Australian Fires, Awesome People to Follow, Acid Attack Survivors, Scams and Much More...
Australian Fires, Awesome People to Follow, Acid Attack Survivors, Scams and Much More...
Hey {!firstname_fix},
I'm now back in Spain, all settled into my new apartment in the Monteolivete neighborhood of Valencia. All is well here.
But all is not well down under...
I started reading more about the fires in Australia. I love that country and it’s difficult to read about.
Way back in 1997 I studied abroad in Melbourne. It was a life-changing period of time for me as I made so many new friends and had my first real independent travel experience.
Since then, I’ve been back 7 times (most recently in 2018). And if there’s one thing about Australians, it’s their heart-warming, generous and instant hospitality.
For that, Australia will always be one of my favorite countries.
As for the devastating fires, below are the organizations that I’ve donated money to. I encourage you to help out as well if you can.
On January 6th - 8th I attended CES in Las Vegas. It’s the largest consumer electronics show in the world and is an absurdly massive display of all the latest tech from all the tech companies. It was intense but very cool to get a first hand glimpse of the future :)
These were my two highlights:
- Delta Airline’s Parallel Reality (coming to airports this summer)
- BMW’s i8 Hybrid sports car (I was able to test drive it around Vegas; I then got lost and spent an extra 30 minutes riding around before I could get it back to the BMW parking lot...not sure how happy they were about that but it was fun!)
Just cruising around in a BMW i8 Hybrid sports car
From Paso Robles, California...
Last week I briefly mentioned the ‘mastermind meetup’ I attended in California with a few fellow bloggers. We shared ideas, brainstormed, chatted about life and mostly ate a ton of good food.
Here's the wonderful gang I was with and they are all worth checking out!
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