Back on March 15th, 2015 (yes this Blog was posted in hindsight and backdated for emotional significance), myself and a classmate took a drive with my wife to Research Triangle Park in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina to take our 2nd attempt at the illustrious Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) Routing and Switching v5.0 Exam. It was my 2nd attempt at the v5 and my classmates 1st (his first attempt was the v4). We both took the exam on a Sunday and had to take the 4 1/2