1-31-11 (RM, France)
Yesterday, Ben and I decided to walk down to the Chateau de Malmaison (this once belonged to Emperor Napolean) to see the grounds and get some exercise in while it was sunny out. While we were walking down the street, a guy walking his dog passed us by and gave me an extremely odd look. I didn't see this happen, but apparently Ben saw him staring at me. A few seconds later he turned around and said "Hey, are you guys from Oklahoma?" It was then that I realized that he had seen my Oklahoma University sweatshirt under my jacket and he had recognized the colors. Anyway, this guy was an OSU grad in chemical engineer (I think?) who had previously worked for Fina before it merged with Total (the largest French oil/gas company). He had been living in Houston for a while and he had just moved to France over the summer with his family. I think he oversees refining production at two facilities in Belgium and the Netherlands. He seemed like a really down to Earth guy so me and Ben gave him our email information and told him that we should go out for a beer sometime. Small world!
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