A New Year....A New Country

23rd January, 20:30 hrs....when i land in Pudong International Airport, Shanghai i will be starting up a fresh new chapter in my life which i am looking forward to. I am still unable to believe that my 6 month internship in the US, has come to an end.....and am enroute to travelling accross the globe to actually experience living in one of the fastest growing, and largest economies in the world.

You know what.....with the number of thoughts going through my head....i really am at a loss of words. So i think....i should just step out, walk accross the street....have Lotsa Beer and Wings and think over the last 6 months in the US of A.

I hope this is not my last blog....coz if i am not mistaken i cannot access Nomadlife / Blogspot from China.

For now i will be in Shanghai for 3 months....and my future if any with Electrolux will be decided after that.

But hey before i forget.....if any of you are planning to come to Shanghai....shoot me an e-mail on rohit.sathe@gmail.com and i would be happy to host you, show you a good time and ofcourse treat you to good Indian Food!

Cheers.....and Keep Travelling!

Rohit

Charleston, South Carolina

"Beautiful Places, Smiling Faces" the tag line of the state of SC could well be replaced by "Beautiful Faces, Smiling Faces". I have seen some of the prettiest American women in this town. I am glad i am almost ending my 2 week long trip accross the states of Minnesota, Iowa, Feezing fucking cold Nebraska, Arkansas, Georgia with a weekend in one of the prettiest, oldest American city of Charleston. This city makes one feel like he is visiting a beautiful European City like Brugge or Maastricht for that matter.

I consider myself lucky to have visited an American town whose down downtown is represented by old brick houses, cobbled streets and not a single building rising above 6 stories. Bang in the middle of this city is a beautiful French quarter studded with holiday homes of rich New Yorkers which are over 250 years old.

Unfortunately i was working this entire weekend visiting warehouses, meeting a 3 PL. This trip of mine would end with a visit to our factories in Mcrae, Georgia and Orangeburg, SC tomorrow and a couple of meetings with 3 PLs in Atlanta before i head back to Nashville on Tuesday night.

In the last two weeks i witnessed a drive through a snow storm in Nebraska.....where a touch on the break pedal made the car dance, visits to real small American towns fuelled by Electrolux, the largest Chain Saw, Blower and Tiller factory in the world ( a whopping 8 million per year), driving through home of Bill Clinton in Hope, Arkansas (very close to one of our factories), a walk through beautiful plantations in Charleston, driving miles together through the American country side, a sneek peek (from outside) of the renowned golf course in Augusta.....the list goes on. I must share this....by the end of this trip i would have driven a total of 1350 miles.

In a nutshell ....i witnessed the diveristy of the Land of Opportunities "The United States of America".

And some trivia....did you know Electrolux has a bloody cool brand called "Weed Eater"?

Cheers, and i hope most of you have had a great date on Valentines eve unlike me!