Back to Graz

I am back in Graz this summer.  It's a little complicated why.  When I was here for my sabbatical, I went after some research funding from the European Commission (EC).  You can't use EC funds to pay an American.  But you can use EC funds to pay a part-time Austria resident.  So, I'm here to pick up my paycheck for work I've been doing through the year.  Oh, and to enjoy our Austrian "home."

I arrived last week and left almost immediately for a research meeting in Roma (why do we call it Rome when everyone else calls it Roma?).  I then came back to Graz and have spent the past three days getting our apartment setup (in the meantime, I've been staying in the "extra apartment" of our friends Loulou and Renato).  As I type this, Sue and kids are on a (delayed) flight from MSP to DC (hope they make their connection!).  I'll pick them up at the airport, hopefully on time.