Personal Reflections, until next time…

Phase 1 of my journey is completed; I’m surrounded by scribbles, papers and data. I am hugely grateful to colleagues who filled in for my “day job” and especially those who supported me in the dark week when jet lag, depression, disaster and climate nearly …nearly… dimmed the lights. I feel privileged and valued to …

A Long Interlude and advice

Extract from diary date 13/08: ” You went for a shower & as you showered the mossies were getting you – despite the netting door – yep, I’m at Carolina Beach drenched in 7% Deet and still getting eaten! Drove from Jordan Lake to here today; 3 1/2 hrs. Saw Brown Pelican, Fiddler Crabs, Lunar …

NC Part 2: More effort is necessary

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 …

In the beginning…

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 …

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