COUNTDOWN

It's now only about 10 days until I leave for China. 1 of my Chinese colleagues has gone to London to meet with her research partner and the other professor leaves for London on Friday -- I won't see them now until I meet them at Nankai.
Prof Guan hosted a farewell meal at the Chung Ying restaurant in Birmingham (one of the oldest and, supposedly, best in the UK) which was very enjoyable -- particularly after we found that the school of Public Policy wasn't part of the event, just a coincidence!

I hope my colleagues have safe journeys home - I'm looking forward to seeing them again!