Thinking of Vermont

I'm really enjoying the work I'm doing for Zayed University and the time I've spent here in the UAE, but I'd also be lying if I said that I'm not getting homesick for Vermont.  It was made even worse (better) by an email and picture that my friend Andy sent me this weekend.  Here's a picture that he snapped from the top of Buck Mountain during a hike he took with the excellent Heidi.  That view is very representative of Vermont, and also just about the complete antithesis of Abu Dhabi.  I'm down to less than three months until I fly out. and I can't wait to get back.

The view from Buck Mountain, and a hike I need to take as soon as I get back.