This week marks my first week of work after three wonderful weeks of vacation. I was leaving Champaign-Urbana for Lake Tahoe, Los Angeles, Chicago, Niagara Falls, Toronto, and Washington D.C.. I want to share some impressions from my trip which was just great – except the fact that I had to pay Canadian $400 to visit a doctor after cutting myself in the finger with a “safety” razor blade (thanks Gillette, the bleeding did not stop for four hours).