Sunday, July 31, 2011

Flight Problems

Yesterday I left home for the Atlanta airport only to find a delay in my Atlanta-DC flight which caused me to miss the international flight.  United Airlines was unable to re-book me until two days later.  So I hopped right back on the shuttle and came home to wait until Monday.  My colleague from North Carolina made it to Dulles but is stuck in DC for two days.  I'm certainly glad I was able to get back home for the delay.  My contacts in DC and in Brazil have quickly begun the process of rearranging schedules and flights in Brazil.  Hopefully I will be on my way on Monday.
I had a little excitement as I went through the Atlanta airport security area.  Just as I was going through security,  alarms went off.  All TSA agents ran to their security positions and ordered passengers to "freeze".  Only after a few minutes did we understand it was a drill.  It was an interesting process to watch.
Hopefully, I'll have news from Brazil in a couple of days.  Stay tuned.

Saturday, July 30, 2011

On my way

I am on the way to the Atlanta airport for a flight to DC. I meet other US principals there and we leave for Sao Paulo later tonight. I'm looking forward to the experience and seeing friends again.

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Heading to Brazil this week!

I leave for Sao Paulo on Saturday.  After the weekend in Sao Paulo I will be in Rio Branco, Acre for a week and then travel to Manaus, Amazonas for the following week.  I'm really anxious to see the US principals as well as the friends from Brazil. Stay tuned for regular updates.