I have tried for two weeks to write this post but couldn’t figure out how to do so without gloating.  It’s hard enough to humbly write about the daily meals we have cooked in-house… but when your boss flies the entire company to Costa Rica for a week, how do you say that without sounding smug?

I decided the best way is to pretend I am objective news reporter.  So this is me, as unemotionally as possible, reporting the facts:

On Saturday February 27, the 13 members of the Table XI team and five of their significant-others will fly to Costa Rica. The hope is that a reprieve from the Chicago winter and a week of rejuvenation, strategic planning, team building and corporate reflection will make Table XI more successful as an organization and better able to serve our clients.

We will be staying near Playa Grande and the town of Tamarindo.

Playa Grande is known internationally as one of the few places where endangered leatherback turtles nest. If we see one of these, he will become the official Table XI mascot:

The couples will be staying in two villas with kitchens, wifi and large living areas.  This will afford us tremendous flexibility with respect to meeting, working, eating meals, and enjoying time together.  The rest of us will be staying just a short walk away at the Bula Bula Hotel.

One of the benefits of running a web consultancy is the ability to perform your work anywhere there is internet access. Our clients are all aware of our trip and we will be fully equipped to deal with any emergencies that come up during our stay.

We have a good mix of leisure and business activities planned, as well as a bunch of free time mixed in for people to explore and relax on their own.  Expect a bunch of updates here next week.