A week after the ESADE course, and after visiting friends and family in Valencia, I went to Palma de Mallorca for HIMSS, a healthcare IT industry event.
I have fallen very behind on my posts. I tweet and Google+ some tidbits here and there, but it has been forever since I posted. So, I`ll try to catch up.
In mid November, I was in Barcelona for the “Global Sales Strategy for Ambitious European Firms” Program (who chooses those names?). Classes, by Kenneth P. Morse took part in ESADE Business School (Executive Education).
Two intense days of learning, thinking, debating, and networking.
Today Juan gave me a great compliment, for which I am grateful:
You embody the saying “Fall down 7 times, get up 8”
Astonished I witness the trees rise
tall from their base,
not even rooted.
Leafs leave,
group,
organize,
and shifting shapes,
take to the sky
only to dive down.
A red dragon,
a viking vessel,
coming straight at me.
The memory of holding your hand,
and blinking,
gets me through.
But how far could even a never fading memory take me?
I shall hold your hand again, or be taken by the leafs.
Although it may not be too obvious, I have been going through a few very hard weeks for several reasons. So someone who knows me well told me I should not be stupid, and should have fun. Let`s be it, then!
As part of their James Bond 50 years celebration, MoMA has been showing some of 007 movies in their collection (the largest by any museum in the world). So yesterday I was invited, and I of course invited Stephanie to be my guest, to the screening of the latest James Bond movie: “007 Skyfall”.
From tilted posts to trees completely gone, after hurricane Sandy there were many signs of destruction around New York.
I had to stay at Stepahnie`s apartment (thank you again!) until Monday, because my building remained without power. And even after the power returned, the telephone and internet took two more days.
Some people were not so lucky, with all hotels fully booked, and had to stay at home for days without power or water.
To go from Baltimore to NY has been a real nightmare. I had a return train ticket for the 29th at night, but that was obviously cancelled. Amtrak then rebooked me on the first train out of Baltimore (at 03:45am on November 1st), and since flights or buses were not operating, I took it.
The nice lady at the travel agency got me a reservation on a flight to La Guardia.
