Global Fellows

Probably the best thing I'm working on at the moment is a graduate employment program for Global L.E.A.D. - despite only having a 5-strong team, there is such fast growth that new people are needed, so I'm working on a 20 month program that will bring in some go-getters to work with us across the world on program logistics, country expansion and product development. There's another one in the pipeline for marketing and business development. We're marketing it as 'MBA 3.0' - come and learn how to do things by working with young entrepreneurs and learn your stuff that way. Despite it being in the early stages we've already had much more interest from amazing people, and buzz generated than we'll ever be able to accomodate in terms of staff numbers, but it's so encouraging seeing people getting behind the program. We'll be starting application processes soon, and I can't wait to meet the people who will be helping to push Global L.E.A.D. to the next level.

The Pinky and the Brain school of effective meetings...

Amazing meeting yesterday - one of my colleagues is going to meet Richard Branson's mum next week! Charm offensive at the ready, laserquest won last night and today I'm going to my first live American football game - go Bulldogs!

American Woman!

It's so nice to be really, really excited about a job again. I've been settling into my new team over the past week or so, and I'm really enjoying having a new project to get to work on and start generating ideas around. It's quite a busy schedule and so far I've been to 3 different states; 2 for work, one for play - was at the beach in Florida this weekend! There's so much going on and so many new people to meet, have gone from meeting students to other NGOs to professors, and everyone else in between! Yesterday I went to a birthday lunch with some Southern belles who support Global L.E.A.D, and who thoroughly inducted me into Southern culture! My host family have been amazingly welcoming, and I feel settled in here already, which is really nice.

I'm still getting used to how much space there is, and how much driving there is - I have been to more varieties of drive through in the last week than I ever imagined existed. Naively I assumed driving through was limited to fast food, but you can do drive through banking and oil changes here, as well as food, ice cream, conveniences, and coffee.

I've even heard it whispered that one can get drive-through daiquiris in Louisiana. Naturally I'll be working tirelessly to either confirm or deny these rumours at the earliest possible opportunity - watch this space!