Met the Client

We went to the client site for the full first day.  Our work day is from 8-5.  We have a driver that picks us up at the hotel and takes us to the client site.  Our office is two small rooms with a desk, copier, printer and internet.  The client has been very accommodating, ensuring we have proper facilities and amenities.  Apparently we have better facilities than some of the other teams.  Iti, Anick, and I are refining our statement of work and will most likely focus on Project Management Training and Process Improvement Tasks.

Our client provides us lunch.  Today we went on an adventure looking for food.  We stopped at a one sandwich shop and learned that they did not have food on the premises.  That is, they had a menu and you ordered food, but they would then go to the supermarket to buy the needed ingredients.  That turns the lunch hour into lunch hours.  Once we learned of the process, we headed to a Chinese place.  Chinese seems quite popular here and also has samosa on the menu.  This particular restaurant was full, so we drove to a third restaurant which had many local and foreign options (aka fast food).  I settled on Nigerian spicy beans and fried plantains.  I must admit, my favorite meal yet.  Moving forward, our client will pre-order food to save a bit of time.

After work today, the team went for happy hour at the Hilton....much different experience that the local culture we are seeing day in and day out.  The Hilton is definitely where most expats hang out, but surprisingly many Nigerians as well.  It was a very happening spot.  While an interesting experience at the piano bar, one we will probably not visit again.  We are working with our local contacts and client to arrange for other activities and transportation moving forward. Local concerts and movies are in the near future.

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