An October week in California

Far from his favourite place (he and Paulie were there a few years back), Stephen had a gig to attend in Anaheim. But first he coughed up to head up north to see pal Charlie in his new San Francisco digs. Stephen hosted a wee study tour to a few universities with a bunch of ANZ folks before attending the busy EDUCAUSE conference in Anaheim.

First night in overlooking Bay Bridge		San Francisco Chinatown	Sizable digs at Charlie's
Stephen's iPhone required tech support. Spared the pot	Gay Donkeys all the rage in the Mission District it seems	Precision mechanic works on putting on new grip	That requires some brute kitchen force
Checking in on home before heading to the movies with Charlie pals	And perhaps some Pinot Noir testing was ongoing (Central Otago beat California hands down)	Then off around LA…a chat with a 3rd year student at UC Ivine	Newport Beach after lunch at "Charlies Chille" walk
The second day to Uni Southern California Ed School in LA	Followed by an ANZ dinner back in Anaheim		With the JCU and UWS gals
And guest Hilary form Cal State Northridge	Anaheim is just one big hotel town	full of ugly facades to Disney theme parks