has been going really well. We presented to our clients drafts of some of our short term solutions and they are really happy. I am really grateful we got to work with NACC because we get such a huge sense of satisfaction knowing that we are leaving behind valuable tools that will enable their mission in providing assistance and support to these families in need. My IBM team is a well oiled machine - I am working on automating and consolidating all of their financial spreadsheets (will I ever get away from excel??), Rue is the IT Specialist and he is working on creating an online form for purchase requests, and Marina is working to consolidate all our findings, research, and recommendations (she totally owns PowerPoint!).
So some more catch up pictures: This is Brazil Team 16 (plus we picked up a local team member :-)
Another picture of Olinda: This is me learning how to use my panaromic view option on my iphone...pretty impressive.
Below is a picture of my IBM team and some of the NACC staff members.
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