Prague Journal

Monday, June 6, 2005.

The Fulbright students and scholars were invited to a luncheon with Steven J. Uhlfelder, Chair of the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Uhlfelder is a Florida lawyer, appointed to the Fulbright Board by President Bush. Governor Jeb Bush selected Uhlfelder to serve on both the Florida Board of Governors for the state university system and the Board of Trustees for Florida State University. This is Uhlfelder’s first time in Prague, so several of the Fulbright staff and students are acting as tour guides of some of Prague’s well-known sites.
After the luncheon, I went with Marty and Harriet to their flat for tea. It’s always nice to spend time with them, and to talk about Prague impressions and academic life. Since Marty is now officially retired from KSU and next year will be Harriet’s last year, we talked also about retirement. This year has been especially nice for both Rick and me, since we don’t have teaching and committee obligations. It remains to be seen how easy our reentry to Denver will be.
Rick went to his Czech class at 7pm and I joined the Women in Business gathering at Mlynec. This evening’s group was a bit larger than the previous one. I met several interesting women, none of whom is Czech, who are now living and working here. Many have been here a short time, but some longer than a decade.

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