Scientific Progress
- One article submitted (project started during leave)
- One article in preparation (project started last summer)
- One article in preparation (project started during leave)
- Data collected for new simulation project
- Experiments planned for (another) new simulation project
- I've mastered an aspect of Geant4 I haven't used before
- I've read a lot of papers about two different topics, tangentially related to my past work and central to the current/future papers. Basically, I've gone from knowing nothing to 'a lot' on two new topics.
- I've read a number of papers related to my past work/ongoing projects and gotten caught up on the literature of my specialty.
Cities/Towns I've visited
- Milan
- Lecco
- Genova
- Oxford, England
- Bologna
- Bergamo
- Prague, Czech Republic
- Varenna
- Bellagio
- Venice
(I should make a list about museums, churches, and art exhibits I've seen - but that will be too hard to do quickly off the top of my head!)
Cheeses I've eaten
- Valtellina Casera
- Piattone - Delebrio
- Rosa Camuno
- Bitto (I really liked this one)
- Robiola Bosina - Caseificio Dell'Alta Langa (my favorite)
- Toma
- Taleggio
- Some sort of goat cheese from a street market, but I didn't get its name
- A variety of unknown cheeses at restaurants and in the dining hall
Major Achievements, other than science
- Acquired a level of Italian that could be called 'conversational', in that I have had many conversations in Italian (a few lasting an hour or longer).
- Tried a variety of different regional foods and learned many aspects of Italian culture
- Learned to make two different pasta recipes
- Visited Eastern Europe
- Learned some history. I think I actually understand why the churches in Milan look different than the churches in Venice, for instance!
- I am going home at the same level of debt (credit cards, student loans) that I started the trip with.
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