A Month in Review

The last month has been just a wee bit surreal.

From 28 March - 28 April, the following happened:

• I picked up Maddy Bohl, a 16-year-old family friend, from Heathrow Airport for her spring break.
• We traveled all around the UK and Ireland.
• I visited the Government of Wales with the Marshall Commission.
• I flew to America.
• I spoke at a conference at Stanford, the video of which will be online in about a month.
• I sat my masters exam.
• I flew to Northern Ireland to speak on Race Relations in 21st Century America.
• I spoke at a conference on the Future of Food Security at Oxford.
• I saw Pink in concert.

 Total list of cities I spent significant periods of time (read: meal and/or at least 2 hour tourist experience):

•  London, Cardiff, Caerphilly, Ayr, Belfast, Dublin, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Cambridge, Palo Alto, Norwich, Londonderry/Derry, Coleraine, Bushmills, Portrush.
• That's 15 cities.

Random cool things I can now add to list of life experiences for Becca:

• Met First Minister of Wales;
• Toured my namesake's PhD turf;
• Climbed to the top of a castle using a winding staircase;
• Seen a bajillion shows in the West End;
• Punted down Cambridge River;
• Seen David Tennant's suit from "Doctor Who";
• Attended a conference at the O2;
• Learned about a Roman Legion Museum.

May I just remind you all that life is cool?