What's IBM CSC

The IBM Corporate Service Corps program was launched in 2008 to help provide IBMers with high quality leadership development while delivering high quality problem solving for communities and organizations in emerging markets. Teams typically consist of groups of 10-15 IBMers from countries around the world, who come from different business backgrounds with different skills. The teams are sent to emerging markets for four week community-based assignments. Team members are engaged for a total of six months - three months preparing for the trip, one month on location, and two months after the trip back at IBM sharing their experiences. Approximately 500 IBMers are given the opportunity to participate in the program each year, and since the program's inception more than 2400 participants comprising 200+ teams have been sent to 30+ countries around the world.

Friday, 14 February 2014

14th of February… Nice Saint Valentine’s! or CSC I5 Big brother



We were gifted by Mount Kelud today with a volcanic eruption. It was about 200 km far away but we found this morning that literally everything was covered by a thick ash layer.

Room views before the eruption



Room views after the eruption















The situation doesn’t seem to be stable yet and alarm was raised to the highest level (5 over 5) but we are fine and safe. The only inconvenience so far is that ash falls are everywhere: we feel it in our eyes, our hair, our throat, …  despite the mandatory masks we wear to breath.

So far we have the standard green surgery masks but we will get the standard N95 tomorrow. 

We are not allowed to go out of the hotel, but there isn’t any crisis or drama situation.

Consider that the Country’s Disaster Management Agency asked thousands of local residents to evacuate and stay outside a 10-kilometer (6-mile) radius, and we are at 200km, so no tragedy for the moment.



We’ll keep informing from Jambuluwuk hotel, Yogja ;)



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  1. Juanito14 February 2014 at 04:26

    I guess that is not a funny situation but you look all so pretty with the medic mask anyway....hugs

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    1. Rosa M Santiago14 February 2014 at 05:05

      hahahaaa, thank you! yes, you know, always divine ;)

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