Vacation Plans
I am in the process of forming my vacation itinerary. I plan to spend the first 1.5 weeks at home in my foster city, in the midst of family doing family stuff.
Then I travel to my home city for 5 days. Just to make sure that I am not consumed by the thoughts of my ex when I am in my home town, I have accepted invitations to deliver a talk at my alma mater on my experiences in grad school, at a small startup (whose CEO had contacted me earlier) on my research, and another research talk at a different university. I also have 2 one-on-one meetings scheduled with potential employers/collaborators. I figure this schedule along with the usual visits to the extended family members should keep me busy for 5 days. I should be out of there even before I have a chance to think about my ex. The downside being it will be more of a work visit than a vacation.
From there I am on to my best friends home town. He got married pretty recently, so it would be fun to meet his wife and her family for the first time. I should be back in foster city in time to relax a bit and get ready to leave. Sounds like a plan to me.
