This post isn't really about Nicholas, but oh well. Many have asked what our plans will be for next year, and we keep putting you off, because we've been waiting to hear back from places for quite a long time.
Well, the waiting is over.
I am proud to announce that both Sarah and I have accepted postdoctoral fellowships at the Grasmaand Dwaas Institute for the Humanities in Amsterdam. We're going Dutch—just like the Pilgrims! We'll be leaving sometime in August to take up our fellowships as of 1 September 2010 (have to start writing dates in European style!); fortunately, the Institute provides housing.
Now we just need to teach Nicholas how to enjoy tulips and windmills. Oh, and he wears a toddler size vijf (5) in his wooden shoes, and prefers oak to ash or elm, if you were interested in picking up some for him. But you only have five months from today, April 1st, to buy them. Because we're moving five months from the first of April, you know, today.
UPDATE (4/1, 11:00 pm): I've added a link above to the Institute's website, in case you're having trouble figuring out what it's all about.
Whoa! Wow! Congratulations! What an awesome opportunity for the whole family!
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ReplyDeleteWonderful!! What an a great experience this will be. But, has it occurred to you that you'll could probably use a Great Grandma to babysit Nicholas? Like maybe....Me??
ReplyDeleteWill you be bringing along Nicholas' aforementioned twin sister as well?
ReplyDeleteI'm glad to see that my little April Fool's has provoked such an enjoyable and varied response. Time to start work on 2011—only 364 days to go!
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