A.S. Byatt and Econ formal

Also, in the past week, we saw a short talk given by the wonderful British writer, A.S. Byatt, who wrote Possession, which is probably my favorite book. It was wonderful to hear her speak and talk about the research that went into it. She writes a lot of historical fiction, so the talk was about her research process and how the stories are formed. It was even nicer because it was such an intimate setting, just a little classroom basically with about 30 or so people. That is one of the amazing things about Cambridge, they get amazing speakers and it is almost always open to all university students (and their guests.)

On Friday, we went to a formal hall at Jesus College with the other economists. It was a nice night. We went at the end of the night (because nothing else is open that late) to the disgusting Kambar. Although it was repellent, it was not nearly as bad as, for example, the Union in Iowa City, or An Brogh in Cork.