Advising

I ended up keeping my academic advisees during my sabbatical. The time is approaching for them to register for classes for next semester. I have about 20 advisees. I gave them the option of meeting me on zoom to discuss their plans or to send me an email with their plans. Either way, they have to share their plans with me or they won't be able to register. I have a couple of zoom interviews scheduled for next week and anticipate on the order of 5-10 with the rest either emailing me, or meeting with a co-advisor. A lot of our majors are joint majors with other departments, e.g. econ-math or math-physics. These are a single degree but classes are split across two departments. In the case of joint majors, the student will have an adviser in each department. I just checked and of my 20 advisees, 14 of them have a second advisor. So, it may be even fewer that come to me. Regardless, it'll be nice to catch up with those that do decide to do a zoom call with me.

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I did my run on the closed road this morning, the one they close every Sunday for cyclists and runners. I still didn't reach the end, but after some investigation, I found that it's only about 1.9 miles long. I was hoping it was a bit longer, but alas.

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I went up to the American import store and bought a big container of Planter's peanuts. They're not that much more expensive and they do taste better than those in the regular grocery stores. It's interesting which US brands have a presence here and which don't. As we approach Halloween, it's shocking how little penetration US candy brands have made here. I haven't seen any US candy other than at the American import store where it's ridiculously expensive. There are plenty of other US brands here, e.g. "Great Value" (Walmart), McDonald's, KFC, but not candy. I wonder if there are some kind of export restrictions that keep the candy out. 

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Here's a sunset photo: