Pittsburgh Campus visit

Though I had some kind of food allergy in Pittsburgh during my March campus visit and spent almost all of my time taking Benadryl and feeling dizzy and confused, I did have a good time. The weather was surprisingly warm and while it was drizzling Friday and Saturday, Sunday was perfect!

Did I mentioned that I love Pittsburgh? Well, here is one of the reasons why: the spring flowers. The last time I have seen them was in college in Tomsk (Russia, Siberia), they show up just after the snow melts around April. In Tomsk, after nine months of snow and grey sky, those fragile flowers and melting ice on the river announce arrival of long awaited spring.


And they come in purple too:


I just noticed that I have a huge gap in my postings between March and April. What can I say, LIS 2001 keeps me and the rest of the cohort busy. From talking to other students I found out that no one spends as much time in Govdocs class as in Organizing Information:( In fact my final project, which is due next week is supposed to be as long as my research paper for next semester for the individual research. That makes a LOT of people unhappy!

Here is a picture of the Cathedral of Learning, the second tallest educational building in the world(the first on is in Moscow)
I got lost on my way back to the hotel (note to myself: Benadryl and presentation on Ontology DO not mix well!) and end up on some uphill street. Thank God for friendly Pittsburghers who pointed me in the right direction:)