Bratislava

Oh, actually, there was one more non-technical post I’d forgotten. With such a rush between the course I taught in Bratislava, a quick trip to London for work (and some hairy performance problems) and UKOUG, I never got round to mentioning how the course trip went.

First of all, I loved the brief look at Bratislava I had and I said to Mads that it’s definitely a place I’d like to go back and visit for longer.

Second, I was very well cared for by the local Oracle people. In fairness, they’re always pretty good but it was one of the most enjoyable teaching experiences I had – excellent venue and equipment, great lunch and good feedback on how the course had gone, so many thanks to all those involved. There was a slight hiccup in that I hadn’t been updated that the course had been moved from the Oracle offices to a hotel venue because of the high number of registrations, but that was soon fixed by a quick taxi trip!

Third, although a pretty big class (nearly 30, I think), it was a really good atmosphere and there were lots of great questions before and after the class so thanks to the attendees for being a smart, challenging and extremely friendly bunch. Oh, and apologies to the few people I *still* owe answers. I’ll be getting to them soon.

All in all, one of my favourite teaching experiences and I look forward to going back there one day with a different course.

A couple of my usual lousy photos. In fairness, they’re from a poor camera phone and are taken very quickly so as not to disrupt the class. They’re mainly to remind me of people I’ve met on courses.

I have a feeling I might take a break from the courses for a little while, so it was nice to finish the year-and-a-half stint on a high note 🙂