Goodbye USA - close future

I have to leave the US. Similar as with Singapore, I am a little sad of going away - it was such a great time here. Even if  I'll have to come back one day to do the activities I had not the time for, this stay was a success.

Now, the future has a lot to offer. I'll spend one week with the other global trainees in Switzerland and then a couple of weeks in Rome during February and I'd like to visit my brother Michele in Berlin. By end of February, I will start the new challenging job for the space industry in Zurich.

Work in LaFayette

Even if the project progressed a bit different than originally planned, I'm glad to have had to opportunity to work there. The project was interesting and I had a great time with the colleagues.

Key West

Wey West, the last of the Key Islands is closer to Cuba than to Miami.
It has warm weather and beautiful wooden houses. Amazing High
<<DSC00842.JPG>> way Nr. 1 to it runs over the Keys and partly over the
sea. These islands are definitively a nice place where to retire.

Miami Beach

Unfortunately the water was a bit cold. But everybody in the hostel was
friendly and we had a great time going out.

Pilot Randy flies us to Detroit

To shorten the transfer time to visit a supplier, Randy's plane was
used. He is a really good pilot. It is the first time I sat in such a
small plane and can not wait for the next time.

Boston

The historical buildings and places of Boston are all connected by a red
line painted on the ground called "freedom path". I followed it on a
really cold day and saw:
- Old South Church
- Granary Burying Ground, with tombs of Samuel Adams, John Hancock and
the 5 victims of the Boston massacre.
- the house of Paul Revere
- Bunker Hill
- The USS Constitution, the country's first war ship, which was said to
have walls of Iron
- MIT & Harvard University
After Boston, I went back to Manhattan for 2 days and then I had to
travel back to work in LaFayette.

Long Island - Barbara, Manhattan - Manolo

In Long Island, I could stay at my dear friend Barbara's place. Barbara,
PhD student in Biochemistry is a former flat mate of Luca, Lorenzo and
me and lives there with Angelo and other students. She showed me Port
Jefferson and her university. The three of us spent new year's eve
together in Brooklyn. Angelo cooked delicious handmade pasta.
Former schoolmate Manolo offered me instead a stay in Manhattan once I
returned from Boston. It was nice meeting him after so many years - and
we had great fun.