What an opportunity! I didn't know that Cascais,the beautiful sea town and resort area existed until I was booked to speak there. Heavenly: the resort, the setting, the client (PA Consulting of the UK, a global firm), the people, the weather. I can´t recall enjoying an engagement as much. Through the usual RoAne method of eavesdropping... I learned that the other speaker was from Chicago when I heard his AMerican accent. Although he lived in London, he was from West RogersPark, went to Sullivan and lived 4 blocks from me. Tellling the "you never know" story in my session, I mentioned I went to Mather High. An American partner shouted out that he did, too. And he went to my grammar school as well and lived 3 blocks from my previous house. Of course, I'd be in Cascais Portugal to Meet some guys from my 'hood!
Was a bit lost earlier today... my first day in Lisbon and asked someone at the bus stop if she knew where to get tram 15. She did. We started to talk and she too is from Chicago. On the way back, I helped three young women from the Ukraine find the tram because we had seen each other at a museum. Tunabout is fair play and helping others feels so good.
And that is how the world really works when we talk to people in the face to face space!
