Thursday, December 28, 2006
Boise, December 22 - 27, 2006
From Winnipeg, I flew directly out to Boise to spend Christmas with Sylvia, Jill and Scott. We had a great time visiting, playing games, shopping and enjoying Boise's Christmas activites. Jill cooked Christmas dinner which we shared with the Korns. On the 27th I returned to Columbia.
Friday, December 22, 2006
Winnipeg, Manitoba, December 20 - 22, 2006
On Wednesday I flew up to Winnipeg for meetings with colleagues there regarding their Community Collaboration Progect and joint research proposals. We met all day Thursday and Friday. We did have time on Friday to take a brief tour of downtown Winnipeg and see the holiday decorations. On Friday evening I flew to Boise to spend Christmas with Jill, Scott and Sylvia.Thursday, December 14, 2006
Washington, DC, December 12 - 13, 2006
Another quick trip to Washington. I flew in late Tuesday and spent most of Wednesday in meetings before flying home in the evening.
Monday, December 11, 2006
Athens, Greece, December 3 - 10, 2006
On Sunday, December 3 I departed for Greece. We had had a huge storm on the Thursday before which left 14 inches of snow. I was worried about the highway, which had been closed on Friday, but everything went well. I left St. Louis about noon on Sunday and arrived in Athens about 4 pm on Monday after travelling through Detroit and Amsterdam. On Tuesday, I gave a 3 hours seminar to students at the Agricultural University of 
Athens and on Wednesday I gave a lecture to the faculty on rural policy in the US. Thursday and Friday were devoted to a meeting of our international project on European multifunctionality policy. (I have included a picture of our research team just to prove that I do work on these trips).
On Saturday I worked with colleagues on other projects in the morning and then went touring in the afternoon. I saw the Acropolis, and then went down to the Aegean Sea. Saturday night I went to dinner with a colleague and then straight to the airport about 3 am Sunday morning to catch a flight back to Missouri.
Athens is an amazing place the age of the ancient places are so much older than any other place I have been. I look forward to returning when I can spend more time sight seeing.
The photos below are, in order, the Olympic stadium, built for the first games of modern era in 1896; the Roman Theater just below the Acropolis; the Temple of Zues, from the Acropolis; the Parthenon, from below; and a view of the city from the Acropolis.
Athens and on Wednesday I gave a lecture to the faculty on rural policy in the US. Thursday and Friday were devoted to a meeting of our international project on European multifunctionality policy. (I have included a picture of our research team just to prove that I do work on these trips).
On Saturday I worked with colleagues on other projects in the morning and then went touring in the afternoon. I saw the Acropolis, and then went down to the Aegean Sea. Saturday night I went to dinner with a colleague and then straight to the airport about 3 am Sunday morning to catch a flight back to Missouri.Athens is an amazing place the age of the ancient places are so much older than any other place I have been. I look forward to returning when I can spend more time sight seeing.
The photos below are, in order, the Olympic stadium, built for the first games of modern era in 1896; the Roman Theater just below the Acropolis; the Temple of Zues, from the Acropolis; the Parthenon, from below; and a view of the city from the Acropolis.
