Tirolean Weather in Sandpoint

June here in Sandpoint has seemed a lot like June in Tirol - grab your bike rides between the rains. This morning was such a day. Despite the discouraging clouds, I gambled on the ride to Schweitzer and was quite fortunate that the rain spared me. The forecast actually indicated that rain would hold off until afternoon.

Currently I am working on a Fulbright application with the target institution being South East Europe University (SEEU) in Tetovo, Macedonia. SEEU opened its doors in September of 2001 in hopes of luring more of the Albanian minority into higher education while also establishing a mix of ethnic Albanian and Macedonian students with a goal of easing ethnic tensions between the two groups. English is more or less the default language of instruction for upper division courses.

The four month semester for which I have applied would start in February of 2007. The completed application is due by the 1st of this coming August. My proposal has lecturing and research components. Any computer science related research I conduct is extremely applied.

If I am lucky enough to get the award, Eli would accompany me. We would likely prepare by trying to pick up at least a smattering of the language, but will find advice on which one - Albanian, Macedonian, or perhaps Serbo-Croatian. Macedonian uses the Cyrillic alphabet, posing an extra challenge.

Richard
2005.06.29