United 881

UA 881, a small island of America high above the Sea of Japan. In less than an hour we will touch down on Incheon Airport and get a first short glimpse of what will we be “home” for the year to come. Outside, the sunset is magic purple in the way that makes one marvel and realize anew the vulnerability of our planet.

Although the paper work remains, this means that I will take up a position as assistant professor at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies from 1 September. Before that however, it is back to Beijing and the summer school.