Field Work

Despite the challenges in traveling to the field, I always try to find something positive apart from of course doing the tasks that bring me to the field. Here's a major realization tonight while i was sipping coffee with my local colleagues at the local restaurant in Maliana.

If there is one thing I like about field work, it is the moment shared with colleagues. I am referring in particular to the dinner together wherein we got to talk about different things which i don't normally have the chance to do since everyone is busy doing their work at the office while lunch break are always spent at their own houses. These informal talks give me an idea about work, their own challenges both in dealing with their tasks and colleagues. These informal talks let me go inside their inner self through sharing their family stories, their background. These informal talks give me an idea about what they want for professional and personal growth. And most of all, these informal chats give me a glimpse about their history and how it influenced their personality as well as upbringing. This in turn helps me to understand them and most of all, all the more I understand the importance of putting into context everything I do, considering the kind and nature of work that i do, which is development.