Great start! Met Dr. Diane Davis and Dr. Victor Vitanza at the Zurich train station. Also, a couple students from Chicago but didn't get their names (will remedy that when we meet for our first dinner in 20 minutes). Read about Davis and Vitanza on the EGS website. They both got Ph.ds at EGS in addition to their Ph.ds at other universities. They have been teaching here for more than a decade. I'm still suffering from jet lag (hard to keep on subject) . . . Saas Fee is a mountain paradise! Giant snow capped peaks all around. Walked up a trail on the sunny side of the valley (it's cold here!) for an hour or so. My roomate John is a forest activist and philosopher from Portland. Nice guy. We talked so long I haven't had time to unpack yet. Will send some photos next time. Much love to everyone.
