Of course in Valencia I enjoyed friends, family… and tons of work meetings!
The last week of my November trip to Spain, I went to Malaga for the MIT Technology Review Emtech Investors Forum event.
It was very sad and unfortunate that the mayor of Malaga did not listen to the organizers of the event, and stubbornly forced the event to be inaugurated November 22nd “becuase it was more convenient for him”. Since the main interest of the event were the US investors, they did not come because it was Thanksgiving.
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”.
