<![CDATA[

Perth, Australia

Perth looks better after a night of good rain….and 12 hours of total jetlagged sleep! (In fact – I slept right through an important breakfast date!). The city is full of beautiful green pockets – little parks dotted all over. I am intrigued by the number of people living on the streets – some with obvious drug problems looking very much worse for wear. The inner city is a buzz of multi-cultural restaurants, shops and people, with a very strong Asian influence/presence in the restaurants. I chose Mexican last night – bad menu choice combined with very mediocre “pulled pork”. That pig was chopped, not pulled! Tonight we went to Halo on the waterfront with my dear friends Al Power and Jack York. We had great scallops and bouillabaise (yes I had to look up the spelling) and some good red wine. More important though – the conversations around our shared passion. Al Power is a world leader in dementia care, his authenticity and genuine humanness shining through everything he does. What an honour to consider him a friend! I also met with Corne de Haas, ex-GERATEC employee in the magnificent King’s Park. It feels as if Corne is still part of our team. Tomorrow the conference kicks off with the research forum – I look forward to hear of the latest research and people from all over the world sharing ideas and knowledge. What a privilige.

]]>