Countdown to departure...

The last few weeks before my departure were full of occasions to celebrate. The first of which was Race for the Cure for breast Cancer luncheon and silent auction.

Coffee tasting with Channel Development team.

Teammates in the row and coffee breaks...

Final Google+ with Jeremy and Jennie and yummy fish tacos from a food truck that were fabulous!

More row fun...

Ann at Cheeky Cafe having a cream puff!

At home with Mom and Dad, Brandy and Bella. Mom made fabulous pancit and pot stickers for dinner. Yummy!

Breakfast picnic at Jack Block park, West Seattle on a wonderful Sunday morning.

Kirst and I

Skyler and Jennifer, Kirsten and Heather

Travel and cooking school partner, Margaret

Jennifer, Kirst and I

Louise and I

A sunset dinner with Tony, Steph and Bella for their first anniversary...

Daily workouts with Louise at Jack Block Park at 6am for this last month of August.I couldn't have done it without your commitment!

and lots of time with Bella...

International parties use real-time, global tweets to make connections!

All is quiet in the "row" at Global Talent Acquisition, otherwise known as Enterprise Staffing at Starbucks Support Center.  It's quiet because a mandatory Twitter 102 teaching session is taking place for my team mates. As I'm creating job vites for my open positions I receive a text on my phone from a Great Britain country code phone number that doesn't look familiar.  


TXT:  AN EXPERIMENT.  CAN YOU ACCESS INTERNET AND TEXT RIGHT NOW?


me: yes


TXT:  CAN YOU PLEASE FIND ME THE VENUE FOR THE "FORUM FOR THE FUTURE'S BIRTHDAY EVENT" TONIGHT AND TEXT ADDRESS? THX.


me: is this my brother?


TXT:  ME, LOST IN LONDON WITHOUT PHONE INTERNET.


googled "Forum for the Future" and "London".  all searches point to: nightclub "fmv Forum" at 9-17 Highgate Road, Kentish Town, London NW5 1JY


TXT: SORRY, FORUM IS AN NGO (Non Governmental Organization).


me:  not nightclub.  hold on.  do you know who is hosting it?


TXT: DESIGN MUSEUM WAS VENUE AWHILE AGO BUT MUST HAVE CHANGED


me: seems they use a ton of venues, still searching


TXT: FORUMFORTHEFUTURE.ORG IS CELEBRATING 15TH ANNIVERSARY TONIGHT.  I THOUGHT IT ORIGINALLY AT DESIGN MUSEUM.

me: on their site no event listed but a speaker tomorrow.  still looking.
sorry, I don't see it. any other clues?






TXT:  FORUM HAS LOGIN FOR BUSINESS CLIENTS. LET ME KNOW IF POSSIBLE.

 me: go ahead.  WAIT!  just saw a twitter feed on their site,  trying to follow it. 

me: got it! coin street neighborhood centre near waterloo


TXT:  ADDRESS?

me: says stamford street, 108 stamford, south bank, SE1 9H

TXT:  I'M HEADING THERE NOW. TEXT LATER.  THANKS. 

me:  the person tweeting hopes you find them. told them I was in seattle helping.  technology!  sheer luck!

                                             ***20 minutes later*** 

TXT:  THANKS MYRNA!  GOT HERE BY CAB NOW WITH WINE & SALAD, ORGANIC, OF COURSE. 

me:  cool.  just told the team member who taught me about twitter (jeremy langhans @jer425).  he wants me to write about it.  it's pretty cool really. you need to follow them (Forum4thefuture)!

TXT:  YEA, SERENDIPITY!  JONATHAN PORRITT, THE FOUNDER WAS TWEETING FOR THE 1ST TIME AND I TOLD THE STORY TO SEVERAL I KNOW HERE, HAD A GOOD DIALOGUE, MET NEW CONTACTS, SO THANKS!

                                                

                                                  http://www.jonathonporritt.com/pages/

me: oh, he must be JP mentioned in tweets.  funny. 

TXT: YEP. JUST READING SOME OF HIS WRITING ON THE WAY HOME.  MUST GET ON TWITTER AND PHONE ACCESS.

me:  yea, twitter can be amazing especially with organizations to follow.



                   ***MORAL OF THE STORY*** 

@recruitermyrna Listen to what Jeremy teaches you about Twitter…it works!

          

                             @SbuxCrystal ....so get your Tweet on!

 

    @jswerk Twitter connects people globally not just locally…

Follow us!  We'll follow you back!

 

            @jer425 You too can be a twithead!

          
                                           Twitter finds a party!!

                 Follow the right people, you’ll go places…

                                                       Anonymous