Started my last morning in Gaithersburg with a run on my familiar route, 5k that took me around the Emergent HQ building where I’ve spent so many hours. I cut the music and just said “thank you Emergent” over and over out loud as I circled the building. After a bunch of meetings and goodbyes, it was (past) time to get in the car for a final drive to the airport. There, I filled the rental car with gas instead of checking my suitcase which cost me the bottle of gin John and the team gave me at my farewell dinner last night. I can’t say I’ll miss the loneliness of staying in the hotel in Gaithersburg, but I’ll miss the people I worked with there very much. As Caroline Hanover said, it’s just goodbye for now.
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