One teaching hour today. Bit out of season but this was supposed to be for a group of students from the Middle East. However, it turned out that the attractions of a nearby shopping center proved too attractive and no one turned up. Ah! The glamour of the job.

The academic who’d arranged the session was very apologetic and although I offered to come back if she wanted to try again, they’re not in the country for long enough to find time in their timetable.

Still, that left me with 40 minutes till a meeting in the same building so it wasn’t worth hiking back to the library. Which is when the laptop came into its own as I found a café empty of students where I could sit and catch up.