I have been rightfully accused of erratically changing my whereabouts. To make a long story short, I have safely landed in IAH last Saturday. A turbulent trip with unexpected surprises on both ends of the continuum was followed by an equally eventful succession of my first few days in Houston.
Seeing old friends, new friends, my first ever baseball game, capoiera and live music, idyllic and scenic towns contrasting with the vibrant buoyancy of downtown cafes and bars. Last night’s sushi was better than I expected. I am still hoping to see some live jazz and the vague prospect of enjoying more musical superbities in New Orleans on the following weekend had presented itself briefly on the horizon…so we will see what popps up next.
I am still a bit off schedule, just woke up from a power nap, but things are starting to normalize slowly.
This morning I visited the production site of premium quality leather accessories for aviators and related professions recently launched and currently managed by my friend John. www.coyoteworks.net
I was impressed by what dedicated enterpreneurship and an inventive idea can spark. So if you are looking for classy binders, bags and the like let me know.;) (no, no, no hidden advertising by all means:P)
This trip has been full of surprises. Some good, some bad, and both equally adventurous. I guess one of the things that intrigues me about novelty is the challenge that comes with it. While you never know what you get yourself into when testing new grounds, exploring new places etc., the experience is always profoundly shaping. In my eyes the " real thing" will never live up to the second hand perspective as for instance displayed on TV etc.
Anyhow, without knowing what unexpected twists and turns will follow around the corner, I am excited at the prospect of exploring a new place, new people… and there shall be more to come…
According to a survey recently published by Mercer HR Consulting Vienna ranks fourth among the best places to live worldwide, only surpassed by Zurich, Geneva and Vancouver. See: www.mercerhr.com
Despite of having lived in Vienna for quite a while I have never thought of the place in such terms.
Sure, it is a nice and safe place to live, crime is low, poverty is relatively well controlled; economy is healthy and growing, in fact the Austrian stock market marked a very successful past year. The social welfare system guarantees health care for all citizens. The only downfall is this is of course all financed by taxes that can be exorbitant. But all in all in congruence with statistical analyses a very liveable place.
One just never notices such, once you get used to the status quo you take things for granted.
And I am no exception, I have failed to notice the beauty of some of the most remarkable architecture to be found along Vienna’s famous Ring road long ago. Where tourists stand in awe, and marvel, I simply stroll by.
The only times I come to really notice, to see, is when it is not present. The times when I am away, when I picture those details in my memory.
I begin to miss the small alleyways, the downtown pedestrian zone, the botanical garden steps away from my apartment… Not that I am unhappy or discontent when that happens. I just start feeling this urge, longing. Funny how we always long for what we don’t have. Or maybe we just need a constant comparison, contrasts.
Things in motion tend to fascinate me, draw my attention. A train in the distance, an approaching plane, sailboats drifting off toward the horizon…
However good of a place Vienna may be, I am starting to feel restless again as I write these lines. Time to see new shores, new cities, new people…
According to a survey recently published by Mercer HR Consulting Vienna ranks fourth among the best places to live worldwide, only surpassed by Zurich, Geneva and Vancouver. See: www.mercerhr.com
Despite of having lived in Vienna for quite a while I have never thought of the place in such terms.
Sure, it is a nice and safe place to live, crime is low, poverty is relatively well controlled; economy is healthy and growing, in fact the Austrian stock market marked a very successful past year. The social welfare system guarantees health care for all citizens. The only downfall is this is of course all financed by taxes that can be exorbitant. But all in all in congruence with statistical analyses a very liveable place.
One just never notices such, once you get used to the status quo you take things for granted.
And I am no exception, I have failed to notice the beauty of some of the most remarkable architecture to be found along Vienna’s famous Ring road long ago. Where tourists stand in awe, and marvel, I simply stroll by.
The only times I come to really notice, to see, is when it is not present. The times when I am away, when I picture those details in my memory.
I begin to miss the small alleyways, the downtown pedestrian zone, the botanical garden steps away from my apartment… Not that I am unhappy or discontent when that happens. I just start feeling this urge, longing. Funny how we always long for what we don’t have. Or maybe we just need a constant comparison, contrasts.
Things in motion tend to fascinate me, draw my attention. A train in the distance, an approaching plane, sailboats drifting off toward the horizon…
However good of a place Vienna may be, I am starting to feel restless again as I write these lines. Time to see new shores, new cities, new people…
