Autostadt

When I started on this vacation I didn’t have any specific plans, but when Ollie reminded me that Berlin was less than an hour from the Autostadt, I simply had to stop by. For those who don’t know, the Autostadt is Volkswagen’s “Auto-town”, an automobile theme-site focused on VW-group auto brands. There are pavilions for: …

Roadtrip

Day 4 of my roadtrip is coming to a close, and I’m pretty sure most people don’t even know I’m out of town. I’m out of town. After the last paper submission I figured it was time for a break (I didn’t take any time off during the holiday season). Truthfully, I didn’t know what …

Back home

I’m back home after a week in New Orleans. Thursday I was at Xavier to do a little recruiting for the University of Maryland graduate school, the actual reason for the trip to New Orleans in the first place. We only met with 15 undergraduates, and most of them were not eligible for the summer …