Some excitement for the kids in Nicosia last week with some snow falling as winter continues to bite in this part of the world. It was lovely to look to the mountains north and south and see the extent of a low snowfall. Winter this year has been a cold one, even for Cyprus, and there's still plenty of snow and good skiing in the mountains.
I'm just back from some meetings in the UK, and Sarah, Jessie and Angus have also returned from their US trip. My meetings in the UK were held in an old manor house about 1.5hrs south east of London. I felt like I was in a Biggles story the whole time I was there. The house (which is now a conference centre), was apparently used by British intelligence during WWII, and you could easily imagine a Spitfire aircraft returning from a sortie across the channel, landing on the manicured lawns and then taxiing up to the front door where a butler would be waiting with a gin and tonic.
Some interesting developments at work as we closely monitor unfolding events in Syria, and our teams in Lebanon and Jordan prepare for a possible refugee response. One can only hope and pray for a peaceful regime change, but it seems likely that the situation will deteriorate further, with potential knock-on effects for a subregion that is already highly unstable.
I'm just back from some meetings in the UK, and Sarah, Jessie and Angus have also returned from their US trip. My meetings in the UK were held in an old manor house about 1.5hrs south east of London. I felt like I was in a Biggles story the whole time I was there. The house (which is now a conference centre), was apparently used by British intelligence during WWII, and you could easily imagine a Spitfire aircraft returning from a sortie across the channel, landing on the manicured lawns and then taxiing up to the front door where a butler would be waiting with a gin and tonic.
Some interesting developments at work as we closely monitor unfolding events in Syria, and our teams in Lebanon and Jordan prepare for a possible refugee response. One can only hope and pray for a peaceful regime change, but it seems likely that the situation will deteriorate further, with potential knock-on effects for a subregion that is already highly unstable.
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