Wet Train Rides to the City

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Some introduction, huh! Enough to put you off all ready, Dear Reader? I shall nevertheless persevere, though this morning’s entry is likely to be short given that it is 7:12 a.m. in my neck of the woods and I have a train to catch at 8:33 a.m. It’s ‘raining cats ‘n dogs’ in Aotearoa* and the televised weather report confirms it is likely to be this inclement for the rest of the day, which will make today’s commutes wet and unpleasant.

The journey from my house into University takes about 40 minutes but the train service is notoriously unreliable and it is likely to be a wet rush to my first tutorial at 10 a.m. I am however, very much looking forward to today’s activities. We are to be addressed by the renowned Jack Yan and I am interested to hear what he has to say. I had never heard of him until I started post-graduate studies this year but from all accounts and upon reading his blog http://www.jackyan.com/blog/ he is definitely someone to listen to and take note of. I'll let you know the outcome as I intend to post another entry this evening.

Until then, smile when it rains ‘cause it makes the farmers happy!

*The Maori name for New Zealand, which appropriately, translates into English as "the land of the long white cloud."