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July 8, 2004
More Presentations, More Rain in Mauritius
It's just before 10am in Mauritius, and the second day of the ICT Stakeholders Forum is under way. Today we'll be hearing from practitioners running projects in ICT for development, particularly in least developed countries. Later this afternoon I will moderate the session on education technology.
Meanwhile, the rains have started up again, reminding me of the monsoon I experienced in southern India back in 1996. It's surprisingly cool here, with the high temperature peaking just above 70 degrees farenheit in the afternoon.
Yesterday evening, following the end of the first day's sessions, I went for a walk along the beach, taking advantage of a brief respite from the rain. It was very cloudy, but in the horizon over the Indian Ocean you could see a fireburst of colors as the sun set just before 5:30pm. Walking along a pier 10 minutes south of the hotel, I watched a group of local fishermen laze away the hours while a Mauritian man and his little boy waved at the fishing boats motoring by the pier. The boy gleefully yelled "Bye bye!" to each motor boat, as well as to the fisherman's lures as they streamed through the air from their fishing rods into the sea.... -andy
Posted by acarvin at July 8, 2004 1:52 AM
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