Some bad news yesterday afternoon: despite months of preparation, I failed to land a Fulbright scholarship. I’m still on the “alternate” list, so if someone else pulls out I have a shot, but I’m not going to pin my hopes on that. So it’s back to the drawing board. Still around $98,000 to raise, and [...]
My frantic weekend in Wellington was topped off rather nicely last night at the ceremony for the Cherry Raymond award. I flew back from my Big Scholarship Interview yesterday morning, whizzed home, and even managed to have a nap before getting my glad rags on. It was amazing to meet all the lovely ladies of [...]
Some great news this week! The Zonta Club of Auckland have selected me as the 2009 recipient of the Cherry Raymond award. Worth $2,000, the award is named for the late journalist and women’s issues commentator – which is a nice coincidence. I’m really proud and honoured to be selected. The same day I also [...]