Home State

so many of you know that i braved the wilderness that is my boss's home state...Montana. it was a whirlwind of a trip, 4 cities (if you call some of them that) in 5 days...puddle jumping...hotel swapping. it was a very stereotypical business trip with a few highlights.

i'll be brief, as i haven't really had the urge to repeat this story over and over again...but i felt i must indulge my fellow netizens with my first experience in montana and as a staffer for the senate finance committee.

the main highlight would probably be the most nerve-wreaking as well. the charter plane with the boss, the big man, the senior senator from montana, Max Baucus. and when i mean charter plane, i don't mean a lear jet or any type of jet...i mean this:


yep, it was basically the size of our rental car (a midsized jeep suv). nice and cozy for the 6 of us, including the pilot. now it is known that i am prone to motion sickness, so i was terrified of the possibility of throwing up on the senator. luckily i was granted the co-pilot's seat, where apparently turbulence is lessened, and where i was able to make it through the flight safely and without projectile vomit.

and yes...it was cold for those who have never been "north". i don't mind the cold so much, as long as it's the dead of winter and not when it should be fall. so i bitterly endured.


but alas, after a week of meetings, listening sessions, and a hearing...i made it back to dc in one piece, educated in several health care issues, experienced in business travel, and with another state notched in my travel log. so...what's next?