Parental Visit

Just a quick entry as I'm way behind on the academic side of things, and really need to get to it.

Just wrapped up a nice visit from the parents. They arrived Thursday evening and are staying until tomorrow (Monday) morning. We managed to cover a lot of ground in the days they were here, and I think I nearly killed them with all the walking we did, but we covered most of Boston, a good chunk of Cambridge (aided by a walking tour put on by the Cambridge Historical Society) as well as the HBS and Main Harvard campuses. (My friends Raif and Cantek were also in town from Toronto, so I managed to have a good night out on the town Saturday evening, once I'd put mom and dad to bed :)

Dad got to have a beer in Norm's spot at Cheers, and mom found a store entirely devoted to Christmas, so both were contented, if exhausted.

Tonight, thanks to the HBS administration, they're taking part in a program whereby students can put their parents up in the Dean's official residence; so mom and dad have a fantastic room in an oppulent New England home, just around the corner from my apartment and right in the middle of campus. A cool idea though...I only wish I could stay there. You could host a killer dinner party in that place.



Here's mom and dad outside of Faneuil Hall in Boston--also the site of an excellent market.

Below is a picture taken 90 minutes later, once the snow had started coming down. (Pictured is the Harvard Business School library).

Finally, here's a picture taken at the entrance of the library at the Dean's house. I hope dad uses a coaster.