Last Day, First Blog

Ornery blustery weather outside, controlled chaos inside as we do last-day prep for Pat's departure tomorrow. The irony is that the house is cozy now with propane fireplace, but no one's lazing by the fire. Yesterday we dashed to Toronto to pick up the visas for China --- different because Pat has a work visa, I'm just a "tourist"! Seneca's international department is doing their best to smooth the way but Pat's standards of thorough preparation are very high. One interesting suggestion was to take a side trip to Cambodia. Hmmmm. The college also will send along many Seneca USB's, apparently an excellent giveaway gift.

For me, being in Seneca again and talking with former colleagues brought mixed emotions. I've always enjoyed the student/learning/social buzz but the new buildings and very different attitude these days made me a bit of a stranger on my old turf.

This is the first blog posting from the 10 inch netbook that will be with us this time. On this side of the screen, text and pics look smaller but it will be just as much fun to share the adventure. Does it look different to you? But for now, it's back to the packing list...