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Well guys, I’m out for the summer. Tomorrow I leave for Europe. In our group meeting last week, my coworker said he finally figured out the pattern: every summer, my boss goes on tour, like a rock star. He has probably half a dozen countries to visit in the next two months, where he’ll give presentations and invited talks and most importantly, play in what I think is some sort of world championship soccer game where all the soccer players are world-renowned academics. This year, he scattered roadies all over Europe, and I make up the Western Europe crew; then we’ll meet up rather in the center, depending on how much of the CIS you count as Europe. I have two mandates; one - get enough research done in three weeks on a topic that I know next to nothing of to eek a somewhat credible paper out of, and two-have fun.

If I have any particularly hilarious adventures, I’ll drop by, but otherwise, you can enjoy a nice Kyso break and focus on all the Lisa, Violet, Antigone and Sabbotabby goodness you can handle.