Last weekend I was in Paris! I enjoyed it even more than last time I was there. I think it was because I was in less of rush this time… and I drank a lot of wine! : ) Sometimes it’s hard to decide which beautiful European City I should spend my weekend in, but [...]
Archive for October, 2006
Parigi, Francia
Posted in France on October 30, 2006 | 1 Comment »
Weekend at Como!
Posted in Italy on October 30, 2006 | 4 Comments »
I think this is probably where I will get married or have my honeymoon! Ladies, any takers? Haha j/j I headed off to Lake Como around 8:30 am Sunday morning for a day trip.. this was definitely not enough time to see everything! Como is part of the Northern Lake Country and is apparently the home [...]
Aperitivo (Snack before dinner)
Posted in Italy on October 30, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Monday night, Jaime and I were invited to join members of our marketing team; Jen (Direct Marketing at corporate), Nadia (Marketing manager here in Italy), and Elena (Mediterranean marketing manager moving to Texas next month) to dinner at Angalo. This was by far one of the nicest restaurants I have been to. Before we sat [...]
Parallel parking in Europe
Posted in Italy on October 30, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Things just got 100 times better! I’m pimpin it in a miniature minivan. Now I’m able to drive to and from the office when it gets below zero. So far, the weather has been great and unseasonably warm around 20 degrees… Celsius that is! Ok, so here are 5 lessons learned the first 15 minutes of [...]
Pictures of the office
Posted in In the office, Italy on October 21, 2006 | 4 Comments »
I haven’t figured out an easy way to put pictures directly into my Blog so here are some URLs
Here is a picture of me using the phone….This virtual reality headset brings a whole new meaning to being there for the customer emotionaly and technically!
http://jordothegreat.files.wordpress.com/2006/10/ni-italy-week-1-005.jpg
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Here is a picture of Raffaella and my Spanish roommate Jaime… crazy man!
http://jordothegreat.files.wordpress.com/2006/10/ni-italy-week-1-014.jpg
Mr. Italiano!
Posted in In the office, Italy on October 21, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Hey everyone,
Things are rockin over here right now! I have finally kicked that cold and now I’m ready to do some more weekend traveling. Jaime, Igor (my third roommate), and I made some steaks last night (this was the first time since I’ve been here that I didn’t have pizza or pasta for dinner) [...]
Sore Throat Day
Posted in In the office, Italy on October 16, 2006 | 3 Comments »
Well, I’m not sure if it’s the density of Milano or my acclimation to this climate but I can’t seem to kick this soar throat. Raffaella is going to bring in some herbs tomorrow that apparently come from Honey Bees? Hope it helps! There is no way I could shop for medicine myself at the [...]
DISCO!!!
Posted in Italy on October 16, 2006 | 2 Comments »
Friday was a good day. I went to café doc for a caffe con latte and then headed out for the office. I had a chance to hang out with the AEs until I had a meeting with Roberto. Then, like clockwork, lunch time came at 1:00 PM and we all headed off to “Bon [...]
I love coffee!
Posted in In the office, Italy on October 16, 2006 | 1 Comment »
Woke up around 6:00 am to find a coffee shop before heading off to work. I came across Café Doc where I ordered a Caffé con latte (similar to an American Macciato but much stronger) So I got to work around 7:30 but the building doesn’t open till 8. It turns out that the building [...]
I made it!!!
Posted in Italy, USA on October 16, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Ciao a tutti,
Woah… talk about a long and eventful week! Lets just start with my flight from Atlanta to Milano. Like most people, I was unable to sleep on this 8 hour flight so I some pretty serious jet lag. Fortunately, I found three Bulgarian girls who also couldn’t sleep. They were on there way [...]
