There are definitely times when living on the other side of the world to the US is a pain. I don’t actually want to live in the US, Canada is too cold and my Spanish is too poor to live in Mexico, but once again I am wishing that attending the Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting didn’t involve at least 24 hours in transit each way and at least $4,500 outlay. At least I get to read other people’s blogs about it. Chris Keith has recently posted a piece about The SBL Memory and Historical Jesus Session, which I would have loved to have attended. The post has a number of extended comments which raise some fascinating questions. Well worth the visit.
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Thanks for the link, Judy – Chris Keith’s blog shows that historical Jesus scholarship is very much alive, but w/old questions transformed by new perspectives (memory & social psychology). I guess there are many good qualities to life in Australia, such as the warmth of the climate and the cultural connection to Great Britain. Farewell.
Yes, Paul, there are many advantages to living in Australia. Our health system is one very obvious one. It’s just not a convenient place to visit the northern hemisphere from. 🙂
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