Reykjavik, Iceland

Well this is 'candid photography' if I ever saw it! On one of my lecture tours to Iceland, I was stranded because the volcano was erupting and all air traffic was shut down for several days. Due to the level of volcanic ash in the air and the wind direction, air-traffic control believed  it was unsafe to fly (e.g., the planes would suck so much ash into the jet engines that it could precipitate a crash). Fortunately, I had my computer with me and Jerry-rigged an 'office' with a pillow for a desk, so I could get some work done. Dr. Banford took a picture of my 'feet' for sure. Smile. We finally made it home after Unnur pulled some strings at the airport when the flying ban was lifted.

Michigan, USA

Michigan

On a speaking engagement in Michigan, I met the Suekerts. The picture on the left is of Dr. and Mrs. Suekert and their 'pooch with a personality.' The other two are of their children and myself. I don't recall what the little guy and I were talking about but we were definitely engrossed. What fun to recall that visit!

Christchurch, New Zealand

Marina was a great host in New Zealand. Here we are (Marina is on the left) with two colleagues of hers. Since then Marina is the proud mother of a set of twins. I can only imagine how much work that is!

Berkeley, California

I met Jackie, Linda, and Pam and we caught up on what was happening in life.

China

On a visit to China, Barbara Hudson and her husband were on the same trip. We spent five days sailing on the Yangtze in a riverboat, and then flew to other locations to see the terracotta warriors, a marvelous set of bells that had been recently excavated, on to Shanghai (it was interesting to visit the city that had spawned the term 'shanghaid'), and so on. This picture was taken one evening when we were attending a Chinese cultural folklorico.

Cairns, Australia

When I was speaking in Australia, my host (Kim Fowler) arranged for me to visit the rain forest up in the Cairns area. This picture shows Kim and Kristin Im, who was traveling with me on that trip, riding in a gondola. Talk about 'seeing forever.' It was amazing.

South Korea

We are in the process of converting my website to a more updated version. In that process, it appears my blog burped, at least metaphorically. So to catch up, I’ve gone through my files and found a few pictures from various places I’ve traveled and will post a few of them this week. Today’s picture is of Easton Reid, PhD, who graciously took me sightseeing when I was in Seoul, S. Korea. At the time he was teaching at Sahmyook University. Since then he has married a delightful and talented young woman and they have the cutest baby you could ever imagine. Interesting how a year or two changes things. Lillie Kiplee took our picture and then Easton took one of Lillie and me together.