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| Credit: The Partially Examined Life |
In a week’s time, I will be completing my first quarter as a
Field Manger at Dimagi. Given the myriad of things that I do as an FM,
sometimes I feel like an old hand. And then there are times, when I ask
questions about the simplest of tasks, like how to load multimedia for a
CommCare app on a Java phone. When will I see that milestone that says ‘You are
now exiting newbie zone’?
In these three months, I have travelled to Rajasthan,
Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. Three states were for work. Gujarat trip
was to meet friends and utilise the ‘work from anywhere’ policy. I planned that
just after my maiden field visit. Did the newness wash away in waters of river Narmada?
On that first visit, I experienced the joy of helping an
elderly field worker, learn how to type on a smartphone. The process of
teaching has deepened my well of patience but, I am yet to be as engaging or
creative a trainer as I could be.
