Another Europe Update
I'm actually enjoying it more than I'd think.
My last overseas business trip was really an exercise in being sick, jet lagged, and still being expected to work. This has been a lot of fun, though.
I think that some of it is that I've decided to enjoy it as best I can (and that my company is only expecting semi-normal work hours out of me). But it's actually been kind of cool. I mean, I get to go out to nice restaurants and eat (and not pay), be driven around, and see cool foreign cities. (While observing interesting work practices.) Admittedly, it probably helps a bit that I look close enough to Germans and Poles that people don't actually point and stare when I walk down the street. (Admittedly, this can be annoying when someone starts chattering at me in a foreign language and I look totally confused until they figure out that I'm a foreigner.) But still...it's actually been pretty entertaining.
Plus, I'm stocking up on awesome treats. German beer and chocolate and Polish vodka and honey, FTW! (Maybe amber, too, if I can find any...)
My last overseas business trip was really an exercise in being sick, jet lagged, and still being expected to work. This has been a lot of fun, though.
I think that some of it is that I've decided to enjoy it as best I can (and that my company is only expecting semi-normal work hours out of me). But it's actually been kind of cool. I mean, I get to go out to nice restaurants and eat (and not pay), be driven around, and see cool foreign cities. (While observing interesting work practices.) Admittedly, it probably helps a bit that I look close enough to Germans and Poles that people don't actually point and stare when I walk down the street. (Admittedly, this can be annoying when someone starts chattering at me in a foreign language and I look totally confused until they figure out that I'm a foreigner.) But still...it's actually been pretty entertaining.
Plus, I'm stocking up on awesome treats. German beer and chocolate and Polish vodka and honey, FTW! (Maybe amber, too, if I can find any...)