I’ve been working with a team in Zurich for the last year and a half. I love my team and I love my project. Even though in the last year I’ve also started working with a team spread across California, New York and Zurich and another team based in Seattle, I’ve always considered the Zurich team my base team.
While I was in Istanbul, I woke up to an email that said my team would now be in Sydney. The details don’t matter but it basically means that for now, I will be working for Sydney. I am sure I will be writing a lot more about this over the next few months and we’re still thick in the middle of the transition but as part of stepping into this new story, I decided to go and visit my new team before our big travel to Boston.
I originally set my travel to coincide with my work friend from Zurich but in the last minute her visa didn’t come through so I ended up going by myself. I went from a Thursday to a Tuesday which meant I now had a weekend alone in Sydney where I’d never been before. Instead of doing what would come naturally to me which is sitting at home and reading, I decided I would make sure I went on all the adventures Sydney brought to a visitor.
I spent every moment of my weekend walking around and discovering parts of the wonderful city, all on my own.
I also worked hard all week to get to know my new team members, make some connections, and take the first steps to settle into my new job. It was scary but it was also wonderful.
Here’s to hoping this new adventure treats me well!
Stories from 2016 is a year-long project for 2016. You can read more about my projects for 2016 here.
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