Just to make it clear, the latest blog was my answer to the first of the five questions!
Entries from March 2008
March 22, 2008
India – a view on globalisation
Before I start writing these answers I have to clarify that what’s going to be written is my own reflections upon the things I see and sense in the context I’ve been put into. Therefore these answers can’t speak for the people of India, these answers speak for a young Swedish woman on an outpost [...]
March 18, 2008
Saving the world through movies
Time to present the ongoing project. PANGEA DAY
With a board of people like Bob Geldorf, Philippe Starck and Cameron Diaz as the well known names and faces out towards the world, and with a team of nine Kaospilots in Mumbai this will be spectacular.
The project taps the power of film to strengthen tolerance and compassion while uniting millions [...]
March 13, 2008
Do you have the answer?
How are India’s people handling the country’s transition into a growing world economic power?
Do they feel any change in their status in the world?
Is there more economic equity among the people as India’s economic performance grows?
March 13, 2008
The process…
Yesterday during the re-organisation meeting it was decided that we should slope the process focus. Personally I think the process it’s one of the most important things during an outpost and therefore I’m sceptic to this decision. At the same time I stand behind the decision that is taken by our project leader on behalf [...]
March 10, 2008
The perfect get-away
Yesterday evening we had our first common dinner as a whole team. We went up on a terrace here in Colaba and a new world just showed itself. From the roof you could see the city in night light, dark and colourful, energetic but distant and quiet.People sat in various sized groups around tables as [...]
March 10, 2008
Sunday Brunch – business meets beauty
Yesterday me and some of my team mates attended a brunch hosted by the organisation A Small World. It’s a world wide forum founded by the Swede Eric Wachtmeister as a private online community for like-minded individuals. A Small World offers its members trusted and selected information. It can be everything from travel suggestions, listings [...]
March 10, 2008
No attacks on women
On the 100th anniversary of March 8th, International Women’s Day
In Mumbai
No attacks on women
Unite to end assaults on our persons, our mobility, our livelihoods
On March 8, 1908,working women in the needle trade industry marched on the streets of New York City demanding better working conditions.
Two days ago it was the hundredth anniversary of that [...]
March 7, 2008
When in India…
We’ve been here for 33 hours now and I feel like I’m starting to reach ground. Mumbai is an enormous city and so far I’ve only seen the blocks surrounding our hotel.
Today I got invited to a food festival but friendly declined, it seemed nice but I don’t think I can handel all the bacterias yet. Instead we’ve been [...]
March 1, 2008
Off we go!
Now it’s set, the tickets are booked and paid for!
We’ll travel in small groups with different flights to Helsinki and there we’ll meet up and together continue our journey. The date is set to the fifth of March and my group will fly from Kastrup, Copenhagen at 12.30 Swedish time. We will the end up [...]
