and...he is gone...going back to live in the US. sayonara japan. tranfer in the works.
am i close at all? the word coming down means from up top...someone above you...a boss. promotion is a definite possibility, but on these boards you never talk position (in the business sense of the word). you talk business travel...so, i am guessing ir has come to a end, as you are talking about it on the forums.