Yesterday afternoon one student and I headed out in a hotel car to meet the rest of the group at the Target headquarters. We saw interesting neighborhoods, temples, nice homes, tent cities, new construction, and cows on our 40 minute ride.
When we arrived at Target we walked in the lobby to discover a sizable portion of the workforce posing for a picture in their ethnic clothing. Lots of women I'm beautiful saris and some men in nice kurtas, too. It was quite a sight. They dressed up to celebrate the departure of one expat worker and the arrival of another.
They gave us a nice presentation about the company and some of the work they do there. Then we got a tour of the facility including the 8th floor cafeteria and terrace. We enjoyed the view from the terrace (pictured). We also went to a 9th floor rooftop patio where someone had set up a beam bag toss game. That was unexpected.
I slept on the bus back to the hotel, then took a half hour nap before our group dinner. The dinner was catered on the first floor lawn on top of the banquet rooms. The weather was perfect and the setting was dramatic. The space was lined with palm(?) trees and decorative lights, while the glass-walled mall across the street formed an impressive backdrop. We heard from a couple of guest speakers at dinner, then I was happy to climb into bed for about 8 1/2 hours.
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