Today was the first day at my sabbatical “home,” a borrowed office at CRSES. The schedule included attending the Centre’s weekly project meeting and discussions on the module I will co-teach in July.
During my 2009 sabbatical, I enjoyed working with a group of Stellenbosch University students in a group we called the Sustainabiity Think Tank (STT for short), a group of like-minded people who wanted to bring positive change to the university. We spun several initiatives out of the group, including ecomaties, a student club focused on “green” issues. Imagine my surprise to see an outdoor water station with the ecomaties logo on my walk home this afternoon! I have no knowledge of the current status of the group, but it was nice to see the fruits of my earlier activities at the university.
—Matt
