Back in California
Ralf Haller
April 10th, 2007
I am back this week in California (lived and worked here until end of 2000). Last time I came to the US (Boston) they gave me a hard time at the immigration asking all kinds of super smart questions. Now I decided to be a tourist visiting friends which seemed to have helped the immigration officer also, reducing his questions to “What are you doing in the US?”, and “How long are you staying here?” This time he even wished me a nice stay and good day, wow, what a change from former times, when you got the feeling they preferred you stay out of the country. Marketing is not only important for companies but equally for countries, especially if you depend on trade and highly qualified “alien residents” (what a name) to keep the high-tech industry a leader.
The weather is now gorgeous here and nearly “boringly” the same with no rain but blue sky every day until September/October. Nature shows itself right now in great colors and the trees and grass are still in their best colors, which will of course soon change as the grass hills turn brown - or “golden” as the people say here of their “Golden State”. It is a all a matter of how you view things - especially here! The following picture is of Half MoonBay.
