So the first week in America is over.
Thanks to Herb and Chris Schultz we had a great time in Chicagoland. We were staying at their house for the first 3 nights and got an opportunity not only to enjoy River cruise and downtown Chicago but just had a great stay and a great company.
At the beginning we were not sure what to do in South Bend. Thanks to Martha, who organized the conference, we got all sorts of information about everything.
We took Chris Rowley to the zoo, where albino crock and lions were observed by everyone.
Then we took Robyn, Ross Moores wife to the Amish community. We had a great time, took a ride on the buddy and chat with a local Amish grandpa, dinnered at the 100% Amish restaurant and learned that Denmark is a part of Sweden with Amsterdam as a capital city.
There is a Chocolate factory here as well, which we got to visit as well. Kids ate so much chocolate that at the end they refused to eat that brown stuff.
Today we took a tour around the Notre Dame campus, where Martha was our tour guide.
Overall conference went very well. Everything was very well organized and most of the talks were quite interesting.
And of course, David did perform yesterday at the banquet on his violin. And he did super good!
Friday, July 31, 2009
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Last minutes things
In less then 48 hours we will be in Germany, waiting for the Chicago connection.
There are so many things have to be done. So many, that I am asking myself if I am going to have time to sleep at all?
One of the strange things this year, is that I don't have to take care of visa stuff anymore, meaning I don't need to run around embassies, try to defend myself that I am not a criminal and beg for an entry allowness. This time I just need to fullfil all the neccesary stuff via internet, get the approval and that's it. It is so cool to be a EU citizen in that respect.
Packing is the challenge. We need to make sure that everything fits into the car. 3 suitcases, 1 portable bed, 1 trolley, 1 violin, 2 computers, 4-5 teddybears, books on credit risk, etc., etc., etc. Oh, kids!
I have discovered that Lufthansa doesn't have a baby-child food. Which means Abby is qualified as a baby, and will get a baby food. By baby food I mean a bottle of some kind of baby stuff and a bottle of milk. For a girl of 18 months that is definately not enough for a 8 hour flight. The request of upgrading her foot to a child meal was denided, but he got an offer from Lufthansa, to switch my food for hers. So she can get mine and I can get hers or nothing. Brilliant!
Now I have to sort of the car. I got my international drivers licence but no car yet.
There are so many things have to be done. So many, that I am asking myself if I am going to have time to sleep at all?
One of the strange things this year, is that I don't have to take care of visa stuff anymore, meaning I don't need to run around embassies, try to defend myself that I am not a criminal and beg for an entry allowness. This time I just need to fullfil all the neccesary stuff via internet, get the approval and that's it. It is so cool to be a EU citizen in that respect.
Packing is the challenge. We need to make sure that everything fits into the car. 3 suitcases, 1 portable bed, 1 trolley, 1 violin, 2 computers, 4-5 teddybears, books on credit risk, etc., etc., etc. Oh, kids!
I have discovered that Lufthansa doesn't have a baby-child food. Which means Abby is qualified as a baby, and will get a baby food. By baby food I mean a bottle of some kind of baby stuff and a bottle of milk. For a girl of 18 months that is definately not enough for a 8 hour flight. The request of upgrading her foot to a child meal was denided, but he got an offer from Lufthansa, to switch my food for hers. So she can get mine and I can get hers or nothing. Brilliant!
Now I have to sort of the car. I got my international drivers licence but no car yet.
Friday, July 17, 2009
Data mining and TeX
Right now I am writting some stuff on data mining. Funny, it takes longer to type it in then to make actual calculations or use Weka. The challange is to use TeX for writting. And I have about a week to get that done. From my past experience I should be able to figure it out, otherwise I have a pretty good idea that google.search is a good place to start.
Wish me luck.
Wish me luck.
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Plans, plans, plans...
My mums birthday was last week. I am not going to write how old she is, in order to avoid troubles.
So what do you get to someone like her, as a present. I have decided to surprise her. And got her a trip to Barcelona, Spain. 5 star hotel, next to the beach, and the city, with a swimming-pool and pocket money. So she just needs to take herself to the airport and off she goes.
When I was booking the dates, I didn't realize that I got her the trip on the same dates, when I am in DK between US and Australia. That was not the idea, trust me, I am not trying to avoid her.
So this coming weekend is the last one before we are heading to US, my mum to Spain, then we to Australia and my mum back to Russia. Sadly, but this is the way how the modern society works.
So to make up for that I have decided to take my mum to Sweden for a weekend. 2 days, and we will be so happy to say 'see you soon' to each other. Kids are coming with.
As about other stuff...
12 more days till we go to US.
First 3 days, we are staying at Herbert Schulz. We are so greatful for that. I hope I will get an opportunity to see how an automatic gear car works before I get to rent one.
We got in touch with Chris, a very young friend of ours, who is doing good and coming to South Bend as well. He, apperently, willing to join us to the baseball game and a dinner. David is especially looking forward to see Chris.
As for the rest of the trip we are still open. There are so ideas but nothing is planned. All though Lonely Planet USA has been ordered and on the way to DK.
So what do you get to someone like her, as a present. I have decided to surprise her. And got her a trip to Barcelona, Spain. 5 star hotel, next to the beach, and the city, with a swimming-pool and pocket money. So she just needs to take herself to the airport and off she goes.
When I was booking the dates, I didn't realize that I got her the trip on the same dates, when I am in DK between US and Australia. That was not the idea, trust me, I am not trying to avoid her.
So this coming weekend is the last one before we are heading to US, my mum to Spain, then we to Australia and my mum back to Russia. Sadly, but this is the way how the modern society works.
So to make up for that I have decided to take my mum to Sweden for a weekend. 2 days, and we will be so happy to say 'see you soon' to each other. Kids are coming with.
As about other stuff...
12 more days till we go to US.
First 3 days, we are staying at Herbert Schulz. We are so greatful for that. I hope I will get an opportunity to see how an automatic gear car works before I get to rent one.
We got in touch with Chris, a very young friend of ours, who is doing good and coming to South Bend as well. He, apperently, willing to join us to the baseball game and a dinner. David is especially looking forward to see Chris.
As for the rest of the trip we are still open. There are so ideas but nothing is planned. All though Lonely Planet USA has been ordered and on the way to DK.
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