The first morning when the actual simulation for the participants were to take place, we experienced a thunderstorm which was hammering the walls of our sleeping quarters from 0300hrs. Very heavy rain and ground had started to become muddy.
As the bed was less than comfortable, I couldn't sleep much and woke up at 0530hrs to shower. That was definitely a good idea as the shower ran out of hot water later on and the ladies had to shower in cold water, that's a certainly good wake up call.
Day 2 begins with waking up at 0600hrs and getting ready to move from the hotel to our base of operations in Punta della Contessa.
I was still in a daze as I do not know what to expect today and the coming days. We traveled for over half an hour to the base and it was actually a base where a tower sits in the middle of the area. This tower was used for monitoring incoming commercial ships and also battleships belonging to the navi in the area.
The first evening in Brindisi was a very interesting one as more than 30 facilitators sat down to have dinner. It was raining heavily and we were all walking in the rain to the restaurant.
I am truly very excited and looking forward to be part of the above training. Most importantly, to be nominted by Agility, UPS and Maersk to represent the entire LET for the first time as the facilitator for this training. The training begins on 15 April and ends on 21 April 2012.
Meet the team from TNT Benelux
When I first met the team, they were quiet just talking among themselves and looked excited, a little worried and unsure of what they will see when they arrived into Africa. Most have never been to Africa thus I could clearly understand their feelings as it was once mine too. My role is to facilitate the whole trip and ensure that the group goes through it safely and with a very enriching experience.
