The past few days have been a blur as I have made final preparations for this amazing journey to begin. I had to get my proverbial ducks in a row: paying bills, lining up a cat sitter (thanks, Zantel!), handing end-of-semester paperwork and drama, shopping for some trip essentials, getting shots, and packing for a month in one suitcase weighing, ideally, less than 30 pounds. Side Note: In what was probably the strangest moment in all of these preparations, I found myself in the CBA building talking "fashion" with Fred Luthans. Yes, UNL people, you read that right, Fred Luthans. It all started innocently enough. I asked Fred whether people typically have a PowerPoint presentation prepared for the Pan Pacific Business Association conference. Next thing I knew, the conversation had spiraled out of control. A simple,
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