After all the fun of the new and exciting – new places, new friends – I’ve hit a dip, I think. I’m fed up of hotels, I’m fed up of wearing the same four or five outfits and those being limited by when I can get washing done, I miss my friends, I miss my cooking(!),Continue reading “The rollercoaster”
Monthly Archives: April 2008
North Carolina Day 2
An early-ish start this morning to head out to the Research Triangle Park proper to visit the North Carolina Biotechnology Centre (where we will be tomorrow again). Unfortunately Iyad’s rental car’s battery was completely flat, so we had to cab it out, which was a shaky beginning! The meeting itself was very interesting though, especiallyContinue reading “North Carolina Day 2”
North Carolina Day 1
Today was quite a day! Raj, one of the 2008 fellows from the US had set me up a fantastic day of meetings. He picked me up at the hotel and drove me to NC State University’s Centennial Campus. He and his colleague talked to me about their work at the Kenan Institute for Science,Continue reading “North Carolina Day 1”
“Innovation is a contact sport”
That could be the motto of where I am now – Raleigh, North Carolina which, along with Chapel Hill and Durham makes up the Research Triangle, the US top business/academia cluster. I had a day organised by Raj, who is one of the 2008 Fellows from the US. Quite a full day and I’m gladContinue reading ““Innovation is a contact sport””
Odyssey through the Southern States
It’s been Tennessee, Georgia (briefly) and now North Carolina today! I had a really super lazy day yesterday, which was great. I had a late morning and then headed out for a bit of a walk (it wasn’t raining at last) and some lunch. Went to Ruby Tuesdays and had something to eat, but theContinue reading “Odyssey through the Southern States”
Everything you heard about Southern hospitality
is true!! I had a night on my own in the hotel last night, which was fine. In fact, it was great lying in bed watching telly -I love it. This morning I got picked up and taken to today’s meetings. We had a full day, including Bonnie taking me for a nice lunch downContinue reading “Everything you heard about Southern hospitality”
Tennessee Day 2
Today was Oak Ridge National Lab day. I got picked up this morning by Bonnie Hebert of the US ITER office and met with the director and deputy there. We talked about a whole range of issues around the future of ITER, how to communicate it and some of the challenges of managing a large-scaleContinue reading “Tennessee Day 2”
Tennessee Day 1
Internet was down yesterday so I wasn’t able to update things. Which is a shame cos yesterday and today were very full and so in order to stop anyone reading this falling asleep, I’m going to have to really condense them! My first session was at the Center for Clean Products at University of Tennessee-Knoxville,Continue reading “Tennessee Day 1”
The internet lets me down
All sorts of network problems yesterday so I wasn’t able to write anything last night. Or send e-mails, read the news, check my bank account or do any of the things I needed to. Makes you realise how much you are relying on it to stay in contact with the world – especially when you areContinue reading “The internet lets me down”
Leaving Squirrel City and heading South!
Washington DC is full of squirrels. They are all over the place, it’s like Seurasaari in Helsinki! Of course I will now always think of them as rabbits, thanks to a joke Gil told me. It was a nice place, with nice quiet areas as well as downtown bustle and it was pretty green. GoodContinue reading “Leaving Squirrel City and heading South!”