Top Ten Things I Learned On a European Bus Tour

As it turns out, I only ever blogged twice on this bus tour – my first time and this, my last time. And at three weeks since we got off the bus, we’re all still reminiscing over email – little comments and inside jokes here and there – stabs at each other about our unique habits on the bus, etc – an odd new family formed at roughly 65mph. Did I have fun on the bus tour – yep. Would I do it again – sure, but is it the right thing to do for the community… I’m constantly curious about how the IT Pro community works – every year as people move on, things change, but the type of people seem to stay the same. They still seem to want to reach out and teach people the newest technologies, share their experiences and newfound geeky knowledge through blogs and tweets. I want to know what they are interested in now, how would they like to be recognized today, what would make them proud of what they do, what do they want from Microsoft. Somewhere along the lines, about 5 years ago I think, I got sucked into this community – again, I’m not the technical type – I’m certified in nothing – but I like it there and hope no one kicks me out anytime soon. Anyway, I thank you for letting me be a part of this great adventure through Europe - I surely plan to see you all again soon. And so I leave you with this, my second and final blog, a brief wrap-up of things that might help you, should you decide to go on a bus tour with Microsoft: Top Ten Things I learned On a European Bus Tour 10. “Damen” means “female”, “herren” means “male” - how do you think I learned that one? 9. Having internet access doesn’t always mean having internet access 8. The bus will start to smell like toilet in the second week 7. The word “score” rhymes with the word “snore” 6. Not everyone knows that Austria is not Germany 5. John Travolta was right – they do call it the Royale with Cheese 4. People in the Netherlands are tall 3. I don’t care who you are, the word “Uberwang” is funny 2. Sitting in the dark in the front of the bus to watch the highway go by in the night, will be one of my favorite memories from the tour And the #1 thing I learned on a European bus tour is: 1. You can get a rug burn on your forehead by innocently hitting your head on the ceiling of a moving bus