A wet day in Christchurch, sunny days in Atlanta

Therese and I had a great meeting at ESR with Dr M. Taylor (who is one of Therese's supervisors for her PhD) and we got to look around the Mechanical Engineering Dept. at the University of Canterbury. I stayed in Christchurch for Saturday. I was in the CHC Sept. earthquake and was keen to see how the centre of CHC is recovering post-Feb. earthquake. I was really impressed with Re:Start and the use of shipping containers for buildings.

 

On Sunday I flew to Wellington to visit Te Papa so I could see Kahu Ora. Liz and I did some of the materials analysis on four of the kakahu (cloaks) examined as part of the research behind this exhibition. An amazing exhibition.

Finally I headed to Atlanta for four days to stay with friends Ellen and Karen. I got chance to watch a practice for the chorus they are involved in, Our Song. We visited The World of Coke and tried some truly disgusting drinks from around the world, and had some great meals including catching up with other friends David and Paul.

Now I'm back home keep an eye on these pages for news about publications arising from the WCMT Fellowship. It was an amazing time. I learnt so much and met some amazing people.