Kersti heads for home on Wednesday morning, I am very sad. She will have a great time back in California, though. She is leaving for five weeks, and I must say I am very jealous, and not just because of the weather. She will be able to buy Cheetos and Dr. Pepper whenever she wants, after all.
The current betting odds are 3:1 as to whether I will survive her absence. I think the odds would be much more against me except that Ormond will continue to make meals for me. So, hopefully I will not overdose on Chef Boyardee.
Monday, June 16, 2008
Australian Electricity Market
This past Wednesday I gave a presentation on the Australian Electricity Market as part of the Ormond College Seminar series. I had been doing a lot of reading at work about the market over the last few months, and put together some slides with Kersti’s help. I think the talk went quite well, except that it lasted a bit longer than I intended (1 and ½ hours). Good thing that Kersti cut me off, who knows how long it would have gone!
It was a lot of fun, and it was good to get my thoughts together on the subject after having learned a lot about it. As it was exam time, very few students were able to make it, but I hope to give a modified version of the talk at the start of the next term and hopefully get some students to come.
It was a lot of fun, and it was good to get my thoughts together on the subject after having learned a lot about it. As it was exam time, very few students were able to make it, but I hope to give a modified version of the talk at the start of the next term and hopefully get some students to come.
Kersti's New Job!
Kersti started work at the Green Building Council of Australia (GCBA) last week. It really is her dream job, so we are very excited. It is pretty impressive that she was able to get the job. They wanted a full-time, permanent position. Kersti can only work part-time when she is taking classes, and oh yeah, there is that little thing of going home to California for a month after only two weeks of work. But she obviously impressed them, because they are basically redefining the role and she will even be able to do some work from Cali!
So, the company has a very young workforce, which makes it a lot of fun. They also work very hard; I guess my Dad’s comments about how we young people don’t know how to work hard may be a bit unfounded… But it sounds like a great workplace and very exciting work. Her job is to perform research for them and then pass that information on. I guess they are having trouble staying on top of developments in the field, so it is her job to fix that.
Amazingly, they sent her to Sydney for her very first day of work. She spent the week there, and had meetings and orientation all day long. This week she has been in the Melbourne office, and things haven’t been quite as crazy. She works literally a block and a half from my office, so we get to meet for lunch and can take the tram in together. Just like at Stanford! I’m sure Kersti will post more about the job when she has some time, but I am very proud and excited for her!
So, the company has a very young workforce, which makes it a lot of fun. They also work very hard; I guess my Dad’s comments about how we young people don’t know how to work hard may be a bit unfounded… But it sounds like a great workplace and very exciting work. Her job is to perform research for them and then pass that information on. I guess they are having trouble staying on top of developments in the field, so it is her job to fix that.
Amazingly, they sent her to Sydney for her very first day of work. She spent the week there, and had meetings and orientation all day long. This week she has been in the Melbourne office, and things haven’t been quite as crazy. She works literally a block and a half from my office, so we get to meet for lunch and can take the tram in together. Just like at Stanford! I’m sure Kersti will post more about the job when she has some time, but I am very proud and excited for her!
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