Volans Parties

Thais and I Char’s bump Group 1: Char, Sam, Alex, Amy, Thais, me, Rafael, Tim, Amanda, Erica Group 2: Rafael, Char, Sam, Amy, Sam, Thais, Erica, Tim, Amanda, Alex, me Amanda, Sam, Erica, Char Tim, Amanda, Thais A bit of a blur Sam, Rafael, Amy Sam nurses Alex’s cycling accident wounds Amanda says goodbye – for the moment Farewell Tim and I   Lovely evening, extending into dinner for some, at 2 Bloomsbury Place – celebrating the work of our interns, represented today by Amanda (Feldman, LSE), Erica (Barbosa, LSE), Rafael (Morais Chiaravalloti, Escola Superior de Conservacao Ambiental e Sustenabilidade, ESCAS) and Tim (Barrow-Williams, Imperial College). Rafael’s last working day, so spotlight on him. The sound-track was the playlist I put together for my sixtieth birthday party last June, so at least I was happy. What a privilege it is to work with such motivated, talented and generously spirited young people.    Group 3: Alex, Tim, Sam, Amy, Rafael, Amanda Char and Alex Accidental still-life, with salt