Good chats are a mark of a good relationship. Conversations that keep rolling on. Discussions punctuated by pauses for thought.

Our lives need spaces for good chats. And our cities do to.

Here's to the part-timers, the coffee shops, the long weekends and the gastropubs.

Here's to fresh bread from the local bakery on a Sunday, and hanging out in the fish and chips shop on a Friday night.

Here's to stay-at-home parents, and coffee carts at primary schools.

Here's to working less and living more.

Here's to living well together.

Welcome to my little corner of the internet.

I believe that place matters.

Our connection to whatever little corner of the planet we find ourselves in, or choose to place ourselves on, matters.

I'm relentlessly curious and continually learning.

My interests are scattered across topics including property, strategy, acoustics, psychology, theology, systems theory, quantum physics and leadership. I read, listen, watch, and learn about whatever grabs my attention in the moment.

This is a learning experiment.

I come here to try to make sense of something I’ve come across, by writing about it.

I’m immersing myself in a new language.

I’m learning to speak Te Reo Māori, the language of the indigenous people of Aotearoa New Zealand and one of our official languages. After spending 2020 studying, I’m figuring out how to keep the journey going outside the classroom.

You’re welcome to follow along.