29 hour marathon travelthon.

Charlotte and I and everything we have has made it to Singapore.

We’re going to sleep and get some of our sanity back.

From Atlanta we got a bit concerned. The flight went straight North. Ohio, Michigan, Canada, Hudson Bay…ya weird huh? This is the way to tropical Bali? Northern Territory, Arctic Circle, North – yes North of Alaska.. I looked out the window. Absolute whiteness. Snow, ice absolutely everywhere. No sign of life. Jeez. After 16 hours in the air we dropped back down to Tokyo. Still the same daylight we had in Atlanta – but now it has a different date.

I’ve been wearing my Minnesota Viking hat and meeting Minnesotans because of it. The steward on the way to Singapore asked where in Minnesota I was from. I told him a little town north of Minneapolis, Elk River. He was from Mounds View just two counties away. He was so up on Elk River’s awesome hockey team. Said we would have a tough time against Andover. I just checked and Andover beat Elk River in overtime 6-5 a few hours ago to advance to the state championship. Local. Global. Local. These are the surprises that can happen anywhere, anytime. It really drives home the point that no place on this Earth is isolated. We are all so mobile and interconnected.

Charlotte is good at meeting new people. A fellow from Michigan who travels the world doing leadership seminars. A top executive from Idaho with Melaleuca, the largest online wellness company. Everyone has amazing experiences and stories and capacities. A crowd is not just a crowd. Traffic is not just traffic.