A few days ago we got back from Philadelphia. I was presenting a paper at the Association of Asian Studies annual conference. There are several family friends out there so mom, dad, Arlene, David and I all went out together.
David eating his favorite meal, McDonald's fries. No fries until you eat your chicken nuggets!
While I was at the conference Arlene, David, and Dad went exploring. Here they are at the Liberty Bell. 
The conference went well. I had some good comments on my paper and made some new contacts. I also met up with some old friends from Fulbright. On the left is Misty and her husband Caleb. She was in Fulbright to work on a novel about her husbands dad.
Mike (he studies Japanese prisons in Korea) and Katherine (she studies ethnomusicology) are next to me.
On Saturday we went to mass at Saint John Neumann's shrine. Here we are at his museum. Notice the prayer requests stuffed into the crucifix.
Arlene and David pose next to a picture of the saint as a child and his coffin.
Saint John Neumann managed to convince two murderers to repent before their deaths. He was given the noose and the executioner's hoods.
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Eating a chocolate dipped cone with chocolate ice cream at a Dairy Queen. It doesn't get any better than that.
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Arlene and I pose with our friends Sylvia and William's twin sons, Oliver (left) and Vincent (right). They have very different personalities. Oliver is more outgoing and willing to try new things. He's also more emotional and cries easier than Vincent. Vincent is more easy going and relaxed. Both are very cute!
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Sylvia, William and their kids. Good looking parents = good looking kids.
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Matt, Dad, David and I in front of a Golden Corral in Dayton. Matt is David's godfather. David was tired and so was acting hyper. He really wanted to escape in this picture.
On Saturday we went to mass at Saint John Neumann's shrine. Here we are at his museum. Notice the prayer requests stuffed into the crucifix.
Arlene and David pose next to a picture of the saint as a child and his coffin.
Saint John Neumann managed to convince two murderers to repent before their deaths. He was given the noose and the executioner's hoods. .jpg)
Eating a chocolate dipped cone with chocolate ice cream at a Dairy Queen. It doesn't get any better than that.
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Arlene and I pose with our friends Sylvia and William's twin sons, Oliver (left) and Vincent (right). They have very different personalities. Oliver is more outgoing and willing to try new things. He's also more emotional and cries easier than Vincent. Vincent is more easy going and relaxed. Both are very cute!.jpg)
Sylvia, William and their kids. Good looking parents = good looking kids. .jpg)
Matt, Dad, David and I in front of a Golden Corral in Dayton. Matt is David's godfather. David was tired and so was acting hyper. He really wanted to escape in this picture.
2 comments:
Matt! Sylvia! It's great to see them again, even if just in pictures.
It sounds like you had a very good visit to Philly. I hope, while your time did look productive, that you'll have some time to decompress with your family.
looks like a great visit! i love that you got to meet up w/so many people. i also love that people, throughout time, love to stuff pieces of paper into small openings.
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