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| Us after the field |
Buon Giorno, Grüß Gott,
Osuzotya from the italo-austrian-Ugandan group.
We would like to focus in
todays blog post on the differences and difficulties in intercultural group
work. Before coming to Uganda we were taught about challenges in intercultural
group work, about language barriers and different mentalities.
To be able to do so, we will
give you a brief introduction on our team members.
Moses, 30, from Arua in
Northern Uganda, working as an accountant for an NGO and studying Finance at
MUBS.
Gloria, 26, from Arua in
Northern Uganda, working as lecturer at Makerer University Business School in
Statistics and studying Economics.
Massimiliano, 26, from Modena,
Italy, working as Pizzarista and studying Business and Development Studies.
Johannes, 25, from Nenzing,
Austria, volunteering at BetterNow and studying Business and Development
Studies.
Well, what were the biggest
challenges after 10 days of working in a multicultural team?
Skin color – as „Muzungos“
Massimiliano and Johannes are definitely attracting attention on the market and
interviews get interrupted by marriage proposals and attempts to kidnapping.
Speed – while the Austrian way
of walking is pretty fast, the Ugandan speed is more comparable to a snail
about to fall asleep. Even finding a middle-way is almost impossible.
Language barrier – working with
Ugandans not able to communicate with local Ugandans due to different languages
in North and Central Uganda, but also missing English skills on Italian-side
are a challenge we have to overcome.
But life in this amazing
country, with amazing ever-smiling people and not a single day without the sun
smiling down on us and giving us severe sunburns, would be almost boring
without those little challenges making work in the field fun.
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| Moses in the Field |
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