Groundhog day eve

A little update...

The Rutgers visit went really. The department of Environmental Science has a lot going for them: a good mix of young and old faculty; a sincere desire among the faculty to work together (throughout the whole campus, too); money; and instrumentation. The research topics are new and cutting edge, and there would be a ton of opportunity to publish. From my perspective, New Brunswick is a pretty poor location for a university. Narrow, congested, dirty streets make for difficult travel, and this is compounded by the natural business of life in the Northeast.

I've also been invited to meet faculty and tour departments at Princeton, Stanford, and Notre Dame. My schedule is starting to fill up travel, and while it's an honor to be invited to visit these programs, there's also a downside. Traveling can take away from the time needed to write up my thesis.

Furthermore, Vienna is just around the corner. Much thanks to all of you who have prayerfully and financially supported me with regard to the trip to Austria.

Finally, Kindel is excelling at the teaching process. She had a reviewer watch her teaching yesterday, and by God's grace she had everyone's keen attention and involvement in the classroom. In fact, the reviewer crossed out the title of the "Improvements" column on her note sheet, and wrote in "suggestions".

If you have a moment, please continue to pray with me for...
Choosing a PhD program
Writing my thesis
The Inter-Varsity trip to Vienna
Kindel and my's relationship during this busy time