The first week of intensive study online, and a second week of study culminating in an intense presentation which makes up 10% of our unit total, is finally finished. Last night, after the presentation, I was exhausted and spent the evening doing some simple cooking followed by a light Netflix series. I did wonder why … Continue reading First fortnight done →

On an airplane, again , on the way home. It’s been a much more peaceful and low key holiday than my normal activity-packed trips, and I do have to remember that much of the driver for this break was to rest. It’s not a waste, or shameful, to read a book and swim a little, … Continue reading End of a holiday →

A couple of days of exploring and swimming in lovely waterfalls in tropical rainforest, followed by snorkelling in warm water over coral reefs. I’ve been very happy with being able to cope with the heat, it’s very humid here as it’s wet season so we’ve been sweating hugely but managing some pretty short, but steep … Continue reading Waterfalls, rainforests & snorkelling →

When one day is beautiful, vibrant, colourful Buddhas, the next is hand feeding elephants, and cocktails every evening, it’s got to be Thailand. This is an eight day break; between a difficult period of redundancies at work then reallocating the tasks of liked & valued colleagues who departed unexpectedly, and starting the final two units … Continue reading Buddhas, elephants and cocktails →