Sunny San Diego Re-visited

I just flew back from a few days of work in San Diego - what a joy to be back there where I went to school to the familiar of not too long ago, although I was already forgetting where everything was in relation to the freeways, beaches, Sea World, downtown - it's all becoming a blur amongst all my travels across the U.S. But now I'll be going back to SD on a regular basis as one of my sites is there, so I will have the opportunity to reacquaint myself with it again and again.

I stayed at the Horton Grand Hotel, a old historical hotel with a ghost on the 3rd floor supposedly. Oohaha! I was on the 4th floor, but everytime I passed by that short staircase to the 3rd floor, I walked by wide-eyed looking for any sign of the permanent guest. The hotel was right downtown near the Horton plaza and the Gaslamp district of many tasty restaurants. Ana, my grad school classmate, and I went to Bandar, a Persian restaurant - chicken kababs on cherry rice with a refreshing Bandar signature salad and a glass of Argentinian wine - yum! Then we rushed off to La Jolla to catch a free screening of an independent film called "Off the Map" - what a lovely surprise for the senses, no expectations, an offbeat family who does the best with that they have, each member innately resourceful and lucky to be a part of this blessed family.

I co-monitored with the same person I went to Portland with, and everytime I complete a visit, I find out more tidbits about my new company and realize truths that give me another piece to the puzzle to decide if this company is going to be my home for now. So far so sort-of good, but I don't have all my pieces together yet and I'm not going to make any decisions until I feel like I have all of my information. One of my co-workers who came over from the other side has already found another position and is planning to move on by next week. I'm not willing to give up just yet.