Lisa and I took the kids down to St. George for Presidents day weekend. St. George holds their annual parade of homes during that weekend and we love to go see the incredible homes. During the weekend we were able to visit Eric and see the business he now works at. He is heading up the marketing department at Fitness Ridge Resort and Spa. It looks like a place I'd like to stay at. It was nice to see Eric. I miss him at CirclePix but Fitness Ridge looks like a great opportunity and I am happy for him. As we were talking about the business, my mind just started thinking of all the ways I would market their business. I love that kind of stuff.
Sean and I went scuba diving at the Bonneville Seabase on Saturday. We had a great time. The location is between Salt Lake and Wendover. They have these natural salt water springs with temperatures around 70 degrees. There were a bunch of salt water fish and a couple of Nurse Sharks. The shark in the clip below was about 8 feet. We were able to pet the sharks and just admire their beauty. It was really amazing. We dove for about 2 hours. Just getting ready for Hawaii!
On Saturday the 9th we flew to Goa and stayed at a beautiful resort called the Cidade de Goa. The picture above was taken right out on our room balcony. We swam in the Indian Ocean and kicked back by the pool. It was a nice break. 
The Cidade welcomed us with puca shell necklaces.
We enjoyed the nice weather and read books infront of the Indian Ocean.
We had dinner at this cute restaurant that looked like a small town in Italy. They had a musical trio that was really good. They knew every song in the book. We got a kick out of seeing three Indians that looked like Mexicans singing the American classic Hotel California.
Adam and I had a good time playing pool and a game of scrabble.
There is nothing like eating grilled cheese sandwiches and playing Phase 10 while overlooking the ocean. 
A very handsome couple had just been married. It was a traditional wedding and I had to snap a picture.
We had an incredible dinner with the team. We ate at the Kabob Factory. It was a little cold outside but we had a great time. It was fun getting to know the team on a more personal level. I would have liked to hang out with them after hours a little more. At the Kabob Factory they just keep bringing food. There were 9 different kabobs, lentils, rice, flat bread, and dessert. We just started laughing there was so much food. It was one of the best places we ate. They brought out hot water for us to wash our hands in. Very fancy. When we were leaving there was a craftsman making bangles. I had to get some for the girls. We had a great time.
Today we woke up and went to church in Goa. It was a really great experience. It brought back memories of my mission. It was a small branch with about 20-25 members. There were 4 missionaries, 3 from the states and 1 from India. I was excited to see them. We hopped in a cab, gave the driver a crazy address and asked if he new where the church was. Of course he said yes, even though he had no idea. With a few prayers and some asking around we found the branch. We all felt the spirit and had a good time. They just meet in a small house. During the songs they played a CD to lead the music. Two youth spoke for the first time and did a great job. They talked on the Word of Wisdom and Chastity. After sacrament I wanted everyone to come out for a picture but that didn't happen. So I took a couple of shots and we took off. I'm glad we made it. The missionaries said that Goa is predominantly Christian. They said the work was going well. 
This was one of the youth speakers.
Bryce is very happy to be here. Amazingly he is not homesick at all. He has a smile on his face all day long.
So ever since we arrived in India Bryce has had this cough. And it didn't seem to be getting better. He is hacking all day and night. I chose to room with Bryce because Adam snores just a little. Anyway, we have heard that India has great doctors here. So I kept asking Bryce if he wanted to see a doctor and he kept shying away from the idea. Well, when we were at lunch with Arun, he said that getting a doctor would be no problem. Bryce was on the edge again, in fact he really didn't want to see a doctor at all. I made my first major executive decision in India, to get Bryce a doctor’s appointment. Arun was very nice to make sure all the arrangements were made. We were thinking that we would have to hop in a car and go to the hospital or doctor’s office or something like that. No not here, not when you are under the Cybage wing. Cybage had the doctor come to the hotel and make a house call. How nice is that! He listened to Bryce's chest and prescribed some medication. So we thought we would again hop in the car and go fill our prescriptions in some pharmacy somewhere. No not here, not when you are under the Cybage wing. Our driver took the prescriptions, filled them and brought them back right to our hotel room. How about a WOW from Jeffery Gitomer? Oh, and did I mention that it was free, Cybage took care of everything. 
Today we met with Arun Nathani the CEO of Cybage and Prashant Katikar, one of the Directors. We visited in his beautiful office for awhile and then headed out to lunch. Again, I thought lunch was amazing. We went to Le Meridien hotel. They had a buffet and it was great. They even had some beef. We talked politics and business then came back to the office. Arun has a global mind. My mind is almost always in stuck in the United States and Arun has his sights on the world. I'm sure outsourcing to counties all over the world helps. I learned a few things from Arun. As we talked, I asked him about the future of Cybage. He talked about building a stronger foundation to become a more scalable company. He talked about implementing processes and programs so that each customer has success with Cybage. CirclePix could use some of that advice. We discussed a lot of topics and I believe Arun is a deep thinker. Not only is he very smart and successful, he is a friendly guy. It was a pleasure to get to know him. 
These guys loved us when we were done. We all spent a lot of money and got some cool things.
This is our team and the area they work in. They have a very nice office and work areas. From left to right - Suchit, Pooja, Sushil and Santosh. Notice the sweet logo.
In the cubicles next to their's is Harshad and Javed our project manager.
We then headed over to one of the big malls in town to do some shopping. This mall is really for the very wealthy here. It is a Westernized mall with all the big brands. We didn't find many native items here. Although, Adam and Bryce did barter a bit.
As we were shopping today this guy came up to us with his camel and offered us a ride. None of us were brave enough to take a ride.
We did get on the street a little and found some cool things.
Adam was asked by one of his sister's students to take Flat Stanly to India and get pictures with him in front of famous places. It is supposed to help the kids learn about interesting countries around the world.
This is Usha. She is our "Delivery Manager" and a very good friend. She is what we would call an account manager. She handles any concerns, builds relationships and helps grow the account. The other day she treated us to lunch at FLAGS. It is a wonderful restaurant with a menu a mile long. We all had an item call the Sizzler. It was a fajita type platter with mounds of food sizzling on it. My platter had chicken kebabs, rice, veggies, potatoes and a very spicy sauce. It was really good. For desert we had a brownie also on a sizzling platter with ice cream on top. When they served it, they drizzled chocolate sauce on top which sizzled on the hot plate. Usha had really taken good care of us. They gave us a phone to use while we are her and well as a driver to take us anywhere we would like to go.
Lunch at Le Meridien hotel. From left to right - Arun, Prashant, Adam, Robert and Bryce