Time flies

I can't actually believe that its been something like 3 months since I put this website up. Things have just been so busy at work that I had completely forgotten about the blog. It has been a good kind of busy though, I've certainly managed to get a lot done in the 5 months that I've been here. I'm definitely looking forward to going home now though, it'd be nice to get going on my final year of being an undergraduate. I have some exciting ideas for my final year project too, and as that takes up about 40% of the final year's mark, they are quite useful ideas to have.

In the time since I wrote the last blog post I've had visits from friends and family and had the chance to see the real California, and not just the Silicon Valley, Bay area California. I must say I never realised it was quite so baron in places. That's not to say it isn't scenic, in fact I mean quite the opposite, but it is special in its own way. I have now also been to Wine Country, Lake Tahoe as well as around the Bay area and San Francisco. On the way back from Tahoe we stopped off in Jackson; I'm glad we didn't stay there for more than a few hours as the heat was a bit extreme!

I've been trying to get out as much as possible to play golf, its a nice way to relax in the evening after work. When my bike is functioning, I can get to the range, hit a large bucket of balls and get back home before it gets too dark to cycle. The range is out on the coast and its a pretty nice cycle ride. The roads around Foster City are pretty quiet once you get out of the area with offices and supermarkets, etc. I've also managed to get out and play a couple of the courses around here. There are definitely some good value courses around, but it does pay to look at reviews first. I managed to pick up a great deal at a local course, Monarch Bay, $30 for 18 holes and a golf buggy, which is pretty good considering the buggy itself costs $15 for a round!

Unfortunately, I think things are going to be a bit hectic for the next couple of weeks. I have an extremely exciting but large project to try and wrap up before I finish work. I then need to try and get all my belongings back to the UK, cancel all my utilities and Internet, clean the apartment and close bank accounts, amongst other things that I have probably forgotten. I arrive back home on Tuesday 27th September, and I am really looking forward to a proper pint!

Stephen

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