Sunday 22 April 2012

What's happening

Hi faithful blog followers, it has been three weeks since I did a post, so I thought I would let you know what is happening here.
I'm working 5 days a week, and I have been given many tasks, I have a regular training session where I train the staff in methods to improve their own performance, using things like feedback tools, effective presentation skills, etc, mainly improving their uptake of computer solutions for their tasks to increase their control over what and how they deliver information to the students.  Some other side tasks are designing a shower block improvement, designing extensions to the workshop areas in Plumbing and Welding, instructing trainers in advanced practical skills, being on the safety committee in an advisory capacity, I was able to give the committee feedback tools and then conduct a review and disseminate the information to the whole of staff, which I used as an introduction to a range of methodologies and technologies to the staff, etc, etc, bla bla bla.
So to answer that often asked question of visitors to this blog, YES I AM WORKING.
As most of you know, I am now in Rundu, it is great to look it up on Google earth if you have it and Wikipedia is good to punch the name into if you are interested in knowing a bit more about it.
I'm putting some photos on here, and I've decided to put the Google earth locations, so that you can see where these shots were taken, I'm interested in a little feedback on if this makes the pictures more interesting, so let me know if you have time.
If you just copy the numbers below the photo which are in green, and paste them into the       'Fly to' window on the top left of the Google earth viewer, and then just click the little magnifying glass icon next to the window, it will take you to the exact location I took the photos from.
One of the flood planes of the Okovango, just a few weeks ago, this was dry with antelope roaming about, but there are crocs in there now, so you may notice the lack of antelope.
Facing North  17°54'42.71" S  19°45'33.80" E if you look at the Google earth shot, it was taken during the dry season, so these floodplains are dry in that view, but you can clearly see where the water does flow in the flood season, as in this photo, this was shot last week.

 This shot is from the same location as the one above, just half an hour later and swung 90 degrees to face west. So this is sunset over the Okovango River, Oh, by the way, there is a bar about 15 metres behind me from this location. If you have looked this location up on Google earth, there is a small pool just south of me and I am under the triangular section of roof, facing west.
This is a great example of the snazzyness of the D700 (my camera) this is the workshops at the campus where I am living and working, this shot was handheld at night on a bright moonlit night, the clouds have good moon glow, one of the 'live on campus' students is going for a stroll, you can see the screen of his phone glowing. (click on the picture to enlarge it)
The building directly in front is an ablution block, and the sawtooth roof behind is the electrical training area. Facing NNE 17°54'05.37" S  19°47'25.63" E

Sunday 1 April 2012

The Tabasco might be big, but the archery equipment?

Down at the local shops, the price was right and the need for entertainment strong. (no telly here)