One of the great perks of working at Bain are its global training sessions, where trainees and trainers come together from all across the Bain network. The first of these is New Consultant Training (NCT) which is usually held in Miami, but this session was held in Montreal for the first time. It was, Read More
After traveling to crappy Texas every week for work, I finally got rewarded when I was asked to travel to Asia to run a series of management interviews for my client. It was a last-minute decision and was a tight trip, squeezed between the Bain offsite in San Diego (I raced back from it,, Read More
Together with Virginia, a friend from work, we decided one sunny weekend to rent bikes and ride across the Golden Gate Bridge to Tiburon in Marin County. The route took us past the Marina and Crissy Field, up and over the bridge, past Sausalito, and then along the bay around to Tiburon. We had, Read More
Here are some photos from a fantastic weekend hike near Tuolumne Meadows in Yosemite National Park. I went with Genia, a colleague from work, her husband and her brother. As you can see we had perfect weather! En route to the trail head along the Tioga Pass Road: Day 1:, Read More
With my apartment hunting out of the way a lot sooner than I planned, I was able to get up to Victoria to visit my friend Caroline, who I’ve known since the early days in Switzerland when she was over there as an au pair. Together we drove north all the way up and, Read More
I’ve really been enjoying the freedom of having a car recently, and on a lovely afternoon one weekend I went for a short drive to some corners of the city that are hard to get to without a car. The fog creeps in. , Read More
Before work begins I’ve been busy zigging and zagging across the city doing a million different things. I’ve had my camera with me (habit after traveling for so long!) and have snapped a few pics around the city. Here are a few: Sather Gate, at the southern entrance to UC Berkeley. , Read More
Once I flew back in to San Francisco my top priority was to find somewhere to live (and thanks to Margaret and Laura for putting me up when I first got back!). I gave myself a couple of weeks to find a place as I knew that decent places in the neighbourhoods I wanted, Read More
A word of warning to all you readers out there: I’m in a contemplative mood and about to get all nostalgic again… You Have Been Warned! 🙂 Wow…! Well in the blink of an eye my global "Grand Tour" of the past 285-odd days has come to an end. It’s crazy to think that, Read More
I said my last goodbyes to Buenos Aires a few weeks ago and I’ve been back in Melbourne since then. I’ve been busy making arrangements for my imminent return to San Francisco (speaking to removalists, organising my US work visa etc.), but it’s also been great to see the family again and catch up, Read More