2012, the Year in Review

Here’s a review of what for me was one of the best years I’ve had since college. ## Travel in 2012

• Paris, France

• Aberdeen, Scotland

• Copenhagen, Denmark

• Mallaig (Harry Potter Train)

• London (Olympics), UK

• Dubai, UAE

• Boston, USA

• Beirut, Lebanon

• Campbeltown, Scotland

It’s really hard to choose which trip was the best for this year, but I’d probably give the nod to Paris, followed closely by Copenhagen. I also had an amazing business trip to Beirut, which is an incredible place. ## Best Books I Read

• Brave Dragons: A Chinese Basketball Team, an American Coach, and Two Cultures Clashing

• Boomerang: Travels in the New Third World

• And the Land Lay Still by James Robertson

• Peopleware (read this for probably the 10th time)

Highlights of the Year

• Attending the Edinburgh Fringe Festival

• Spending Thanksgiving in a 19th centre Scottish estate

• Watching our fantastic team double Administrate’s revenue in 6 months

• Having friends and family visit

• Meeting Scotland’s First Minister, Alex Salmond

• Traveling to Beirut to meet with our fantastic partner and customer headquartered there. - Watching the Olympics on TV and in person

• NC State’s Sweet 16 run in the NCAA Tournament

Plans for 2013

• Riding 81 miles in the Scottish Highlands to raise money for terminal cancer patients and cancer research. - Read at least two books a month

• Enjoying Administrate’s new offices in the Edinburgh Tech Cube

• Fringe Festival 2013

• More visitors! - More travel!