User:Olea

Ismael Olea here, from Almería (Spain).

My user at Meta is Olea.

First 5
I guess the first days will be a bit chaotic to me: to install myself in the space, to buy a few things I could need and to explore the lab and surroundings. Probably I'll look for a second hand bike or something. Of course what is important is to start the residency work activity. So I plan:


 * learn about Timelab activity and ethos;
 * identify the current Timelab lines of work;
 * meet the team, in  their profiles and responsibilities;
 * clearly identify the residency goals (partial or final), milestones, relevant dates, etc;
 * identify and plan my role in the space maintenance;
 * and identify my first assignments and tasks.

This would be done with peer interviews with each team member.

Also, I'll feel required to provide the team with a typical dish from my city, the marvelous «migas of semolina»[1] and gazpacho[2]. It's important to be sure we can buy semolina flour in Ghent. If not I could bring with me a couple kilograms.

BTW, if we are in time, maybe we can plan to buy the tickets for the team and attend to the awesome Chaos Communication Camp 2023[3], in Berlin. If you don't know it yet, it's an amazing place![4]

[1] es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Migas#/media/Archivo:Migas_de_Almer%C3%ADa_-7.jpg

[2] twitter.com/search?q=TryGazpacho&src=typed_query&f=top

[3] events.ccc.de/2023/04/21/camp2023/

[4] commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Chaos_Communication_Camp_2019

Last 5
In an ideal case these last days would be the time to pack things and close pending personal matters and an opportunity to relax and enjoy the last days in the city visiting places, taking wiki-photos and bid farewell to people. This implies the residency closing procedure has been finished. If not, then it's time to finish all its pendings.

The closing procedure should include:


 * packing the most of my things and restoring the space;
 * to finish all pending tasks;
 * if not all the tasks can be finished for any reason, to agree with the team how to deal them;
 * one key tasks is the relevant knowledge transfer to the team, including ownership and custody transfer of any digital or intellectual artifact, including any required backup copies;
 * the transfer could be supported with some kind of activity report, as an individual document or as an equivalent digital artifact but,
 * most importantly, with peer to peer meetings with the team and a final team dynamic.

Whatever the case, the last day should be the opportunity to provide and opulent Spanish goodbye lunch. I'm not an experienced cook but I can make some nice dishes and a great sangría[5] I hope you'll enjoy.

[5] olea.org/la-receta-de-la-sangria/