Countdown...

I haven't been posting, because Gail is in New Zealand, and calling me every day - and Ive been able to talk about anything interesting that's happened during those calls - and since she is the only one who reads my blog, I just havent had any motivation to post anything -it would all just sound like a rerun...

So I am forcing myself to post anyway.

The countdown has started - I leave for New Zealand myself in just 3 days! Then I get to see my family again :) The flight will be via Frankfurt, Germany, to Singapore, Malaysia to Sydney, Australia, to Christchurch, New Zealand - where I will have 3 weeks in the (hopefully) Summer sun. My first Christmas and Birthday in Summer!

I have managed to survive these past 4 weeks remarkably well (Only two accidental cooking fires)

It has been cold here - Ive had to chip the ice off the windshield of our diesel Renault before driving to work most days this past week. I know it will be a shock to arrive in late spring/early summer down there. The Renault currently only has one workign headlight. It is too much of a pain to ask for it to be fixed.

Ive been using some of my free time studying for a particular Microsoft Certification test ("Developng Windows-based Applications in C#.Net using Visual Studio.Net" ), that I intend to take while I am in New Zealand. If I pass, I will be officially certified as a "Microsoft Certified Professional". The test is cheaper in NZ (about 60 US$) compared to about 100$ here in Italy.

It is the first of several certifications I am aiming for, but being the first actual certification of any kind, it will mean something to me nonetheless.

I need to beef up my resume, in case I need to look for work in New Zealand.

Back to cleaning...