Another busy month, well two months since I last posted.
Mid-December I went to the AGU conference in San Francisco. My talk went well but the conference was huge so not as enjoyable as others. It was hard to meet up with the people I wanted to see. I had fun hanging out with Catia and Kieran - lots of eating and drinking. We even braved eating snails.
Kieran and I wandered through the Haight in San Fran. We found a chemist that sells dope if you have a script, a salon called the 'Wak Shack', an authentic car yard Christmas tree sale, and we sang Christmas carols with a homeless guy.
From there I flew to Hobart where Pete had already arrived. We had a wonderful week doing everything we missed. Stuart and Trish through us a party so we could catch up with everyone. We sat in the sun and ate 'real' food all week. But the best bit was being able to spend some time with Pam.
After that we flew to Mildura for Christmas with my family. Luke took a zillion photos, which Pete has put on our MSN. Probably don't mean much to any of you, but they really capture the day.
Then back to the good old US of A, but this time we went via Taiwan. Highly recommend doing this and splitting the trip up. We came in through Alaska (which, if you look on a globe is between Taiwan and New York.) Customs is much less stressful in Alaska than in LA.
New Years Eve
I am now back home but leave for San Francisco again in less than a fortnight. I have a conference there for a week, on systematic errors in computer models (Great way to spend my birthday!) I am going to take an extra day there to play tourist and want to do a tour of Alcatraz.
Mid-December I went to the AGU conference in San Francisco. My talk went well but the conference was huge so not as enjoyable as others. It was hard to meet up with the people I wanted to see. I had fun hanging out with Catia and Kieran - lots of eating and drinking. We even braved eating snails.
Kieran and I wandered through the Haight in San Fran. We found a chemist that sells dope if you have a script, a salon called the 'Wak Shack', an authentic car yard Christmas tree sale, and we sang Christmas carols with a homeless guy.
From there I flew to Hobart where Pete had already arrived. We had a wonderful week doing everything we missed. Stuart and Trish through us a party so we could catch up with everyone. We sat in the sun and ate 'real' food all week. But the best bit was being able to spend some time with Pam.
After that we flew to Mildura for Christmas with my family. Luke took a zillion photos, which Pete has put on our MSN. Probably don't mean much to any of you, but they really capture the day.
Then back to the good old US of A, but this time we went via Taiwan. Highly recommend doing this and splitting the trip up. We came in through Alaska (which, if you look on a globe is between Taiwan and New York.) Customs is much less stressful in Alaska than in LA.
New Years Eve
After arriving home in New Haven I got an email to say I had an interview in Oxford! Unfortunately my work visa had run out so I had to spend longer in England getting that sorted out. I had a lovely time staying with Pete's cousin Sam and her daughter Ella and then later Pete's Aunty Ann and Uncle Al. The photos are of us in the scarves Pam knitted for all of us.
The interview went well. I loved Oxford and would like to work there some day. I was the least experienced of the people they interviewed so I am not that confident of getting it.
The interview went well. I loved Oxford and would like to work there some day. I was the least experienced of the people they interviewed so I am not that confident of getting it.
I am now back home but leave for San Francisco again in less than a fortnight. I have a conference there for a week, on systematic errors in computer models (Great way to spend my birthday!) I am going to take an extra day there to play tourist and want to do a tour of Alcatraz.