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Bought the Plane Ticket!!

3/9/2022

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Apologies for not using this blog extensively since we canceled the first SU London science semester. But, we have a great class of 24 students with applications approved and today I bought a PLANE TICKET across the pond!  July 14 - Dec 15.  I'll have a month of chill time before things get busy and the apartment in London will be ready for move-in.  Working now to set up a calendar for visitors!

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London now Fall 2022!

3/22/2021

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Covid-19 pretty much nixed all study abroad opportunities over the past year, including my planned semester in London for Fall 2020.  BUT, I'm happy to report that we are back on for Fall 2022.  It will be good to start thinking about all of that again soon.
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Brighton Chocolate Festival

10/13/2019

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Wow - July to October went quickly.  Now just wrapping up my time at the Brighton Chocolate Festival.  Gave a talk each day and enjoyed meeting some of the UK chocolate people, especially bean to bar maker James from J Cocoa. Andrew Baker of a Bean to Bar Guide to UK Chocolate, Organizer and artist Susan Sheen and fellow chocolate judges Cherrie Lo and Estela Duque.  All made possible by connections with Albert Chau from Fifth Dimension Chocolates.

Textbook for 2020 London Chocolate Course - check.
Bean to bar maker agreed to visit - check.
Option for students to take Day Trip to Brighton for chocolate - check.

Also - made housing plans for the flat just a quick jaunt from Waterloo Station and meeting with the IES staff tomorrow and taking a look at the new dorm location.  Didn't post here about an amazing tasting that i also did at the Corinthia.  Having no problem just integrating into London life.  Feeling good about the decision to push my chocolate boundaries even further.

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London Countdown

7/10/2019

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This was me in Fall 2016 in London.  I spent the week judging the World Finals for the International Chocolate Awards and soaking in Chocolate Week. Even though stayed with a Southwestern friend and colleague teaching in our London semester, I really did not think "this could be me in four years." Hard to leave the girly dogs for long stretches and research on apple snails has tended to take up all my international travel time. However, the possibility to teach my chocolate class and develop a new interdisciplinary class on Darwin seemed too good to pass up.  Fortunately have super friends and support network to care for girly dogs as needs be.

So, come Fall 2020, come visit me in London!  Just 401 days away according to my countdown app...I'm going to use this blog as a way to brainstorm and organize as the next year will inevitably go crazy fast. Hoping to work on some recruitment materials. Starting to look for a place to stay. Planning a quick trip over this Fall Break for the 2019 Brighton Chocolate Festival. 

Please feel free to reply with any suggestions or advice!
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  • Home
  • About
    • CV
    • Publications
  • Chocolate Education
    • Chocolate Credentials
    • Learn What Chocolate Means
    • Commonly Asked ?s
    • SU Chocolate Classes >
      • Chocolate Art Gallery
    • Chocolate Adventures
    • Chocolate Industry for Social Justice
  • College Teaching
    • Courses
    • Pedagogy
  • Apple Snail Research
    • Undergraduate Lab >
      • Lab News
    • Current Projects >
      • Hybridization
      • Phylogeography (UR)
      • eDNA
      • Invasive Species
    • Collaborators
  • London 2022
    • Come Visit