y very first memory from childhood is of seeing the Statue of Liberty from a ferry, glorious and divine. I was three years old. My family and I had just moved from Japan to a small suburban town in Connecticut accompanying my father’s job transfer. I suppose we had visited New York City over the more »

If you’re thinking about working for a new company, make sure that you explore the company’s culture to see if it’s a good fit for you. Many people fail at new jobs because of poor fit. A company’s culture is hard to gauge from the outside, so here are some tips on how to find out more »

Three months in Berkeley/Albany and I have this feeling of happiness. That is great to feel. My family and I have got a nice start here – this year we have been planning for almost one year back home in Norway. Shortly after we arrived there was an information meeting at CAL for visiting scholars more »

Hello everyone!! We are starting to blog! Yay! I hope this can be really fun for all of us! I assume that writing this first post was a little frightening for me… What subject to choose? We are living such different situations; it isn’t that easy to decide which one I should share with you… more »

A FOOT and light-hearted I take to the open road! Healthy, free, the world before me! The long brown path before me, leading wherever I choose! Henceforth I ask not good-fortune, I am good-fortune, Henceforth I whimper no more, postpone no more, need nothing, Strong and content, I travel the open road. (…) Walt Whitman more »