{"id":135,"date":"2019-03-14T23:04:23","date_gmt":"2019-03-15T03:04:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/mpalumbo\/?p=135"},"modified":"2019-03-14T23:04:23","modified_gmt":"2019-03-15T03:04:23","slug":"traveling-lessons-learned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/mpalumbo\/2019\/03\/14\/traveling-lessons-learned\/","title":{"rendered":"Traveling Lessons Learned"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>With our busiest week of interviews coming to an end, I\u2019m going to reflect on some lessons learned on a couple of levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Regarding requesting an interview of busy healthcare professionals<\/em>\u2013 persistence counts. One office was contacted six times and then came through with two interviews for us.&nbsp;&nbsp;The snowball effect definitely pays off as each interviewee was asked to recommend others for us to contact. Lastly,&nbsp;finding a practice manager who has experienced Alzheimer\u2019s Disease on a personal level can open many doors.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Regarding money management &#8211;&nbsp;<\/em>&nbsp;Wire transfers of funds are a nightmare when in a different time zone and date \u2013 avoid at all costs.&nbsp;&nbsp;Out of country debit cards are treated like credit cards here in New Zealand so there is no option to select debit or credit.&nbsp;&nbsp;Finally, American Express is NOT preferred and many shopkeepers will tell you exactly why \u2013 too many fees and policy changes for them.&nbsp;&nbsp;So don\u2019t believe the ads, bring cash and a debit card and a back up credit care.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Wellness activities are essential to keeping the team going<\/em>\u2013 For example, riding up in the Cable Car and walking down to the city for 40 minutes through the lovely Wellington Botanical Gardens with my team and my brother. A lovely hike along the rugged coast also keeps our spirits high.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/mpalumbo\/files\/2019\/03\/Friday3-1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/mpalumbo\/files\/2019\/03\/Friday3-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/mpalumbo\/files\/2019\/03\/Friday3-1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption>Monkey Puzzle Tree\n&#8220;Described as a &#8216;Living Fossil&#8217; due to its great age, this tree is quite architectural with it&#8217;s whorls of triangular leaves on widely-spaced branches. Tolerant of coastal salt spray but does not like exposure to pollution, dry soils or poor drainage. Evergreen. Hardy&#8221;\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/mpalumbo\/files\/2019\/03\/Friday2-1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/mpalumbo\/files\/2019\/03\/Friday2-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/mpalumbo\/files\/2019\/03\/Friday2-1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption>Some great vistas high above Breaker Bay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/mpalumbo\/files\/2019\/03\/Friday1-1-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/mpalumbo\/files\/2019\/03\/Friday1-1-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/mpalumbo\/files\/2019\/03\/Friday1-1-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/mpalumbo\/files\/2019\/03\/Friday1-1.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><figcaption>A lovely walk along the coastline with lots birdsong and hills to climb<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With our busiest week of interviews coming to an end, I\u2019m going to reflect on some lessons learned on a couple of levels. 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