Day 1

After 3 flights and 2 stopovers, we’ve finally made it to our first stop, Lisbon.  On the flight over here I read the book “The Last Lecture” by Randy Pausch, given to me as a very fitting parting gift by my uncle (who also is my employer/teacher/life mentor).  It’s a book written by a professor at Carnegie Mellon University who has terminal cancer and this book is the last wisdom he has to impart to this world.  It’s similar to Tuesdays with Morrie.  There is some amazing advice in this book and if I was to do a book report I would fail drastically as I wouldn’t be able to sum up all the great guidance in there.  One of the first chapters discusses achieving your childhood dreams, and I feel ridiculously fortunate that I am doing that right now on this trip with Di!  It feels surreal, leaving home, our jobs, lives, families and friends.  But it’s also exciting, and there’s no place I’d rather be than right here with her.  I’ll finish this entry with a quote from the book: “Time is all you have.  And you may find one day that you have less than you think.”  So go out there, and achieve your childhood dreams when time, energy and health is on your side!