Author: Michelle Quin

hci / ires / nsf / travel

HCI Summer School in Łódź, Poland

Hello, it’s Michelle again, writing this from Łódź, Poland! We are currently at the Lodz University of Technology for a week-long HCI summer school. It has been a great experience so far, and I’ve been able to meet HCI postdoc students and professors from all over Europe while exploring a country I’ve never visited before.[…]

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Germany / hci / ires / nsf

Fourth Week in Oldenburg

In our fourth week at Oldenburg, many exciting events occurred, including the Fourth of July and Orit and Andrew’s visit. On Independence Day, I made an American flag fruit tart that I brought to work. Later in the day, Susanne Boll (the professor in charge) invited us to her home for hot dogs, and I[…]

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Germany / ires / nsf

First Week in Oldenburg

In our first week at OFFIS in the University of Oldenburg, we found ourselves warmly welcomed by our new colleagues and supervisors: We took advantage of the week’s uncharacteristic sunny weather to explore town, where we found plentiful grocery stores and bakeries. Going grocery shopping became interesting adventures in themselves, as we quickly discovered that items[…]

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