Cleveland

Physically feeling better each day as this week progresses.  Very glad it’s Friday!  Tomorrow I’m taking a bus and going to the movies all day.

Next week could bring a lot of driving:  East to Pittsburgh on Saturday and West to Toledo on Sunday.

I’m happy to be finishing up the first week of the trip successfully.

I’m a bit anxious about the upcoming travel itinerary.  Not anxious about going, but about getting it settled and paid for.  I hope to have that all settled shortly.

It’s worth being a little anxious:  The Client has significantly increased the countries I can now check off my Visited list, so I do feel like I owe them.

Countries Visited Prior to the First Project for the Client in 2006/7

• Canada
• Mexico
• Bahamas
• United Kingdom
• France
• Monaco
• Switzerland
• Italy
• Vatican City

That’s nine countries, which isn’t bad, I guess, but not that impressive, especially considering three of them are Monaco, Bahamas and the Vatican.

But here’s how the list grew thanks to the Client:

Countries Visited by the Conclusion of the First Project for the Client in 2006/7

• Canada
• Mexico
• China
• Japan
• Bahamas
• United Kingdom
• France
• Germany
• Czech Republic
• Slovakia
• Hungary
• Austria
• Monaco
• Switzerland
• Italy
• Vatican City

Sixteen countries.  That’s a whopping 77% increase in my total number of countries.  Now, I didn’t work for the Client in all of those countries, but the ones I went to recreationally – Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Austria – only happened because I was already in the neighborhood thanks to work.

Of course this list will be even more impressive by the end of this trip.