Not goodbye, just “see you later”

This evening (it’s Saturday already as I write this) I leave for Frankfurt, Germany. I will fly from Miami to London and then from London to Frankfurt. I already have my luggage packed and all my paperwork in order. I have an apartment for when I arrive with Internet access. My job starts in a week.

It’s not easy to leave home, even though I’ve been doing it a lot lately. This time is a little more complicated though, with going overseas and speaking another language and being 6 hours ahead (7 hours ahead of Foxy, to make things worse). Still, I’ve worked hard for this. It’s what I want.

My mother’s maiden name was German. We were talking about my trip and I jokingly told her “I’m going home.” Even though it was just a joke, I do feel that way. I have ancestry across quite a few countries and I would like to see a little bit of that while I can. Besides, Frankfurt is a nice place. I can’t wait to get back to photoblogging next week. I’m going to take as many pictures as I can.

So one last thing before I head off to get my last night’s sleep here at home: if you are a representative for a cool company in Germany or a neighboring country and you would like to interview a smart rising college senior, contact me while I’m in town and we can set up an interview or just talk over lunch. I’m open to all sorts of ideas; electrical engineering, management, consulting, web development, or even graduate study leading to education. Just please forgive me if my German is a little poor, I’m still practicing. It’s a hard language.

See you on the other side of the pond everybody!