Cape town in March!!

Hi my friends, quick post before leaving for Zambia.. I’ve been accepted to a summer school in South Africa in March!!!!! Is about the molecular basis of infection..

http://www.advancedsummerschool.org.za/

I am so excited!!! After teaching so much in the last year, I think that things are gonna change a bit. We have recruited a new lecturer for the department to share the teaching load and I think I’ll be able to spend more time coordinating the course and doing research.. And this summer school just arrives in the best moment…

 

I don’t think I’ll read emails in the next days so I wish you all happy New Year!!!!!

 

Merry Xmas!

I know I am not blogging much these days, but there is not much going on here apart from Xmas parties and dinners. The college is quiet without students and we only have to prepare supplementary exams for those that failed.. The problem is that the letters asking for the exam papers were sent too late and many people is on holiday already.. The secretary of the examinations office is going mad trying to catch the professors.

 

I think that by the way I could talk about communication problems at the college, which we have many. For example, last week I was supposed to interview new lecturers but nobody told me. Well, they told me but the same day at 8am, exactly when the interviews were supposed to start. I almost had a fit and I refused to do it.. and in half an hour I got in my desk the letters from the whole week!

 

Talking about other more interesting matters, the plan to visit Zambia is still on, but we haven’t really planned anything yet. We know what day we can leave, and what day we should be back, and the way to the border, but not much more. I am going with my friend Ivonne and her dog on her car and the objective is to spend New Year eve in Victoria Falls, or at least to get there!

 

Have you noticed? I have added a tiny map at the bottom of my page so I can see where you are… Have a nice holiday!!

I'm in holiday!!

Today I handed all the final results and I’m in hols!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am going to the lake for the week end and I’m doing a party at home on Tuesday to celebrate the end of exams and that I have been in Africa for 6 months!!!!!

 

It’s been crazy, I must say, because we had end of term and end of year exams and we even did a practical exam! The students had to measure the acidity of vinegar and you had to see me cycling to the store in the middle of the exam because we run out..

 

Now is time to relax and think about the Xmas holidays. I told you we were planning to go to Mozambique, but is a bit complicated and it looks as if we may be going to Zambia in an alternative plan??? I’ll let you know.