Well, it’s been a longer period of silence on this blog than I had hoped, but life has done well in keeping me busy lately. After Belgium, we visited Norway, mostly staying around the Oslo area, but we did drive out to the country to see some fjords for a day.  Then, it was on to England to visit family in the Portsmouth area and do a bit of sight-seeing in London and the historic Portsmouth harbor. For me, highlights of the trip, apart from spending time with Dries and my extended families of course, were the medieval city of Brugge, cycling along the coast of the North sea in Oostende, Belgium, exploring the ruins of a 12th century monastery on the island of Hovedoya in Oslofjorden, Norway, the HMS Victory and historic dockyards in Portsmouth, and, in London, the National Gallery and the Wellcome Collection (an exhibition on the practice of medicine both past and present, featuring hundreds of fascinating  and sometimes bizarre artifacts from all over the world). A few pictures from these adventures are posted below.

Upon my return to the U.S., most of my life has been consumed by cleaning, packing, and minor repairs to my apartment to (hopefully) avoid move-out fees, in addition to continuing my job search. Although it seems hard to make much headway in this from out of state, I am continuing to create and gradually fleshing out my online portfolio, so I’ll have more to show once I get there later this month. I remain hopeful that even during this recession the world still craves creativity.

Date posted: August 4, 2009