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Austin Hutcheon
Retired Soil Scientist who started working-life in NE Scotland as
Research Assistant in the Soil Science Department of Aberdeen
University. Got a year's leave of absence from the department
after getting blown up in a lab accident. Went to Nigeria as a soil
surveyor and never came back to try and settle and work in the UK.
Eventually got on a plane in the UK on the day the company pension was
to be paid and got off in Bhutan for three glorious years - what a
swansong!
Always been into sports of most kinds and still at it though the legs
and lungs are less willing. Retired, well tried to retire, to New
Zealand in late 2004 and finding the days and weeks too short for all
the available activities. Still married and with 2 grand-daughters who
live in Auckland, NZ
Now on the
committee of the Taupo
Tramping Club (Publications and Web Master) and in April 2008 Club
Captain of Taupo
Harriers
Bits and pieces
about various jobs and countries easily accessed below. |
Isabel Hutcheon
Isabel started working life as a teacher of French in the old Aberdeen
Academy after teacher training and graduating from Aberdeen university.
She met Austin many moons ago at the old castle Jazz Club in Aberdeen.
Isabel's career was hardly interrupted by the arrival of Ross then later
on by Gail - not to mention teaching in Nigeria, Saudi Arabia,
Yogyakarta (Java), Pontianak (Borneo) and in Bhutan. The local
language was studied in all places lived and fair competence achieved.
UK teaching was mainly done at Chalney Girls in Luton from where she
retired as a head of year to go to Bhutan
Also meant to be retired in New
Zealand but does some voluntary teaching, some relief teaching if asked,
delivers Meals on Wheels and is very heavily involved with the
Taupo
Tramping Club as Trip Coordinator and also Treasurer of
Taupo Harriers. Still also running and recently got a new "go-faster"
road bike! |