I've just realised that it couldn't be a better year for me to go to China, I was born in May 1964 that makes me a Dragon and 2012 is the year of the Dragon!

It really is all coming together now,  a bag full of Wales / China flag friendship badges have arrived, useful little gifts for people I meet, I've picked up some University gifts as well from my  excellent colleagues in the International Development Office, all flights have been confirmed for all of us, the  hotel in Beijng is booked too. I Just have to sort visa application for the family and then all sorted, so I can sleep a bit easier.

We've also been working on a promotional video for our  teacher training provision ('Careers not inflatable chairs' is worth a read) which  is nearly complete for me to take with me too, big thanks to Pete Hanratty for all his hard, diverted, work here and Peter Neville for the footage.

Apart from that, today, I have;

1. been approached by 3 workmen from a building contractor asking where I'd like the 10 ton of earth to be put!( Isn't it wonderful , that no matter how long I work here the place never ceases to amaze, surprise and make me laugh out loud), apparently ELTS is to have a sustainable vegetable garden planted in the open quadrangle at the centre of the building. This is the first that any of using the building has heard of the plan! that will be built 2nd of March.
2. discussed and made plans for a visit to Kurdistan two weeks after I get back from China.
3. met with colleagues from a big University College to organise delivering a team building event for an upcoming restructuring there.
4. worked until later than I wanted to!

Tomorrow is another day, I wonder what it will bring?