Visit to Antwerp

Go to photo gallery. Last weekend after Leiden we spent Sunday walking around Antwerp with Ian, Anja, and Anja’s friend Karin. Ann has a special affinity for Antwerp since she went to college and lived there for three years. Don’t ask her about any of that time though because she Read more…

The 25th Hour

Five stars. This was a great movie. Just to give you an outline, the film follows the final day of freedom for Monty (Ed Norton) before he goes to prison for dealing. The story is extremely well crafted, revealing enough backstory, at the right times, to keep you right there Read more…

Visit to Leiden

Ann and I took a trip to Leiden this weekend where we were shown around by our friend Ove Kahler. Leiden is home to the largest university in the Netherlands, and has a beautiful old city center. While we were there we saw the Saturday market, Dragon boat races, and Read more…

Google Earth

I just downloaded this yesterday and damn is this thing cool. Google Earth is now free. Simply put: Google Earth puts you in control of the earth. Type in any location you want, and you will immediately start to zoom all over the globe until you reach your destination, zooming Read more…

Russian Family Visit

One of the events on our program was a visit with a Russian family for dinner. There were only six families, so we had to visit in groups. My group of four intrepid RSMers traveled to the second to last stop on the red line (don’t ask me any names, Read more…

Cultural Differences

I was sitting in the lobby of the Imperium casino in Moscow, waiting for the complimentary car service for losers, when I noticed something peculiar. I was sitting in front of a row of connected slot machines all with a “Battleship” theme. Now, having grown up with Battleship, this aroused Read more…

Hit me Sergey

I had to do it. I’ve been gambling in every country that I have been to where it’s legal, so I just had to check out a Russian casino. The concierge recommended the Golden Palace and called me a cab. He told me it would be 300 rubles. The taxi Read more…