First Trip to Senegal

I'm in senegal for a week training it's will be about contact center with Genesys:
-Genesys Framework FWK
-Genesys Basic Routing Design BRD

I have many friends here, and I hope to see at least one. I will also try to see the Google and Cisco offices here.

Yesterday as soon I arrived I went to Gorée Island, beautiful place with a lot of history (The pictures will come after)

I will try to make some CCIE lab, may be at nihgt when I will come back to my hotel room after each daily course.

African Queens = African Women CCIEs

Since I begun my studies for CCIE, i was always surprised by women CCIEs.
When I think about how this exam is difficult, how many hours of pratices, how many sacrifices it's require.

All I can say is Big Up for this women, double Big Up for my african sisters. I found on Linkedin 2 African women CCIEs

Braun Hilda Attangeur CCIE R&S #17897, ITIL V3 : Manager at Quanteq Technology and Services
Abiola Oluwaseun Adefila CCIE Voice #26063, PMP #1438734 : Solution Architect at Internet Solutions

PS : If you know other African women CCIE let me know.

CCIE, Guiltiness and CXFFE

The only one exam that make you feel guilty when you don't learn.

I don't know why but since I begun my study for my CCIE lab exam, when sometimes I decided to take time for me doing another tricky things but not related to CCIE; it's like I'm guilty because my mind think about a waste of time.
Watching TV instead of learn, even sleep become a source of mental fight against the CCIE part of my me.

When you learn for CCIE, you can't have time for anything else, there a lot of certifications I want to achieve like CCNA voice, CCNP Voice, CCNA security, CCNP Security, VCP and why not PMP; but I can't because CCIE catch all my mind, this why all the others guys who passed the exam says that you have to be focus and go through it. If you have to be involved in another tracks or certifications you may never found time for your CCIE lab attempt.

Stay focused : The new slogan

PS : I just passed the Cisco eXpress Foundation for Field Engineers (CXFFE) this morning; my company want to be Cisco Premier before the end of this month. Cisco Silver will be for next year.