Like Cincinnati, we had only scheduled a single day for
meetings in Kansas City. Despite the short timeframe, we had one of our most
anticipated meetings scheduled. From the moment I had clicked the link to this
architectural firm, I was beyond excited to talk to them about coming to our
Design Nation conference.
Their website was awe-inspiring and perfectly captured the
work they have done in the past. The firm specializes in sports stadiums and
event planning. As we learned in the meeting, they are involved in the planning
process for the Super Bowl and designed the Tottenham Hotspurs stadium, among
many others. Their offices were filled with models of modern stadiums,
showcasing the different projects they had designed in the past. Both the
concept of designing sports stadiums and the work itself amazed Felipe and I.
That was definitely one of the coolest companies that we met with in the
summer.
Though we were only working for one day in Kansas City, we
stayed for the weekend as well. The extra days gave us the opportunity to relax
in one of our last stops before our short July 4th break. One of the
memorable meals was our dinner at Q39, a barbeque restaurant, which had an
amazing brisket sandwich, and one I would definitely recommend.
After Kansas City, our next stop was Minneapolis. The only
caveat was that Minneapolis is over 400 miles away from Kansas City. So on
Sunday morning, we settled in for our longest drive of the summer. I was lucky
that Felipe loves driving, and despite my offers, he drove the entire trip
himself. We stopped a few times, but definitely much less than we would have if
I was driving.
By the end of the fourth week, and our eighth city, we were
both pretty burnt out and looking forward to our 4-day mini vacations. I hadn’t
gone home since early February, so those five months were the longest I had
been away from California, and I was ready to go back.
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