I was fortunate enough to visit the Googleplex while I was out in California. It is quite a surreal environment with people on scooters, segways, bikes, you name it. There just seemed to be people everywhere and each and everyone of them seemed happy, how could they not be? Google goes beyond what most places would call a “relaxed environment”, they have a nerd Shangri-La. Beyond the amazing food and endless micro-kitchens, Google is a great place to let your creative juices flow. Some might call it a college atmosphere, but it goes beyond that. Google is in a category all by itself, it has a Google atmosphere.

The day after I visited Google HQ I flew back home to New Jersey and was invited by one of my friends to come and visit him in the Google NYC office. So a little over a week after visiting the Googleplex I got to indulge in more excellent food and ride more scooters. Google NYC is unique, as I am sure most of their remote offices are. They occupy a few floors in their massive 9th & 16th avenue building and have a very cool display of vintage computers. While I was there I also got to meet Mark Mentovai who is one of the project leads on Camino.

After visiting both of these offices and seeing what they have to offer all I can say is “wow.” I hope I get the privilege to work in one of their offices someday.