Sunday morning and I have made it through the first week. There was a lot to learn in a short amount of time, names of people, locations, methods, communication, and how to get from here to there.
The 8 hour drive to Bowling Green, Kentucky was made easier by Mile Davis, John Coltrane, and a compilation CD made by kids. It was enough time to let me contemplate why I was on this adventure to the Mamoth Cave National Park and the historical Abraham Lincoln Birthplace Memorial. It has been along time since I left my hometown Pensacola in search of adventure and fortune. It was about 27 years ago that I left to work in Atlanta and DC as a project manager for a curtain wall contractor. (curtain wall is a type of veneer for high rise buildings that contains granite and glass panels) I always enjoyed the management aspect of construction and the monitoring of a project from beginning to end.
I've been so localized for so long in Pensacola that I have forgotten that another world is out there. My East Hill neighborhood can be such a microcosm, that we think the rest of the world is the just like it. (and we secretly wish it was) insert smile. The Lake Wobegon of the Florida Panhandle.
The opportunity to come to Kentucky to work as a construction manager began about 6 weeks ago when I realized that the Oil Spill had stagnated the very slow recovery that Pensacola was starting from the 2 year recession. I decided to send and email to my friend,who was working at the Mammoth Cave project, and ask her to see if any other positions availiable with the construction managing firm that employed her. Soon after, I received a email request for a resume from one of the managers of Alpha Corporation.
After a series of phone conversations and emails, I accepted the prospect of a month long commitment to assist with the construction management of both the Mammoth Cave Visitor Center and Abraham Lincoln Birthplace Memorial Building Projects. How many times does this type of opportunity come around?
Well, here I am getting packed to leave my Bowling Green hotel for a hotel in Cave City that is located 6 miles from the Mammoth and a mere 50 miles from Abe. A long commute to Abe, especially since I cross the time zone and lose 1 hour on the hour drive to work. I have to leave by 5 to be there by 7 and I get back to the hotel about the time I left the jobsite.
Cave City has several attractions like, Hukkleberry Hound Fun Spot, Guntown Mountain, and Kentucky Down Under (an Australian themed animal park) I'm not making this up......
Time to get packing for the move, I post photos soon...
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