I’m sure I’ve mentioned it before — being in the Air Force, when I had to go, I had to go. Made things easy. There was no saying “no.” Now when I travel, I can be a bit more discerning. In any case I try to keep it short.
That’s what I’ve got going for me this week. Fly to San Antonio Sunday, back to Korea, Saturday (with what I’m sure will be some useful work in between). And bonus — I get to spend time with my son’s family (double-bonus: watching some of the Packers’ defeat of the Chiefs with my son). I also get to see my best friend, plus a lot of the people with whom I have worked for years now. Every one of them excellent.
But it’s hard to do sometimes, especially when there are unexpected glitches in the trip. Like when the rental car agency with whom I made reservations (and who has rented to me as recently as three months ago) decides they won’t take my Korean driver’s license because I don’t have a Korean passport. It’s a long story, but they were wrong, and they’ve lost my business because of it. I ended up renting from a competitor (the next day) who was more than helpful, and even a little cheaper. But still, it’s not something you want to have to deal with — the possibility of being stranded at the airport after being on the road for 20 hours. Well, not really — I could’ve figured something out. But again — after 20 hours on the road, thinking clearly is not an easy task.
And then there’s the additional stress of being in an unfamiliar place, driving an unfamiliar car (truck, in this case), and sleeping way off schedule in an unfamiliar bed. Makes me want to just call the wife and talk to her for a while. Which I already did, so now what?
Well, I guess I can write something here.