VIENNA, January 12

January 12: For lunch, the new faculty were invited out by the President and Dean to an Austrian Chinese restaurant. It was good, although Austrian- Chinese seems to have a distinctive flavor from American-Chinese. I think I like American fried rice better, but I did enjoy the fried banana. The ginger tea really felt good in this cold weather. In the early evening we were invited to a reception for a retiring faculty member. To our surprise we saw corn chips and salsa along with little pieces of bread topped various kinds of spreads such as ham, cantaloupe, and tomato or cucumber and cheese. Upon commenting about the chips and salsa we were introduced to a gentleman who spoke English with a French accent who was at the reception. Upon meeting my wife, he immediately kissed her hand. We discovered that he is an Albanian who is studying at the university to learn English and diplomatic studies so that he can return to Albania and become its president. I will be going to his inauguration whenever that occurs. In the meantime, he has started a Texas restaurant in Wien serving ribs and barbecue. We told him we would visit. I have also met a fellow who works at the AEC (Atomic Energy Commission). Evidently rogue nuclear threats reach beyond Iran, North Korea, and the Russian mafia. I hope to visit with him again when there is more privacy.