The first 3 weeks

George here-- while I eagerly await for Laura and the boys to get to New Zealand, I'll fill you in on a little bit of what I've been up to in my 3 weeks here.  I served as co-director for a Furman University group's trip to New Zealand to visit schools in Auckland, Dunedin, and Queenstown.  Here is the blog that students wrote as we went along: http://blogs.furman.edu/edu265may2012/

While I had been to all three places before, it was good to spend significant time with teachers and students and have some enjoyable side trips along the way.  The Otago Peninsula and Milford Sound (see picture above) were two of my favorites.

Wednesday, I left the group and drove to Christchurch (first left side of the road driving in 20 years) to begin my work here to look at schools' use of technology post-earthquake.  No shakes yet, and I hope it stays that way. 

More to come...