10 more days

My team only has one and a half more weeks in Chicago before we ship out. Yikes! We've been trying to brain storm ideas about things like what we'll cook, where we'll visit, or what we'll do for fun, but obviously it is almost impossible since none of us have a clue what it will be like. Right now the unknown seems very intimidating.

This past week the group has had discussions on conflict within our teams and also conflict with the culture. We're learning how to work problems out when they arise and also ways in which we can avoid them. Inevitably there will be problems, but hopefully we're learning more about what kind of cultural clashes will occur so we can understand them better.

Tomorrow, Thursday, we are going to practice solitude. I am not looking forward to this! I am such an interactive person and I know this exercise will be a challenge. But I'm sure it will be a meaningful one as well.