This week there has been one item in the world news that I find too interesting to ignore. Pulling up my daily news sites and scanning quickly through the international section, I skim the posts about war and politics until I come to what has now become a daily treat of ‘he said, she said’.
The failure of a marriage gone wrong [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Women’
The Italian Wife
Posted in World News, tagged Culture, Expat, Mauritius, Power, Women on Wednesday, May 6, 2009 | 1 Comment »
A Tiny Hop
Posted in Work, tagged Expat, Mauritius, Women on Thursday, March 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
And a jump for joy. Two Fridays ago I had to give my teams their performance appraisals and guess what? Progress is being made! Or at least it felt like a moment of progress – a step forward in the right direction, at any rate.
After I completed each employee’s review, I asked them to give [...]
2 outta 3 ain’t bad
Posted in Work, tagged Expat, Mauritius, Women on Monday, December 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
First, there was the idea of Casual Day Fridays. The office implemented this idea a few months ago and it was met with excitement and deemed a great success or so I thought.
Second, there was a re-work to the cherished and globally loved ‘Women on the Move’. Men are also now shown to be ‘On the Move’. It’s [...]
I’m back from outerspace or am I still in it?
Posted in Work, tagged Expat, Mauritius, Women on Friday, December 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A brief pause was needed while I took a break and screamed.
Since my last post, I have been busily working away at my new job. As is the case with many new jobs, the first days, I find, are the peaceful ones. I would arrive at the office each day fresh and sprinkled with ‘newness’ dew. I knew no one and no [...]
One of These Things is not like the Other
Posted in Work, tagged Expat, Mauritius, Women on Sunday, August 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Finally, I have started to work on the island and I think I’m going to have to baby-step it. I always remind myself that I am a guest here who is trying to blend into the local scene. I have two different cultures that I am in the midst of experiencing and trying to understand [...]
