Coming up to the end of 2008
Well I’m soon coming to the end of my second trimester of my MBA. Thank goodness! I feel a bit like I haven’t had time to do much else but study for the last 8 months and I will be very thankful for a couple of months break! I will finish the degree at the end of July next year so there is still some time to go, but it’s getting closer and closer. I can’t wait until it’s all over and I can get back into some ‘real’ work.
Kellie and I sold our house in Atwell in July and we have now purchased a much smaller townhouse in South Perth. We moved in just over a week ago, and it’s a bit of an adjustment to make. Hopefully we will finish unpacking soon and it will begin to feel like a home instead of just a house.
I will finish Uni in about four weeks time, and then I’m off to Thailand for a few weeks in December. I’m planning on going to look at some projects that my church supports and will be spending time in Bangkok, Khaon Khen and Mai Sai. Then I’ll spend a couple of days with Kath in Chiang Mai, and visit with the orphans I sponsor there, and then both Kath and I are off to Bali for Christmas with mum, dad and Kels. Then we are back to Thailand for New Year. Haven’t 100% decided what we are going to do yet, but Koh Samui and/or the full moon party are on the list of possibilities.
My work on the Woodside Pluto project is coming to an end, and I will finish my contract at the end of November, before I leave for Thailand. I don’t yet have anything else lined up, so I’m hoping to find something before I leave otherwise I just may stay in Thailand until I find some work. It’s much cheaper to live in Thailand than in Australia (although with the state of the Aussie dollar that may be debatable). Plus it will be much more fun!! 
A week/weekend in Sydney is also becoming a possibility in January, depending on what happens with work. I haven’t been back for over a year now, so I’m quite keen to catch up with all you Sydneyites!! I’ll keep you posted….
