It was a momentous day today.  I sold my website Exams4Pilots today.  It wasn't an easy thing for me to do.  I feel like I just sold a living-breathing thing ( Read more... )

The 9th day was interesting, indeed.  It was my first day at work in Egham, UK.  The folks there were very receptive, since the only reason I was there was to help them.  So I spent the entire day learning about their project, until by the end of the day, my head was spinning.

After work, a colleague showed me how to navigate using the light-rail ( Read more... )

Day 8 was a Monday, the day I was to leave Belgium and head for the UK.  As you might have noticed, I had gotten quite comfortable in Belgium, so leaving it was a bit sad.  It is a very nice place to be ( Read more... )

So the plan was challenging, but worth it. I had one day (Sunday) to get to Paris, see as much as I could, and get back. Here's the plan:

1) The trip from Brussels is only one and a quarter hours on the Thalys high speed train. I would go out at 9:15am and come back at 10:30pm, and have 13 hours in Paris.

2) The Thalys leaves Brussels from Gare du ( Read more... )

Day 6 was on a Saturday, and I had been looking forward to it very much. For this was the day that Cindy and Gerry were to take Stephanie, Praveen, and yours truly on a tour of Northern Belgium.

Once loaded in his car, we headed down the highway past lush fields. It was a comfortable view for a guy from Northern Ohio. Only the occasional giant ( Read more... )

Thus far on this trip, I have been the student. So much is new to me that, at times, it was quite overwhelming. Throughout the week, I had been following the lead of my colleage and mentor, Bruce. But, as this was the end of the week, he, along with almost all of my other colleagues, would be returning to the states. I would remain behind to ( Read more... )

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