Lila’s US Trip

A quick 6-day trip to the US went well. Our team is going through an organizational change and moving to another group. After nearly 17 years at Intel, I’ve come to realize that changes are part of the norm. It has been just 1 year since my team was formed by combining 2 groups, and now we’re moving more-or-less entact to another group. The good news is we have strong business results, and are well positioned for growth. My trip to California and Oregon was to meet my new peer group, spend time with my new boss, and meet with some of our executives. I’ve returned excited about this change, though sad to leave the old team behind. Although the trip was extremely short, I managed to get in a few personal things too. Aside from the 1 day power shopping for foods/errands, I was also able to get in 2 gym sessions with trainer John. Could hardly move afterwards, but it felt GREAT! I spent the night with Melissa and Hai (who’s a cutie!), hung out with Nabeel (including our 10 year tradition of catching up over Mexican food), spent some time with Susan & the kids, and had happy hour with my old pals in Oregon. It made the trip very action-packed and no time for jetlag! However, I was thrilled to have some personal time. Hard to imagine nearly 1 year has passed.