I've been gifted an opportunity. I say gifted, because that's what it feels like.
In the new year Jayne and I will pack up our life here in London and move to San Francisco, California. I've accepted the role of Principal Designer in the Nokia Advanced Design team... and I'm excited. Over the past year and a half I've been working with the exceptionally talented Advanced Design team in LA, and this new role will see the birth of a new studio in silicon valley. There's a long, long list of things to do before this happens, and I'll be honest there have already been some 'wide awake at 4am' moments. The opportunity to sample a new way of life, whilst maintaining a rewarding and engaging work life is just too good to pass, but the decision to leave friends and family here in the UK is not one we've taken lightly, but we needn't have worried.
I told my parents a week or so ago and I'll always remember my dad's response. I told him the plan, and there was a short silence, followed by a very happy voice telling me how excited and proud he was. Then followed a longer pause, as if the information was truly sinking in, then he quietly asked "have you still got my jet washer?"....
So, once I return the jet washer I'll be off. I'll keep updating the blog as irregularly as before, so do stay tuned, but in the meantime, if anyone is good at packing boxes, could they let me know.
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