Travel.Eat.Cook.Love: Liza on the map ~ the overdue US working trip

I never imagined myself given the opportunity to represent my company for overseas assignment, let alone to be given the chance to go around US for work. It was indeed a tiring trip touring from one state to another, having to take flight every other day, and deprived from real food. The schedule was very tight simply because I don't want to leave my family for too long.

The cities visited goes like this :

New York - Chicago - San Fransisco - Los Angeles - Chicago - Boston - New York

In this trip, I visited about 9 universities, attended 6 engagement sessions with Malaysians and 4 sessions with Malaysian scholars. I also met up with few old friends who have been residing in US for quite sometime. I must say this experience was really valuable. If given the chance to come again, I would want to go to San Fransisco and New York with my family. I love this 2 places and had an awesome time there. The fact that I have 10 years Visa will make this dream easier Insyallah. Talking about Visa, please apply way in advance. It can be a long unpleasant experience for some, Alhamdulilah, in my case, somehow di permudahkan. However, while I was at the US embassy I can hear some interviews which can be intimidating.

Some info based on my limited experience, given the fact that it was a working trip :

Must Go

Woodbury Premium Outlet, New York
Golden Gate Bridge, San Fransisco
Silicon Valley where Google, Yahoo, Youtube, LinkedIn and Facebook offices are
Times Square, New York
Kodak Center, LA

Must Do

Any live games, I got to go to baseball match
Ride of San Fransisco Cable Car or better known as tram
Broadway Theatre, something I wanted to do but did not have the time. Insyallah, next visit
Walk at Central Park, this was really an awesome experience
Try our the subway. Can be an interesting experience, smelly and scary as well :)

Must Eat (Can't really comment on this, did not get the opportunity to explore due to tight schedule, practically survived on hot chocolate and bread most of the time)