Today was a typically busy day. I had two calls this morning with different pharma companies that are applying for Foundation funding, and then headed downtown in the afternoon for the start of the Foundation's annual 'Global Partners' Forum' where over 1000 grantmakers and grant recipients will meet, mingle, and listen to the latest strategy and new initiatives from our executive management, culminating in a discussion with Bill and Melinda on Thursday morning. That will be the first time I will get to see and hear then in the flesh! These are great opportunities for me to meet more of my colleagues, both internal and external to the Foundation, while I'm in Seattle. Soon I will be half way through my initial three month sojourn here.
One colleague has just returned from a business trip to Indonesia - to Jakarta to visit a clinical trial site and then to Bali for a conference. I have some travel coming up for meetings in New York and Washington DC - important but not quite as exotic!
I took advantage of another Foundation amenity this morning - I am suffering from an inflamed tendon due to too much walking at the weekend, and not only did I manage to get an appointment at the free on-site clinic, but they had a supportive walking boot-brace in exactly my size! I laughed my footwear off today (May the Fourth) as an attempt at a Darth Vader costume but need some more humorous ripostes to get me through the rest of the week, or maybe I'll just wear very long trousers and hope no-one notices.
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