Back in the UK

Essentially this is a post to try and prompt me to start blogging a bit again with a bit of an update…

I’ve been back in the United Kingdom for a few months now after deciding earlier this year that almost 10 years in New Zealand was enough, and that it was time for a change in terms of life and work.

I had never really planned to stay as long as I did there, but COVID-19 partly got in the way (I had planned to return to the UK in 2020), and the next time after that I almost returned - late 2021 - also got deferred so as to give other opportunities a go (Unity Software’s take-over of Weta Digital’s R&D department), which didn’t really work out.

So it’s time for a new start back in my native country. Summer this year in the UK was suspiciously good, but autumn’s here now with the more typical weather that brings, but so far I’m not obviously pining for anything back in New Zealand (other than the lack of Sunday trading laws!), which is probably a good sign.