Where Have I Been?

Sorry for the lack of posts over the last few months. Karin and I moved our family (three little kids) from beautiful British Columbia to England. Why on earth did we do that? Well it’s a long story but basically hopes of getting a US visa to work in Redmond ran out and we really wanted to get closer to family and couldn’t have been further away in Vancouver. It has been a long and arduous process but I am happy to report that we have settled in a town called Whyteleafe. The location isn’t particularly interesting as we just needed a place to settle while we figure out where exactly we want to live. Any ideas?  :)

It’s been great to hang out with the extended family over the last two months. Anyway, we’ve arrived and I hope things will get back to normal, if not the same kind of normal. I’m also looking forward to meeting many of the folks in the tech community here in England that I’ve only interacted with online. See you soon!

© 2007 Kenny Kerr

Published Sunday, October 07, 2007 4:08 PM by KennyKerr

Comments

# re: Where Have I Been?

Thursday, October 11, 2007 8:16 AM by Dan

You should come down to the beatiful south west. Devon and Dorset are stunning places with some historic little villages and seaside ports.

And its a great place to bring up your kids, not in the stinky city poo!

Anyway, welcome to old blighty!

# re: Where Have I Been?

Friday, October 12, 2007 8:51 PM by Anna-Jayne Metcalfe

Hi Kenny,

Welcome back! It's good to see you writing again.

I must admit I had no idea where Whyteleafe is...I guessed Cumbria, but a quick look at the map shows it's in Surrey.

Small world...my partner's family live just down the road (Redhill), so we're quite often in that area. If you fancy meeting up with us for a drink and a chat sometime (Beth and I run an ISV working primarily in Visual Studio Extensibility) we'd be more than happy to oblige.

The local ACCU groups (www.accu.org) are well worth getting to know too...a fun bunch of very interesting people with a keen interest in anything to do with software technology. :)

By the way, I can second the recommendation for Dorset. We live in Bournemouth, and it's amazing down here. When I go anywhere else in the UK now, I wonder where all the palm trees have gone...;)

# re: Where Have I Been?

Friday, October 26, 2007 11:43 AM by Andy Stopford

All depends on how you like your weather I guess. I hail from the north west of england. The more north you go the worst the weather can get (only at times and you will see snow which is not always the case else where in the country), the beer up here is top notch and the countryside is also amazing. Heck if you can, see all of the UK she is a wonderous, amazing place.

# This and that

Friday, July 18, 2008 4:19 PM by Kenny Kerr

It’s been a while since I posted anything. I spent some time in South Africa . Increasingly I feel like