Off to Spain

March 7 2010

Near as I can tell, it has been more than seven years since I was last in Spain.  Madrid, more like ten years.  I barely had discovered blogging at the time of my last visit. As such, I can't wait to get there tomorrow morning and start the day with some churros y chocolate.

The Lotusphere Comes to You events are on Tuesday in Madrid and Thursday in Barcelona.  I agreed, as blogged earlier, to deliver my presentation en español.  While I studied Spanish in high school and college, it has been a very long time since I really used any of it, other than in a restaurant at any rate.  I ended up writing out my entire presentation -- like having a teleprompter, but on paper instead.  I hope the customers/partners in Spain will be forgiving of my scripted approach and Latin Spanish.

The ESLUG community has been wonderful in encouraging this trip, and I am looking forward to in-real-life meetings with so many of the people I've met online over the last few years.

Twitter followers know that I am, of course, looking forward to food as well.  Already discussing plans to visit El museo de jamón, not a literal museum, but a shrine to all things porcine.  The real question will be my stamina..."dinner time" is a very different concept on the Iberian peninsula.

Hasta luego and see you from Madrid!

Ed Brill | Highland Park, IL USA Category:  Travel  Add/View Comments [11]

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  1. 1  Martin Ortega http://www.sidra400.com | 3/7/2010 3:13:59 PM

    We are waiting for you.

    Welcome to Spain Mr.Bill

  1. 2  Luis Suarez http://www.elsua.net | 3/7/2010 3:56:35 PM

    Safe travels, my friend! Hope everything goes smooth and will surely be looking forward to meeting you up tomorrow for a really good week, I am sure! Take good care and keep polishing your Spanish skills while on the plane; plenty of hours to do that! :-P

    ¡¡Hasta luego!!

  1. 3  Lars Berntrop-Bos http://www.bleedyellow.com/blogs/scriptlars/ | 3/8/2010 1:00:03 AM

    Its Museo del Jamon, as the url you published suggests...

  1. 4  Miguel Angel Calvo http://www.zarazaga.net | 3/8/2010 2:53:07 AM

    Ed,

    Espero que tengas una buena estancia en España.

    Un saludo

  1. 5  Albert Buendia  | 3/8/2010 4:19:43 AM

    I think the correct url should be { Link }

    Ed, come mucho delicatesen jamón, churros y chocolate, tengo una larga lista o "whist list" impresa preparada para Usted y para los Lotus labs ;)

    See you, Albert.

  1. 6  Ed Brill http://www.edbrill.com | 3/8/2010 5:35:29 AM

    @5 no se porque tienen dos websites...

  1. 7  Bill Brown  | 3/8/2010 11:35:48 AM

    I'm sure they'll be more forgiving than if you tried to crib it all on your hand and pretend teleprompters are evil.

  1. 8  Ed Brill http://www.edbrill.com | 3/8/2010 2:57:11 PM

    @7 LOL, I can see Europe from my bedroom

  1. 9  Enric  | 3/9/2010 3:32:45 AM

    Hi Ed, Thanks for coming to Spain. We're waiting for you too in Barcelona. Perhaps Thursday you will see some snow in the City, yesterday we had a important snowfall. Please, be prepared for the cold weather, no Beach :((. I'm sorry.

  1. 10  David Gutierrez  | 3/9/2010 5:52:44 AM

    Impressive presentation ! great job Ed. Lot of people in the audience has told me the fantastic prz you have done.