As is the annual tradition in the ICE group, this November we congregated with our colleagues and collaborators to reflect on the successes of the past year and to plan for the future. No planning day is complete without (at least one) fun group activity, and this year they all happened to fall within the theme of 'painting'. The first activity was clay sculpting, where we moulded and painted our own pots! This was preceded by a multicultural potluck, where we each brought a dish from our home nation. The second activity - paintballing - was perhaps a less 'creative' form of painting, but still very fun.