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    « Attend 5th Annual Riordan Wine Gala at The Beverly Hills Country Club | Main | Phase II - on the ground in Cairo »

    Mar 06, 2010

    Phase I - Leaving Los Angeles

    I am on the “other side of the marathon” now. Literally, I had a long running packing session beginning Wednesday evening and finishing Friday morning.  Like attending business school, you can’t really describe the feeling unless you actually go through it. I mean, how does one pack for 16 days on the road between 3 countries 7 cities, 3 different weather patterns, and keeping up with a growing 2-year old?  But I am not alone, many of the AoCIF participants were in the same boat. I am looking forward to meeting all of them since our relationship has been defined by Face Book’s functionality and limitations. But until such time, I have settled into an old lifestyle – consulting – not forgotten…and not missed. What I mean is the rigorous activity of travelling in today’s “high security alert” that requires you to strip down and then pack up again and again. The ride to the airport was non-adventurous…Tom Bradley Terminal didn’t seem any different than when I walked through on my way to Aruba. But the stripping off shoes, unpacking computers, etc. is exhausting.

     

    11pm Friday (somewhere over the Atlantic near Iceland) – it’s your standard flight….packed but not too crowded.  I have a good “combo deal” working right now…..Bailey&coffee along with the audio book (via iTUnes) President Obama’s Dreams of My Father and the Audacity of Hope narrated by the President himself.

     

    1259pm Saturday (local time Frankfurt Airport)

    Thank goodness for Apple, IBM, Bose, and all those other entertainment, media, computer companies that helped make my 11 hour flight seem like a 1-hour time slot. It also helps that I dozed off a couple of times. And another testament to McDonald’s being a global player. As soon as I stepped off the plane, McCafe was there in front of me. I shooped around for alternative choices, but didn’t feel like a German sausage, beer, or pizza. However, I will also hit the Haagen Daas stand before I get on the flight ot Cairo. Time to finish reading 1 of my mentor’s books The Hidden Secrets of TSL by William Ouchi. I love the Kindle…it definitely has lightened my load…at least by 4 books and plenty of Economist articles on North Africa and the Middle East.

    Mar 06, 2010 at 04:42 AM in On the Road |

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    Posted by: aika gold | Jul 23, 2010 at 08:06 PM

    Thanks Apple, IBM, Bose, and all other entertainment, media, computer company to help make my 11 hours of flight seems to be a good one-hour time period. It also helps me doze off several times. While another McDonald's is evidence of a global enterprise. When I walked down the aircraft, McCafe, where in front of me. I shooped alternative around, but did not feel like a German sausage, beer, or pizza. However, I also play the position of Haagen Dazs, I get extra time on the plane in Cairo. Time to read the writings of my mentor hidden secret TSL 1 by William Ouchi. I love the light ... it certainly has at least mitigate the four books and many economists in North Africa and the Middle East articles ... my load.

    Posted by: ffxiv gil | Aug 17, 2010 at 02:14 AM

    Friday 23:00 (somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean near Iceland) - This is your standard flight .... Packaging, but not too crowded. I have a good "combination treatment" work now ... .. Bailey and coffee along with audio books through iTunes (), my father's dream and hope of Obama's strength described by the president.

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