With the year 2009 end nearing, I turned back and looked at various weirdness (which is normal to me and my friends know that) I have been a part of this year!
All in all a good year. I achieved well professionally but lost a lot personally.
What I achieved or lost is a whole different post, but here I wanted to list the places I visited and will visit in the remainder of this year.
Listing all big cities in the order I visited them in 2009 (and late 2008). Not that this is interesting to you, but it fascinates me when I turn back and look. Also to note that I relocated in the middle of 2009 which was a very sad parting for me because I was very attached to Phoenix, AZ. It was a second home to me! I miss you and I will be back!!! :)
Here is the list (to the best of my knowledge in the order I visited these places):
- San Francisco, CA (Road trip: via Los Angeles, to my best friend's place on his B'Day was a surprise for him)
- Los Angeles and San Diego (Road trip: Universal Studios, Sea World etc.)
- Raleigh, NC (Flight: in Feb to Sai's place who is a friend from college)
- Princeton, NJ (Road trip: through Washington D.C., Virginia etc. a day trip with Sai and was fun!)
- Kansas City, MO (Flight: for an interview at Cerner, verbal offer but not worked out later)
- Salt Lake City, UT (Flight: for an interview at Motorola)
- Bozeman, MT (Flight: for an interview at Rightnow, written offer but did not join as got a better offer at Motorola)
- Relocated to Salt Lake City, UT (Road trip: was fun but long)
- Chicago, IL (Flight: business trip to Motorola mothership ie HQ just after a week of joining)
- Yellowstone, MT, WY, ID (Road trip: for camping)
- Salem, OR (Flight: business trip customer visit)
More visits before end of year 2009
- India (Obviously flight)
- Mumbai (transiting but still will count)
- Nagpur (parents living there now)
- New Delhi (for visa stamping)
- Indore (my HOMETOWN where I grew up)
- Wardha (my parents are taking me there)
- Nasik, Shirdi, Shani Singnapur, Pune (pilgrim tour)
- may be more places which I am not sure about at this point
- Los Angeles, CA (Flight: to meet Sai)
- Las Vegas, NV (Road trip: to celebrate a very eventful year 2009)
Wow! was that not a long list. I think it was long but still not enough and I would like to travel more and more. I hope I travel more in 2010 and all for good reasons!
Think about it and may be you can also recollect something which would make you jot a list on a blog that you do not post to anymore.
Happy recollecting 2009 and Best Luck for 2010!
-Niranjan
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5 comments:
Quite an year!!! 2009 has been a challenging yr for me too personally..and good things happened too..
Hey man... that was wonderful, traveling to all the places. I always love traveling, and have been planning for a while, hope it will all happen in 2010.
By the way, waiting for some good news!!! when you are back in India.
Congrats for an eventful 2009 and wish you more travels in 2010, of course, for all the good reasons!!
@KalP Yes, I hope 2010 is good for both and everyone else.
@Shashi Happy travelling (or planning he he he) for 2010.
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