Category: GAP Program
Today we traveled 2 hours to a city called Melaka, which is in the southern region of the Malay Peninsula and only about 90 minutes from Singapore. We started off the day meeting with another supplier that works with Western Digital. We learned about their in-house operations (which were extremely vertically integrated and very impressive), and then we took a tour of their facilities.
The supplier team took us to lunch right on the beach of Melaka, too! It was a beautiful view and our hosts were extremely gracious the whole day.
Today we mean business. . .
The RISE team spent this morning diligently working to find data outlining the US and UAE food & beverage and retail markets. With around seven weeks of work behind us, we still have a lot to learn and more work to put into our plan. . .
Lunch time we went our separate ways . .
Joey and Gina took a few minutes to relax. . .
I went town to our courtyard to read a book and grab a snack at the grocery store. . .
Travis went to a meeting for the Rotary Club of Dubai. . .
Never have I enjoyed so much popularity as in Mumbai, just for being.... WHITE. People crowded up to take pictures with me much to Kingshuk's despair. Now I know what the Pope and politicians feel like when they are handed babies to kiss. Creeeeeepy!!!
However, now that the two exotic beauties (blond Ashley and red-haired Amanda) have joined us, I fear my days are counted, my short career over. I guess I should stop practicing signing autographs.
While Monday was our first official on-site working day in Germany (more on that to come once we get some of the pictures), it was also Cinco de Mayo. In America, we typically use Cinco de Mayo as an excuse to drink in honor of our friends south of the border. So why should this May 5th be any different, despite adding an extra few thousand miles of separation between us and the birth site of tequila?