Brown

Well, I made it to the Ivy Leagues. But only for three days.

I am in Providence Rhode Island, which is very small, very New England, and very liberal. But it's nothing compared to the folks I have to put up with at Brown University -- a bunch of Chavez luvin radicals.

The hotel I am staying in is very cool, built as a Masonic Temple in the 1920s, but never finished, so it stood empty for decades until Marriot boought it. Looking out my room window is a framed view of the Rhode Island capitol building.

I presented a paper today, which went well, and now I have to put up with two more days of propaganda. Oh well, I will just have to feign interest and look forward to the excellent chocolate chip cookies they serve at the coffee breaks.

Panizza

Good to know the LSE academics remember me.........

I promised pictures

Here are some pictures of my trip to Costa Rica. Now a bit of down time before my next trip to the US next week.

Do you know the way to San José?

I remember when some friends travelled to Costa Rica some ten or twelve years ago, and when the returned they wouldn't shut up about how great it was.

I don't remember the details, but I presume they didn't spend much time in San José, becuase it's really a dump. I guess there must be nice parts, but I am staying downtown and it is not nice.

Plus, it is what they call winter here, which means it's 27 and humid and it rains all day. The difference with summer, which is during winter, if you get my drift, is that it doesn't rain all day. But right now, it's raining all day, which makes my weeks of anticipation for a mini summer break rather misplaced.

Anyway, I am hoping to get out into the rain forest (I am really clear now on where that name comes from) before heading back to Santiago. If I do, I'll try to take pictures. And if I do, I will try to upload them.