I've been on the road for nearly a month, spending a few days in Wuxi before setting off on a 2-and-a-half-week business trip to Melbourne and Cedar Rapids, and back to Melbourne, which I believe might be my longest trip back to the U.S. since moving to China.
It was definitely a busy trip - I was there primarily to support several multi-day meetings that we were hosting at our facilities with the customer, but I still managed to have a bit of fun!
My first major excursion was with my brother Ed as well as JV engineers Judith and Xuehu (literally "Learning Tiger") at Treetop Trek at the Brevard Zoo. I've wanted to do this for a while, and will definitely come back in the future when the kids are older!
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| I'm still recovering from the injuries sustained from climbing the Ninja Warped Wall... |
My colleague, friend, and mentor Jeff was gracious enough to invite me to his kung fu school's holiday party:
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| That's Jeff in the back there :) |
I also ran into a couple of crazy motorcycle riders recovering quite well from their respective accidents in Iowa:
Heading back to Florida, I spent a day with the parents at Fairchild Tropical Botanical Gardens in Miami. We were quite lucky, too, as we managed to find just the right time slot between two rather large rainstorms!
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| Yes, that's a 6 foot gator in the back there... |
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| I generally shy away from Chinese food when on my trips back to the U.S., but China Tropical Restaurant's Dim Sum is quite famous in Miami! |
Coming soon, our next travelogue - Taking On Thailand!
