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Life lessons in creating instant intimacy
It was THAT kind of phone call.
The one you see in movies, the one you probably only get once in your lifetime — the one that changes your life.
“We’d like to offer you an all-expense paid secondment to Los Angeles for 12 months. Can you be there in a month?”
“Hell, yes!” was what I was thinking as I heard myself respond with a very professional, “Yes, that works.”
A month later, I left my life in Australia and arrived in LA on a beautiful Sunday morning with no clue what to do with myself. I decided to do what I do best — wander aimlessly. My first foray into downtown LA involved accidentally walking the length of skid row and feeling extremely confused while sticking out like a sore thumb in my workout gear. The locals were not pleased and I spent the remainder of that afternoon googling the unique cultural phenomenon that is Skid Row. To this day, I still find the history of Skid Row remarkably fascinating but decided against venturing through it on foot again.
Fortunately for me, my contract included a travel allowance — a rather generous one at that considering I lived four blocks from my office. I had also serendipitously received a Lyft…
