A Star in the East

Hello friends.

I have returned! Did you miss me? 

When we last left our protagonist, he was musing on his time in Patagonia. Incredibly, that was two and a half years ago. Time flies.

There were several reasons I took that trip, but the biggest was to re-kindle a mindset of Thinking Big: I felt that I had lost an ability to think big and execute on something great. Thankfully, the goal was successful and the trip served as a springboard to relocating my life. It was a great trip with a great friend resulting on a new perspective - and creating new opportunities for myself.

I think about how much has happened since Patagonia: I moved, made new friends, took up sailing and west coast swing, and have taken on exciting new roles at work. It's been a massive learning experience, but also lots of fun. I am grateful every day for the opportunities I am getting in my new city.

But anyway, it's been too long and I've built up too much PTO while basking in the excitement of my new city. So I'm back - and ready for adventure. Join me for a special holiday journey like Frodo with the One Ring. You can even call me "Frodan Baggins", I don't mind. So where are we going? What's in store? Well yesterday when I left the office I looked overhead at the dusky sky and beheld a brilliant, unwaivering star drifting toward the eastern horizon. A holiday star in the East! It was a clearly a sign, so I shall follow it even to the ends of the earth...

(ok, it was really "just" the International Space Station, but please play along!)

That's all for now as it's time to board. Wish me luck and see you on "the other side"! Let's see how fast time really does fly.