Västerbotten cheese

After my morning of UTMB running, I have spent all day in front of Zoom attending the virtual version of the department kick-off meeting. As such, I was in need of something more substantial for dinner and, when it comes to comfort food, few things beat a hearty risotto, in this case with chanterelles, crispy smoked bacon and our local “Västerbotten cheese” from Burträsk, all served with a non-alcoholic IPA from Brutal Brewing.

Meanwhile, the situation surrounding Covid-19 in higher education continues to evolve and it is becoming increasingly clear that all my exams this semester will have to be online like in the spring. However unfortunate this may be for pedagogical reasons, it would simply not be possible to decide in an ethical way who would be exempted and who would not. With hundreds of students, the situation would quickly become unmanageable. Right now, I am planning for a fall semester with only a handful of meetings on campus and everything else online. Sadly, many borders remain closed and the kids have to go to school, otherwise this would be the perfect time to get moving to warmer latitudes to speak with Monocle...