Fond Farewell

We leave today to meet one more former student and family and fly to Rome tomorrow. We are going to miss Pascalis, Gaby, Frank, Philipp and Franzi and look forward to hosting them in the U.S. soon.  The girls are nearly in revolt at the thought of leaving but the Dead fish and Company..." aphorism  applies.  I have promised our newfound friend and geotechnical engineer Frank plenty of rocks and wine if he can make it.  I have promised to show Philipp and Franzi the "civilized" side of Oregon.  I hope they will take us up on our offer.  Not goodbye but aufiedersehn, dear friends.