Updated July 21st 2024, from my home in Auckland, New Zealand.
3 wishes
A couple of days ago I turned 34.
Sierra gave me three wishes as my present.
My first wish was to go to my favourite chocolate shop and get everything I wanted. I don’t eat much chocolate these days, so this ended up costing $14.50. Had I made the same wish a year ago, it would have cost $712.34. My second wish was to go out to dinner together, which we did last night. My third wish is for Sierra to always be my wish-granting fairy.
EdTechNZ
After a bit of deliberation, I decided to accept an invitation to join EdTechNZ as an independent member on their Executive Council. I’m most excited about the opportunity to work with Alana Pellow, who has always struck me as someone I can learn a lot from.
A few other EdTech consulting opportunities have opened up since I started EdTech Jobs NZ with my friend Adam earlier this year. It’s been so much fun to help out a few companies with their sales, including travelling to Melbourne with LearnCoach for CONASTA 71 and providing the odd bit of guidance to Aiako.
VPN bonanza
My sister shared her NordVPN password with me and I am so excited.
This morning I used it to access a Los Angeles VPN to watch highlights of the British Open golf before the New Zealand highlights were published on YouTube. I originally asked her for it so I could watch the Australian broadcast of the Olympics. Australians are way more into sport than New Zealanders, so I tend to prefer their commentary. This is especially true of the Olympics. Not sure yet how the VPN will help me listen to Bruce McAvaney calling the Olympics on the radio, but I’m working on a solution.
Crayon continued
For the past 4 months, I’ve been setting up the sales function at this small startup, which does parental leave for employers. I’m so grateful to be getting to learn how to sell something I care about from the ground up. It’s harder than slotting into a well-oiled sales machine, but it’s more fun.
When the future is impossible to predict, but you know you’re in the right place, it’s an electric feeling.
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