The vibrant heart of South Africa - Jo'burg

We finally arrived in Johannesburg on Oct 9^th. Dan and I were picked up by Martin who will be with us for the next few days. Dan and I shared our experience of working with diverse teams. We realized that both of us had an opportunity to work in China with IBM. It is exciting to work with a company which has a global presence over 170 countries.

 

We arrived at our hotel in less than thirty minutes. We decided to meet the rest of the team in the morning over breakfast. I got up early to make safe arrival calls to family and friends. I got ready to meet with fellow IBMers at the breakfast table. 

I met Mike and Cesar at the breakfast table which helped me on the plan for the rest of the day. We were scheduled to meet with IBM executives in the first half followed by a visit to the Museum after lunch.  

The meeting with IBM executives was an eye opener as they provided us a high level overview of the work IBM has done in this part of the world. You feel privileged to contribute to the impact IBM is making to transform the world.  Meet my team who are all excited to embark on this journey.

After the meeting at IBM office, we all were excited to hop on to the bus to go to Liliesleaf farm. Liliesleaf farm is a museum that tells the story of South Africa’s liberation struggle. It was a secret head quarter of African National Congress during 1960s.

On our way back, Carlos proposed we should take a trip to Nelson Mandela Square which was a five minute walk from our hotel. Ann who has been here over a week offered to show us around. 

After a long walk from Mandela square, we need a tea break to revitalize. 

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