Off to Work I Go...

Here, they call it a “northwest freshening”. At home, we call it annoying. It is a wind gusting to 75 km/h. And that’s what is in store for most of my first New Zealand work day. Good thing, I guess. Get down to work without that distracting sunshine and beckoning warmth.

My first (half)day at the School of Curriculum and Pedagogy in the College of Education at Massey University went quite well, overall. I have an office with a view and an uncluttered desk—much like at home at U of R (yeah right). Margaret and I worked hard this morning, making sense of my research data… looks like we have some ideas of how to proceed. In a nutshell, we will study the transitions of one preservice teacher during her internship using the theories of Bourdieu and Lacan. (I’m sure you’re dying to know more, but that’s all I have so far. Stay tuned.)

The northwest freshening blew me home (my Awatea Park motel room) for lunch and an afternoon with my research data.

I promise that my next entry will not even mention the wind.