I’m so excited! The Bold Group, which I started to work for last year, is organising their annual conference in Disney’s Yacht Club resort in Orlando and I’m invited to speak. This is the first time since January 2020, that I get to visit the United States again. I fly out on Saturday to have some relaxing time before the conference starts on Sunday evening. During my 8 hour flight to Philadelphia I start to read 'The Obstacle is The Way', by Ryan Holiday. It’s a book about how you can stop perceiving obstacles as being negative, but instead learn to see them as “ ...opportunities to test ourselves, to try new things, and, ultimately, to triumph. ” It turns out that this book would come in handy later today. My flight to Philadelphia is uneventful and I’m happy with a comfortable 4 hour layover, before I’d hop on my connecting flight to Orlando. As I’m sitting at the bar, enjoying a tasty burger and a Stella Artois for only 11$ , I receive an e-mail informing me that my f
Traveling is getting easier again and I decide to join my girlfriend Emilia for a trip to Slovakia. She has a funeral to attend and hasn't seen her family for a while, due to corona's influence on the world. Simultaneously we can take our relationship to the next level, by meeting my new family in law. I'm excited. A little nervous, but mostly excited. To stay flexible we decide to drive instead of fly. We would just have to get a negative corona test, some forms stating we are just in transit and a registration for the Slovakian government. Fully prepared and clueless what to expect, I am surprised to encounter zero border control or checkpoints in Germany, Austria or Slovakia. The thought " Did we really have to spend this money and effort when apparently not everyone seems to care anymore?" came to mind multiple times. But then again: would you pay for a train ticket if there is a slight chance that someone checks your ticket? I would. Just for peace of mind.