Yesterday was non-stop working at my local polling site without a chance to publish this, but you can still enjoy getting to know Tina better in her recount of the whirlwind business trip she’s taking. It’s her first time to the U.S., so make her feel welcome! I was so inspired and refreshed by the time we spent together Sunday. You’re going to read some great future posts from both of us as a result!
Hi again y’all and bless you darlings (I’m in Texas today! – and later on in the evening in Ohio, then off to Milwaukee and finally to Baltimore and Washington)! Today’s Corporate Curves Report is somewhat different than usual and not quite as planned. When you pack for a longer trip, there’s always something you forget–in my case my camera and phone cables, so I’m unable to download pictures to my laptop. So you can expect a “packing for a business trip” post in the coming weeks!
I’ve never been to this side of the Atlantic Ocean so it’s been fun and the packing for surprisingly easy, with plenty of room in the suitcase for shopping! You can probably see I was very happy when I was leaving home on to my US tour. 🙂
Sandy put a slight damper on my time in New York, and I feel for all the people who suffered from it and the ones who still do. But still it was fabulous to get to meet Darlene for a day of major shopping.
I also got to meet  my friend Melissa who lives close to New York and was able to come spend a day with me. Both days and women were amazing and we had such fun! Thank you internet for connecting me to people who I’d not have met without social media and blogging.
Yesterday it was an early morning for me to leave towards Houston and manage the rush hour post-Sandy traffic on Manhattan, so I dressed comfortably for a long day and with layers I could easily remove for the summer weather down in Texas. I find that travel wear need not be as flattering as work wear but still I like to keep my style whenever, even when lounging at home.
As for airport security, I have not set off the metal detector once so far even though wearing my underwired Freyas! This was the short report today from the US tour 2012 and more to come soon!
Glad you are enjoying your US tour.
BTW, if your camera uses SD card and your laptop have SD slot (most of them have) you can download photos directly from the card. Or you can buy camera memory card to USB adapter, they are usually pretty cheap and I don’t know why, but it’s usually a WAAY faster to use them then to use camera cable.
Hope you have time to really travel around Washington! If you plan to visit the Smithsonian sites do not underestimate the time they can eat up. I’ve been visiting a new museum each Thursday afternoon between my morning and evening classes and I can usually do one a day without getting overwhelmed. But the best is that they’re free which is better than the Corcran or Spy Museum- though they are good to visit as well. And don’t be afraid to take the metro across the river into Old Town Alexandria. Cute little shops, some great smaller historic sites, and a little farther out is Mount Vernon. You can take the Blue line or the Yellow to Old Town stops.