1st Day of Work

I fully expect my head to stop spinning any moment now. First day of work? Now there’s an understatement for you! I arrived at 7 am and didn't leave until 6:30 pm.

I put together my first international news summary this morning. It went well, especially given the fact that it was one of those last-minute, “Hey Canche, why don’t you give it a try?” kind of decisions.

The most incredible part of the day, however, occurred after lunch… the weekly current events analysis meeting. Every Monday (usually in the morning) Erwin and Quique lead the team in a roundtable discussion of the major news stories, trends, and underlying themes relevant to Guatemala.

Incredible stuff, really. The amount of information was staggering. Despite being more-or-less out of the loop (what with this being my first day, and all!) I still feel that I was able to contribute to the discussion.

Anyway, it seems as if I have my work cut out for me. This promises to be an extremely intense, immensely challenging, and profoundly rewarding experience.

I wouldn’t have it any other way.