Executive Housekeeper & Director of Engineering Conference

It was year 2000 when I was sent by our company to attend the Executive Housekeepers and Director of Engineering Conference in South Africa. I have met African citizens and even had at least 12 employees in my department but I have no idea about their culture and traditions. We arrived in Johannesburg South Africa and met the natives. They were all friendly and excited to mingle with us. Everybody in our group had pictures taken with the native africans beside them. There was a show and presentation where they did their native dancing with male and female together. It was phenomenal and for us it is something very exciting and different. The next day we boarded a tourist bus and taken to a place and asked to board a truck with bars on side of the truck. The driver of the truck drove it to a place not inhabited by humans. Only when we saw animals like tigers, lions, giraffe, hippotamus, and lots of animals beside the truck and from one corner to the next did we realize the purpose of the side bars on the truck. We were all mesmerised with what we saw. After that experience, our tour guide lead us to a room with slide projector and other items used for show or cinema. They showed a film about a group of lions where each lion had a specific task or obligation to perform in order to survive. Then the film about the lion's family member was re-integrated with how the company can survive with each member doing what he or she is supposed to do. I have attended other conferences but this was the most exciting conference I ever had.