The great people I have met.

The past three months have been a great learning experience for me. I met a host of characters that I genuinely liked and some that I tolerated because I had to. I learnt a few things from many of these people that I am likely to remember for a long time to come. The greatest lessons I have learnt have been from the invisible ordinary people. Take for example this taxi driver at the location were I stay. He is humane and kind and one of the finest man I have seen in a long time. He observes traffic rules and I have never heard him argue with passangers. He goes out of his way to help any passanger in need. And the cleaning lady who picked up a contact number that fell out of my purse and kept it for a week while I was away. I do not know her that well but we greet everytime we meet. And the security guards who moved chairs for me without my having asked them because they thought the load was too much for me. And the sweet neighbour's three year old son who, though he was afraid of me, knocked on my door one afternoon to invite me to share his birthday cake. These are some of the truly great people who have changed my life that I will remember for a long time to come.

Exhibition opening.

The exhibition opened last week after months of preparation. Getting the finishing touches done was a nightmare; I ran to and from trying to move furniture and signage around. By noon I was ready to explode with fatigue and anger. I had been expecting someone to help me with the signage. I am not well versed with the parking lot (I do not drive) so I had no idea were to start. People started arriving at 11:30 and our first guest was a photographer. I led him down to the meeting space and left him there while I went to put up the signage. It was after noon when I finished that task. I stumbled into the exhibition room all sweaty and out of breath from the running I had been doing outside. The crowd had grown and I could see a group of students approaching from the entrance. I looked around and saw the manager enjoying drinks with his friend. I was not particularly happy to see him; he was supposed to come in early and help me with the furniture yet there he was behaving like the perfect guest. I called everyone to gather in the exhibition room for the speeches seeing as we were now behind schedule. After a brief introduction by the manager, I gave my speeech. I had prepared a speech in advance which I forgot sometime during the morning. To avoid making a fool of myself, I kept the impromptu speech short. Afterwards we all went out for snacks and drinks. I am sure everyone enjoyed themselves eating and drinking and mingling.