Ghana One: Who's Who?
With the final week upon us I thought I'd introduce you to my teammates from the inaugural IBM Corporate Service Corps mission in Ghana. (Update: I added myself.)
 | Ritu Bedi
Alias: Sweet Mango Home: Delhi, India Primary Skill: Breakfast negotiation. Little-known fact: Acid reflux almost caused Ritu to bail out of the Kakum Canopy Walk. |
 | Arindam Bhattacharyya
Alias: Hookah Home: Kolkata, India Primary Skill: Has a sixth sense for locating good Indian food anywhere on the planet. Little-known fact: Arindam can eat more than you. Try him. |
 | Roslyn Docktor
Alias: Happy Camper Home: Washington, DC, USA Primary Skill: Clipper-based hairdressing. Little-known fact: She's been to Zambia. No really, just ask her! |
 | Pietro Leo
Alias: Tee Wee Home: Bari, Italy Primary Skill: Injecting humor when it is least expected or appropriate. Little-known fact: Looks equally crazy when clean-shaven. |
 | Julie Lockwood
Alias: Gertie Home: Boulder, CO, USA Primary Skill: Can frighten small Ghanaian children to tears simply by looking at them. Little-known fact: Has visited 90% of the toilets and "near-toilet experiences" in Ghana. |
 | Fred Logan
Alias: Chief Home: Ottawa, Canada Primary Skill: Capital infusion to the local souvenir and handicraft industries. Little-known fact: Taught disco dancing in the 1970's -- even appeared on TV. |
 | Stefan Radtke
Alias: Shortwave Home: Bonn, Germany Primary Skill: Can speak in morse code. Little-known fact: Set up a full shortwave radio station at our hotel. |
 | John Tolva
Alias: Mule Home: Chicago, IL, USA Primary Skill: Perspires more than his body weight every four hours. Little-known fact: With enough tin foil, Stefan's shortwave antenna, and an intricate yoga pose John can steal wireless from the hotel down the street. |
 | Charlie Ung
Alias: Flip-Flop Home: Vancouver, Canada Primary Skill: Imperturbable. Little-known fact: To mosquitos Charlie is mostly a bony frame transporting a big bag of delicious blood. |
 | Peter Ward
Alias: Biscuit Home: Warwick, England Primary Skill: Extraordinarily detailed blogging.. Little-known fact: Peter has wireless access in his room and, as such, is the object of a team conspiracy to abduct and relocate him. |
Posted on August 3, 2008 to the category called Africa .
