Halloween!

Gotta love the man-eating shark




Gal on the left is the tooth fairy...guess why?

Renovating Marc's place

I joined Russ Beutler, Robert Mba, Cam, Yéred, Jean-Michel and Marc Gillet as Marc began to renovate his country barn into a house. My favorite part was smacking the bathroom walls with the sledgehammer.



All the noise we were making brought out a neighbor boy who observed our work and then showed me how skilled he was with his small bike.

Back to School

The Graduate Institute of International Relations


Clear Autumn day in Geneva

Watch out for mutant crops!

I've already given my opinion on the GM foods debate, but am interested to see that it has gone to a vote here in Switzerland. The adjacent affiche portrays a corporate monster/giant destroying a pleasant Sunday afternoon picnic demanding that the people buy things NOW! As part of its proud protestant tradition, Geneva still keeps all its shops closed on Sunday (except the small grocery store at the train station and a few other epiceries where the owners are willing to pay the huge fees).


Deadly genetically modified foods will invade your dinner table unless you vote against them on the 27th of November.

Getting back to Geneva

I flew Air India from Newark to Paris. I got off at Chales de Gaulle Aéroport with a few others, and all the rest of my Indian friends continued on to Bombay. Unfortunately, so did one of my bags.



Yet that was really the only catch. Otherwise, it was the best transatlantic flight I've made. I had a seat near an exit door with ample legroom, the Indian dinner was excellent, if a bit spicy, and a good Harry Potter book to help the time pass. Not too shabby. Not too shabby at all.

Back Home

Jet d'eau in Natchitoches


On Cane River

Rotary Club Visits

With Mr. Jimmy Berry, the President of Natchitoches' Rotary club, after my presentation.


The Rotary club in Many


At LSU, I also spoke to one of Dr. Chumbley's classes about the Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship

Flying home

My flight out of Geneva departed at 7:20. I whispered my farewells to the Alps at dawn.


Driving home with my mom from Shreveport, we noticed this beautiful sunset. I asked her to stop at the firetower and ran up the steps above the treeline to get this shot.

The International Labour Organization

Foolin' around in the President's chair at the ILO

My friend, Jaci, has been feverishly photocopying any letter or newsclipping from the ILO archives that might be relevant to her senior thesis. She flew back to Geneva for a week to research and we met up for tea on a beautiful autumn afternoon.

Extra: Jet d'eau