IBM CSC Assignment (Corporate Service Corps)

I applied for the program last April 2011 and in June 2011, I received a note from the IBM CSC Team that i got accepted. I was so happy, and thrilled with the news. It was an answered prayer.I even cried when i got the acceptance letter. I felt so blessed, and I am forever grateful for the opportunities, and blessings that God has given to me.

Early September, Finally I got the details for my CSC assignment, and I'm going be assigned in India for 1 month on Feb-March 2012 . I said, wow! what a great opportunity since I'm always fascinated with Indian culture, and i recently started practicing yoga, it would be a great opportunity to deepen my practice. I'm excited, and scared at the same time because this will be the 1st time that I'll be traveling alone without my family. Before accepting the assignment I thought of it several times. I prayed for guidance, and strength to accept the assignment. Finally I did,- the idea of me away from my family and friends became more comfortable, and thought of this as an opportunity for me to grow, and become a better person. Right after my decision, I announced the good news with my family,and they were a bit concerned on where will i stay?, will it be safe for me to travel?, etc. I told them everything will be safe, since this is not the first time that IBM sent teams in India for their CSC Assignment. Finally, I got their approval :)

We Started our pre-work session last Oct. We started introducing ourselves like what we do at work, what we like to do in our free time, and etc. (The getting-to-know each other phase). What I noticed within our team is we share the same passion for travel :). It's so funny that we started posting our travel plans in our community, so we can travel together as a team, and enjoy our community project as well. Now, we are on the second month of our pre-work and we already started discussions about India, their culture and I'm enjoying every part of our discussion from geography up to cultural taboos. I know there are still a lot be learned, and we will experience it 1st hand when we arrive in India. We also started booking our flights and preparing requirements for our visa application. Hopefully, by January everything will be good :) That's all I can share for now, and I promise to update my blog often.


Love and Kisses from Manila,
Grazey

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