So I blew into Maine, the Pine Tree State, just ahead of Dorian, now downgraded from Hurricane to Tropical Storm. True to form, (just call me “Jonah of the Airwaves”), my flight from Burlington, Vermont was delayed with knock-on effects on rapidly filling connections to Bangor, Maine. It became a mad rush to avoid a …
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So part of the travelling Fellowship involves “down-time”. Time to reflect, take on board the views (scenery), adjust to time zones… I’m not very good at “down-time”, there’s always something new on the horizon. A glance at the balance of my time-sheet showed a need for more serious editing and down-time (note no punctuation now). …
I didn’t think I’d miss information technology. IT is over-rated. How we fool ourselves. My lovely (lightweight) IT notebook failed to boot. After a brief (few days of) meltdown, ranting and general bad temper, I got over myself, pulled out paper and pen and got on with it. I blame the humid heat and the …
After a long tortuous journey and many personal “firsts”, let’s backtrack to the beginning. Time has glossed over nearly every delay, multiple airport cat-naps, the giant millipede and the tent in the tree incident… North Carolina, the Tar heel state, with a median family income of $65,964 in 2017 (about £ 54,250). Where I discover …
Hi, I am Rima Berry. I am an aspiring Manager working in rural economic and community regeneration. This blog is to document my travels and research as a 2019/20 Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Fellow. I have been working in community/economic regeneration for over 30 years, both as a freelance consultant and as an employee. I’m …
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