It is wonderful to be back in Gothenburg, Sweden.
The flight on Delta-KLM from Boston Logan to
Schiphol Amsterdam was one of the smoothest I have ever been on. The
pilot deserved a standing ovation (but we were still buckled in with out seatbelts) for the softest landing that I have ever
experienced. I had no seatmates on this flight leg since the plane was half
empty (and the dinner was great as well).
On the flight leg from Amsterdam to Gothenburg,
I was seated next to a lovely lady who was going back to visit her
brothers. She is Swedish but is now a US citizen and works as a potter
on an island off the coast of Maine. Her husband had gone to Yale and to Cranbrook for high school (Mitt
Romney´s alma mater). We spoke about the education system in the US,
social issues, life on on island in Maine, and had a wonderful time. She
had also been on my flight from Boston.
Gothenburg is in the midst of high school
celebrations with trucks, festooned with banners and greenery, carrying
the cheering and dancing graduates, who are dressed in sailor caps, and with
rock music blaring.
The city is in bloom with lilacs and rhododendrums and, although it is a bit chilly, it is wonderful to be back.
Today, I was treated to a delicious lunch as
part of the Visiting Professor Program at the School of Business,
Economics and Law. It is great to see colleagues and students that I met
way back in March and to meet new ones.
I am looking forward to a very exciting month in the beautiful country that is Sweden.
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