And six weeks later, after a fantastic trip with girlfriends to Paris, I'm off to Portugal and Spain along the Duoro river for 10 days (12 including travel days) of adventure. Working mainly and observing logistics and processes, but it was also coupled with site touring and history learning. So much to tell on how I even got here. The heavens and the Universe have certainly conspired to place me here.

The lead up to the trip was fascinating unto itself, but I didn't do too much for the prep. An entire team was responsible for the event. All I had to do really is show up and my portion of work happened onsite. The venue was held on a river cruise boat called the Duoro Serenity, one of the fleet for the Duoro Azul; traveling on the Duoro River (instead of by train, cars, bus/coach). It's basically having a luxury hotel taking you to the areas of interest and holding the meetings onboard whilst traveling to the next destination. And honestly, it was AWESOME!

If you haven't experienced a river boat cruise before, you're definitely in for a great surprise and a treat! Unlike the large cruise ships that holds 3000 passengers, the river boat ships, at maximum, will hold only 140-160 passengers (and that includes the crew and staff of approximately 40). It's very exclusive. I definitely will do it again - this October/November 2018.

This is now one of my new realities as I pivot towards a new profession. Not only am I now the CEO and Managing Partner for a company I co-own, but I am now also the Chief Education Officer for CME River Conferences. This group is focused on providing core competency programs for medical professionals obtain their CE credits but held in unique venues like river boats. To learn more go to: https://healthymdcme.com.