Well, as a wise person once (twice?) said, "be careful what you wish for." I always wanted to be the bright guy who people go to for creative answers (or provocative questions). Turns out that sometimes they will ask you to road-trip to help figure out the answers. Next weekend I'll be on a red-eye to Beijing to consult on a language education project. Some official talks, a few tours of schools over there, then back to the US. And of course my domestic work won't slow down while I'm there so no time for jet lag once I get back.
Who said academia was slow?
