Back home from Belize

As of last Saturday, I am back from my sabbatical in Belize (the neighborhood where I lived in Belize City is pictured below).  The last six months there were life-changing and paradoxical, as there were some extreme ups and extreme downs during that time.  I hope to write more a more elaborate account of my time there and give a few presentations, but for now I'm just relieved to be at my home base in KC and back to Rockhurst.  We started classes Tuesday, and it's been great to get back into the swing of things and see all of the students and colleagues I've missed.  It is, however, way too cold here for my taste. :)