Well, you wouldn’t believe who I ran into last night - John Howard! So anyways, he came around for dinner and we all had a lovely time. John Howard addressing the troopsOk, so maybe it was the John Howard from the London College of Music and not the Australian John Howard, but we had fun anyway, laughing and being friends.. laughing. He was in at the centre again today running an induction session for the teachers at the centre which went very well.

The sign I designed arrived yesterday and got put up outside the centre which was a bit of a buzz for me. Its strange to see something that I put together on the laptop come to earth in such signy fashion. I’m a little irked cos I think I should have left a bit more whitespace around the top, but I guess you have to learn these things. The sign being put upTomorrow evening is the official launch of the centre as the first London College of Music examination centre outside of the UK. There’s all sorts of folk coming from government, business etc.. Its sure to be quite an evening and I’ll no doubt be pretty flat out making sure things run smoothly. Its fun being in a role so varied that days can include sound engineering, meeting and greeting, making sure refreshments are in the right places at the right time, setting up networks, washing up, graphic design, web development etc. Its like being in a small business I guess.

The next few days until I leave are set to be equally busy with outdoor concerts running on both Friday and Saturday nights, and the seminar on Friday afternoon and Saturday is expected to attract about 300 participants. I leave on the Sunday morning so somehow need to find some time to pack too. Not too much chance of being bored!