American Football and Squirrels

A buzz in the air as 13 of us made our way to Stanford, to find out about Tailgating and University Football. I can hear you non Americans asking “What is tailgating?” … we were soon to discover it is
host or attend a social gathering at which an informal meal is served from the back of a parked vehicle, typically in the parking lot of a sports stadium.

The sights showed some extravaganza, fun, and lots of family and communities coming together.

And let the game begin … John, one of our IBM Hosts did a wonderful job in making sure that we all knew what was going on with the game. Simply blew me away how many players were in fact on the ground, and how long 27 seconds can truly take! But in the end the Stanford Carinals crushed their opponent … definitely being the stronger team on the day.

Group selfies

Next, we got to check out the Stanford University campus. As far as a campus goes, it truly was beautiful and VERY BIG! One fact I learned was this is where Design Thinkingwas born.

Next on the sightseeing list was to check out Googleplex and Apple Park … both impressive sights. Both looking to expand such as Google looking to build a “Google Village“.

The drive home was my opportunity to drive the roads of California. This meant getting my head into left left left. We did some more sightseeing via Half Moon Bay and back up the Coast for some beautiful sights. We saw yards full of pumpkins of all varieties in wonderful displays, fog, trees, cliffs and an array of houses and buildings.

The day finishing with a very wholesome meal at Grubstake!

I would like to take this opportunity to thank our host John for organising all of us, keeping us well informed and safe. To John’s wife, family and friends, thank you for making us feel very welcome at your Tailgating party. We all had a blast!