I’m in Frankfurt airport now on my way home  My meetings originally scheduled for today actually got pushed in to yesterday.. which is allowing me to come home a day earlier… very glad..now I won’t miss Gabe’s lacross game !

This  week has been REALLY full and interesting . I’m enjoying getting to know the people and landscape of Eastern Europe again.. I hadn’t been in Slovakia, Hungary or Slovenia in over 30 years..They’ve change so much. All were cool and interesting places full of very smart people.. The countryside was beautiful in Spring green… even some flowers this early in the year.. lots of opportunity here. Even with the economy in question, the sense of growth here is strong.

Andrej’s going to help me remember what we did this week.. but here’s my quick recollection of our 1600KM drive…

Sunday – Vienna.. hung out with my host family from 1979-80 year abroad.. great to reconnect. Worked late, 5 hours sleep.

Monday – drove to Bratislava, 3 media interviews,one meeting with university professors,  one university talk, two employee meetings, drove to Budapest, had dinner with old freind Zoltan, caught up on work , 5 hours sleep

Tuesday – meetings in Budapest 2 (or 3) media interviews , 1 employee meeting, one university talk, drove to porterocz slovenia – arrived late, skipped dinner, worked on talk, 4 hours sleep

Wednesday – presentation for 1000 clients, meetings with clients all day, 5 media interviews, drove to Ljubljana one ieee/University talk – dinner with freinds. 3 hours sleep

Thursday – ealry morning flight from Ljubljana to Kracow poland, Quick lunch with freinds, then three back to back employee meetings, and one media interview. Quit dinner in town with Andrej..

Friday.. first real sleep of the week (8 hours !)  changed return flight.. now heading home..

ok.. gotta run

they’re boarding.. glad to be heading home

nite all, nite sam

-me