And so after the joys of rehearsal and book-hunting, Monday is back to work...and that starts with our main exec meeting to plan, discuss, act on all the things that make the uni work.
Four months on, I still feel incredibly privileged to part of this aspect of university life. Being the only woman in the room too can carry certain expectations, certain obligations. I'm acutely aware of this and in each decision I contribute to, I make sure that we count...
And then away from the meeting, it is back to preparations for class and all the other things going on. We have a busy July coming up with foreign students here for three weeks to study Japanese and a series of international lectures across several faculties where guest lecturers from around the world come to teach our students, in English. There is a lot on the plate...
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| Watching nature at work |
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...and so a glance out the window every so often, a glance into the clouds...to help me imagine...is a required part of the day's thinking. And especially when we get these rich, fluffy beauties.
[Camera : iPhone8, 9.55am; Canon EOS M5, 4.32pm-4.33pm, 9 July 2018]
