I almost got in trouble for taking pictures outside of the Olympia Technology Park, where I’ve been working for two weeks. The guard came over as I was taking a farewell picture with the HP Storage Team.
I’ve definitely made some friends here. Navaneeth (in the middle) took me to see his wife, and daughter in their home. I was part of a joke about an after-class party the other day when someone left their laptop unlocked. We’ve had a lot of laughs, and I hope made their jobs easier, and better understood. I’ll be talking with them, I’m sure.
Some other observations I’ve not yet recorded:
They don’t like to use cash in the food court of the office building. You pay cash at a counter and get a cash card, and use that at the food vendors. To prevent stealing, Navaneeth said.
The security is since 26/11, or November 26th. The Mumbai attacks that were quite shocking to the Indian people. Maybe not equal to September 11th in casualties, but it has resulted in a lot of changes.
I hear the planes roaring over-head and soon I’ll be on my way to the airport to climb aboard one. About 3-4 hours to Dubai, and then a long 15 hours to Houston, and then another 5 hours to Atlanta. Or something like that. Hard to tell with all the time changes. See you soon, America!
