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Denmark! In pictures!

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Marselis Palace / Mindepark, Aarhus  ArOS Art Museum, Aarhus  Aarhus Cathedral  Den Gamle By  New Years Even Dinner  Tivoli, Copenhagen  Lakes District, Copenhagen  Dine with the Danes  View to Sweden from Helsingor  Kronburg Castle, Helsingor  Louisiana Art Museum, Humlebaek  Humlebaek Station  Copenhagen harbor tour  Danish Stock Market  Christianshavn neighborhood, Copenhagen  The Ring Bridge (pedestrian/cycling bridge in Christianshavn)  Nose2Tail, Vesterbro/Kodbyen neighborhood, Copenhagen Old Carlsberg Brewery, Copenhagen  Egret, Frederiksberg Park, Copenhagen  Fredericksberg Palace  Oresund neighborhood, Copenhagen  White Busses exhibition, Danish National Museum  Inside the Danish Royal Library ("the Black Diamond")  Leaving the apartment where we stayed in the Vesterbro neighborhood Delicious baked goods

2015 Year-End Review

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Well, it's already 2 weeks into 2016, but still worth the time to pause and capture some of the highlights from last year. In addition to the early summer vacation I posted about, here are some other majors trips and events: In March, I drove with Sarah to Fountain Hills to visit grandma and grandpa.  (And Maggie joined us, too, from Chile.)  Grandma passed away later in the spring--before our return visit in June--so this was our last chance to spend time with her.  Here's a crappy picture of me and Grandma: In March I also made a trip to Chicago for the Higher Learning Commission conference. In April, Maggie and I went with friends to a Gregory Alan Isakov/Iron & Wine concert here in town. In May, I was awarded the college's extraordinary merit for teaching award.  Since Maggie and I were out of town, though, I missed the award ceremony. In June and July, I participated in the Wyoming Writing Project's Summer Institute.  And I facilitated a talkback