How it began...

So, on May 6, 2008 I get this email surprise in my In Box:
Hi T,

We have a project coming up in June for a client of ours in Dubai. At this point I am not sure who we will be sending but I am trying to get an idea of who would like to go and who is not interested. Whoever does go will need to be there for a month. Let me know.

The Boss

Hmmmmmmmmm...now what does a little Iowa farm girl that's never been out of the country (but is still trying to be a professional), say to this kind of inquiry? She says this...

Snowboarding in Dubai...I'm IN!!!

I didn't say I ACHIEVED coming across as a professional, I just said I was trying.

And so, that is how my trip came to be...