Wow, so much has happened I don't know where to begin! A couple of weeks
ago I left to meet my bestie Kate in Bristol, and then we flew over to
Zurich. She had two conferences so I just tagged along asking questions
and poking her in the arm when she was trying to concentrate on her
talk. Kate and I have a ridiculous amount of fun together, and we
usually end up in some amount of trouble, either by breaking large
objects in restaurants or by ghosting the wrong person. If you aren't
familiar with ghosting, you can check it out
here. Here are some pics from our trip.
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| Kate and her famous PhD advisor, Dr. Tom Valente |
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| We went to Europe's LARGEST waterfall and scaled a rock |
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| Kate and Natascha |
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| This is what I feel like most days, but it is totally unrelated to this post |
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| Ramona & Natascha were added bonuses to our Zurich adventure |
NEXT, Molly came to visit, and it was so great to have her here. She was such an amazing and generous house guest, she makes me feel bad for every time I have ever stayed at someone's house. She cooked, she cleaned, and she brought us the most thoughtful gifts. I'm really sad that she left today, but luckily Elena Hillard is flying in tonight as a replacement. In between this I have to officially report that I turned in my dissertation to my committee, so unless they think it is complete junk I should get my PhD at the end of August, woot! Here are some pics of Molly's trip.
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| Sangria on a warm summer evening |
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| Good friends don't mind a little post bike ride snuggle |
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| Nils discovered photo-bombing. Isn't he funny? |
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| Tour of Austria! |
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| Mols and I on our bike ride to the Wachau Valley |
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| Nils resting his dogs in Langelois |
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| Spitz, Austria |
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| Melk, Austria |
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It was so good to have Molly here to explore some new bike rides, shops, and cafes. She is a great friend and will be missed. Next week we get to meet Julie and Jeff in Italy for some hiking and biking in the Dolomites. Can't wait!
