T minus 3 days (and counting)

I am off to New Zealand on Wednesday to work in Dunedin, as a Visiting Fellow at Otago University. I'm really looking forward to it; my colleague is there now and from what she has told me, it's a good place to be. I'll be teaching on the first year biology course - pretty much what I do at home, but with twice as many students. Talking of which, I started telling my students that I was leaving, and got hugs and thanks and "you're not going forever, are you?" What a bunch! They are something special.

I have loads to remember to do before I go, and will probably forget something (as usual). Top of the list is marking and a case study to write. While I'm gone I have a report to start on (take data with me, or else!) and a Masters' thesis to write. Not a problem then. Just a normal day's work for me.