Fall 2007–Acoustics in Atlanta

Fall 2007 Supplement–The Importance of Acoustics
Preface: The importance of this story is twofold. First, the dispute is based on acoustic annoyance which is one of the many issues that Erica and I deal with in our work (although this is an extreme). The second interesting aspect of this story is the fact that it took [...]

Summer 2007–Customs Story

September 2007–Supplement
This is a story of Erica and my run-in with customs agents and begins with two apples, an orange, and a banana. I packed all the aforementioned fruit into my carry-on luggage to sustain us during the course of our inter-continental travels. ‘Supposedly’ when I was packing these little bits of nature’s goodness, Erica told me she didn’t want any of [...]

Swedish Christmas Traditions

Swedish Christmas Traditions
We thought you might enjoy learning about some of the Jul (Christmas) traditions in Sweden!

Glögg & pepparkakor

An oh so yummy holiday treat! Glögg is a hot mulled wine served with almonds, raisins, and cinnamon. Often it is served with pepparkakor (thin gingerbread cookies). Erica’s in love.

Julgran
(Christmas tree)

Swedes like their Christmas trees, but [...]

Fall 2007

December 2007

This fall has been a season of transition. We have settled into our new home in Atlanta and love it. Erica is getting used to her new title of “Dr. Ryherd” at Georgia Tech, and I am finally giving up on being a student. We are also enjoying some travel here in Atlanta and elsewhere [...]

Summer 2007

September 2007

Trevlig Sommar (Happy Summer!)
It has been another exciting summer for Erica and me. The last three months have constituted the end of our adventures in Scandinavia and the beginning of our settling in the South. Since our last update in June, we have hosted our last set of guests in Sweden, flown back to the [...]

May 2007

13 June 2007

Trevlig Sommar (Happy Summer!)
The month of May was filled with lots of work and plenty of play. Erica moved to Borås mid-month to do some more research at a hospital. It is a quaint little city about 60 km from Gothenburg. Check back next month for some pictures of her new home. While Erica [...]

April 2007

12 May 2007

Vår är här! (Spring is here!)
The month of April was a busy working month for us despite the many Swedish vacations or ‘red days.’ However, all work and no play is impossible in Sweden—even with our workaholic, American tendencies. During the month, I prepared and completed my thesis testing while Erica made final preparations [...]

March 2007

5 APRIL 2007
Glad Påsk (Happy Easter!)

We hope you are all enjoying some sunshine wherever you are. We ended March on a high note with some unseasonably sunny weather here in Sweden. It was a great ending to a fun month of adventures in Ireland and here at home in Göteborg with Erica’s mom, Sue.

Ireland
We spent [...]

February 2007

9 MARCH 2007

Lycka Till, min kompis! (Good luck, my friend!)
We spent February in Gothenburg working extra hard to make up for all of our recent travel time. We have enjoyed spending time with friends, sampling more of the local cuisine, and wading through snow! This month’s photo gallery has some highlight pics for the [...]

January 2007

12 FEBRUARY 2007

Känna? (what’s up?)

…and a Happy Valentine’s day to all of you from cold (but not heartless) Sweden. We want to send of our love to you! We hope that you are all staying warm this winter wherever you may be. Erica and I are starting to get a taste of the Swedish winter, [...]