Procrastination

Well I am back in China after a 3 week hiatus stateside, and I'll admit that it has been tough for me to get back into the blogosphere. Not that I was hampered by the heightened security which precedes one of China's largest holidays, I was instead handcuffed by my old friend, procrastination.

Actually, it's rearing its ugly head again, and rest assured a legitimate update will be here soon, I leave you with a video I just stumbled upon and absolutely had to post. Apologies to some as it is a nod to me sciency-nerd side. That and with the autotune craze that is everpresent on the internet, some may find this annoying, but I assure any real nerds and geeks that this is pretty damn cool. Hell, Steven Hawking makes an Autotuned cameo on this.

End of (Summer) Days

The summer is now over, and I was lucky enough to see it pass in the US.
I've been in Boston over a week now and am itching to get on the road and see some friendly faces. It's been surprisingly quiet around here, and perhaps it is my own fault for forgetting that everyone has jobs now, and no one really wants to hang out on weeknights.

The trip will be some work mixed with some play, as I wait to here back from colleges in Western Mass, CT, and elsewhere.

Maybe 3 weeks was too long in the states, I'm almost anxious to get back to China to continue getting our business moving forward. Things feel far too stagnant here.

We'll do it live!

Afternoon everyone,
I have arrived in the US, and it's pretty sweet. Our consulting company is up and running and the website is LIVE, in fact you can check it out here if you like.

Expats have interesting ways of viewing and approaching homecomings, some planning out vague plans or outlines of their trip on a calendar, others take great care alotting their relaxation and visits, while some, plan menus. Of particular interest was a man from Spain named Victor. Victor had prepared not only a list of the restaurants he would visit while home, but also a list of friends that he deemed appropriate fits for the restaurants he would attend. Victor worked pairing the friends to restaurants much the way a sommelier would with wines and entrees. It was fascinating to hear him speak of his plans, the meals he would order, and why he would chose a particular friend for a given restaurant.

While I cannot say I have laid such elaborate plans, it is an intriguing concept, and one I would recommend this for anyone who has spent time out of the country, but also to people looking to reconnect with old friends. This excercise really forces you to think about your friends, your relationship with them, and then of course, think of the food that you two can or have already bonded over. I think if you spent some time making this list, you might realize how important some friends are to you or at the very least be forced to look at why you may be friends with some people. Combining relationships with food, whether it be fine or fast, is a very interesting way to relate to people you may take for granted.

Homecoming

Today has already been fraught with scrambling, cursing, anxiety and general running about as we prepare to head home for a few weeks. We present our first assessment in an hours' time and begin the final stages of editing on the new website. Our curriculum for SCLI is completed and is being edited for advertising to schools in the states. The brochures have been finalized and will be printed in the US for lack of a better service here, and I probably need to pack some clothes at some point.

Here's a teaser of our new projects website



For those of you who may actually read this, I'll be in the states tomorrow, NYC then most likely straight home to Boston. Get excited folks.