My latest trip takes me quite literally around the world. After a whirlwind month, I am in Thailand to end my travels. Thailand, a country of mystery, and specifically Bangkok, a beautiful city where the hotel staff tells me not to walk half a mile myself to a park just in case.
After a day of working in my room and the rooftop garden on a low roof of the hotel, as well as meeting coworkers for a break, I find myself in my room looking out the window. Who cares? Well, I do. As I stare out I notice others doing the same. Can we see each other? Of course. Do we actually notice each other? Well, I do. I see people staring out the window on the phone, someone dancing to what I can only imagine is a happy dance due to a great day, someone with a glass of wine lost in thought. As I sit with my glass of champagne, the Villanova versus Georgetown game on the TV and my laptop on the table I can't help but think that this day brings so many different things for different people.
Some people are here for fun, to enjoy the beautiful temples and parks. Others are here for work and might never make it out of the hotel for anything other than a late night drink or dinner. I am more towards the latter but that doesn't make me appreciate the city any less.
I know how lucky I am, despite the long travels in coach, the working time zones for both sides of the world, the jet lag, everything else business travel brings to the table. I am lucky to be someone that is in the window with a glass of champagne, the Villanova versus Georgetown game on the TV and my laptop on the table. I only hope that the people I see in their windows see me and imagine their own stories that bring them a smile as I am certainly smiling for them.
