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Plenary talk successful
My talk started at 11:25 AM. I had to finish my talk in 35 minutes for the questions, and I had to shorted the last part. Other than that, it was successful. I answered the questions with no problem. Everybody came to tell me he enjoyed my talk. So I became happy, although I was half asleep. I took lunch with an American professor, whose lab I worked at during the sabbatical. It was more than 5 years ago. He was healthy but I felt he became older. In the afternoon, I nodded during the conference. I am sorry but I could not help it. In the evening, five professors … Continue reading
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Tagged academia, Boston, conference, dinner, hotel, institute, professor, restaurant, sabbatical, talk
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Boys’ Taco Party
I invited four students and two researchers, who happened to be my ex-students, to dinner. Katya was out working, and I made tacos. During my sabbatical in Illinois, a good friend of mine was a Mexican researcher. We ate out Mexican foods often, and I learned the real taste of them. We are fortunate to be able to order almost everything on the internet. I had found a good Mexican restaurant in Nagoya, from which I was able to order the ingredients. I was the host and cook. Maya-san was the hostess asking students gently how they were. I was wondering and worried whether the foods were enough for the students. … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment, cooking, Daily life, Katya, Maya-san, teaching
Tagged dinner, Katya, Maya-san, researchers, sabbatical, students
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January 2006, Our Encounter in China
On the way back home from my sabbatical in Illinois to Japan, I dropped by Ghangzhou, China for a visit to a lab and for my rest before going back to work. I stayed at “Victory Hotel”, where Katya happened to stay. She was traveling around China to see the country. She already spoke Chinese, then. On the day of arrival, I met her and invited her to dinner at a restaurant in the hotel. I remember we had a whole fish. She was used to eating Chinese food, and we had meals spicy. The following day, we decided to have a one-hour bus trip to Zhongshan city. This is … Continue reading
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Tagged China, Chinese, dinner, Ghangzhou, hotel, Illinois, Katya, restaurant, sabbatical, trip
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Two doctors I learned
During my sabbatical in 2005 in Illinois, U.S.A. I got acquainted with two doctors. One was Dr. House, who was not yet on TV in Japan. The other was Dr. Seuss, who is still not well-known in Japan. I found Dr. Seuss very interesting. I understood how kids learn to read in the states. I bought some of his books and brought them to Japan. In a gallery in L.A., I found this print “Self Portrait of an Artist Worrying About His Next Book“. At the first glance, he attracted me. I bought it and brought it to Japan, too. I have not yet put it on the wall, either.