"Call my friends to share some wine . . ."

It's Friday evening here in Suzhou, 7:55pm. 7:55am where many of my friends are on US's east coast. 6:55am in the Midwest where my dear family is. I left work a little early, came home for some exercise and a little relaxing and then went out for a run. Walking back to my building in the dark, a song came on my mp3 player and I got a little homesick. If you are someone who reads this blog, I'm probably thinking about you tonight. And I miss you. Yes, John, that means you, too :)

I left work a little early for two reasons. 1) It's Friday. 2) I have to do some work this weekend. I have to do some work this weekend because I must fly to Taiwan on Monday for a Tuesday customer meeting. Taiwan isn't too far from Shanghai, but you must fly through Hong Kong. Monday, 11:30am I leave Shanghai, 5pm arrive in Kaohsiung. Meet customer Tuesday after lunch. No flights go late enough from HK to Shanghai, so I'll stay in Kaohsiung Tuesday night, too. Wednesday, leave Taiwan 8am, arrive Suzhou about 4pm. Three days for a 4 hour meeting.

At the end of the month, I fly to Israel to meet with my boss and some coworkers. It's my first Israel trip and I'm looking forward to it. I'm on Lufthansa through Frankfurt, so there's two more firsts for me :)

Finally, end of June and over 4th of July holiday, I should be in the US. With any luck, I'll be bringing the delightful GP with me. She's anxious to meet everyone. I hope she can get a visa this time. If not, it'll be a less enjoyable trip home for me. Either way, I'm looking forward to seeing most of you then. And we'll share some wine.