and because it's the last day of the year .. here's a portrait/headshot of me for the Curtin University Because They Dare campaign, taken earlier in this July.

before 2025, i could literally count with my ten fingers .. the number of times i've visited the Curtin University Bentley campus since i graduated. but this year, it felt like i was making it up for those years.

i'm feel very calm and so at ease whenever i'm there these days - its such a different environment and feel compared to my environment the last 20+ years (after graduation).

anyways. without really planning ahead, i agreed to continue the ambassador role with Curtin for 2026. yeah, totally unlike me, but .. i'll make sure whatever comes up along will have to fit around this (along with any other potential volunteer work)