Busy Week

I spent a lot of time with GK this week. Tuesday I was at GK, and Tuesday night I had ~4 hours of meetings with Seattle. Liz arranged a meeting Wednesday at another MFI where some friends work, and we got some great information on their software (we aren't pushing Mifos on them, just seeing what they like/dislike about it), as well as getting a chance to share ideas on some common projects. Thursday I was back at GK and had two hours of meetings that night, and Friday we were in the field until 10 PM, observing poorly connected branches and how Mifos performs at them. The trip information we got was well worth the long rides, plus Liz and I watched some of Casablanca on the way back into Bangalore.

Saturday I spent the day running errands, chasing down my ATM and PIN from FedEx (long, indignant story, but I got what I needed. India always comes through for you), shopping for costumes, and working in between. The ex-pats celebrated Halloween at a couple parties (including one co-hosted by Liz at another friend's house), and I was up until the wee hours. Today I had a mellow day hanging out with friends, having a nice big lunch, and getting Learn Kannada in a Month. I think it's going to take more than a month, in that the book's vowel pronunciation guides contradict one another.

I'll be getting busier and busier, as GK's current Mifos implementation team (IBM) is leaving, so I'll fill in while we look for another Mifos Specialist firm. Also, I'll start engaging in the Assam deployment, and every day AW, Liz or I think of more wiki, templates, and docs that need to be written. And--of course--I have my busy social calendar. Six months is flying by.