Arash our faithful driver.

Jaleh our faithful first mate.

Andrew our faithful GPS navigator.

Vafa our faithful sesame snacks eater.

The dreaded US border crossing. Fortunately my citizenship card from 1983 was all they needed.

In car entertainment...

... the Arnie classic, Total Recall.

Beautiful Vermont, reminds me of beautiful Ottawa.

What can be better than small town America?

Small town American with a Ben & Jerry's!

This is the State House in Montpellier, Vermont.

Senate Chamber

This picture was possible thanks to me jumping over the felt rope.

Representatives Hall

I would have sat in the chair if the tour guide didn't yell at me.

The Gatineau Hills?

The beautiful Boston skyline.

Arash was worried we'd get caught for having too many people in our hotel room so I came up the the following 4 clever hiding places.

Hiding Place 1

Hiding Place 2

Hiding Place 3

Hiding Place 4

This is a clickable that never made it.

Thursday night dinner at a yummy Vietnamese restaurant in Harvard Square.

Apparently maturity was not a prerequisite for this conference,

Delicious Vietnamese soup called  pho.

Bills on Post It Notes. Now that's classy.

Hotel room coffee ***CLICKABLE***

Arash relax. You're a mack and your hair looks great.

 Friday sushi lunch at Harvard Square.

Ottawa's very own Sahba making a presentation about Fundeac.

Fortunately, she wasn't distracted by my obnoxious late entrance...

Cool and collected Tahireh, giving the masses a serious dose of Fundaec.

Double hand clasp congratulations. $$$$

Ottawa, Montreal, Connecticut and others head out for a massive Friday night dinner.

Pizza Party!

and The Finishing Touch.

Diet Pepsi can do things to a man...

How to eat a Pop Tart in a hotel room ***CLICKABLE***

Saturday lunch and Quincy Market.

Fast food as far as the eye can see!

Celebrity sighting: Matt Marraccini from General Hospital.

Celebrity sighting: Justin Bruening and Alexa Havins from All My Children.

Back at the Vietnamese restaurant.

Apparently maturity was not a prerequisite for this conference.

I loved their soup so much that I just had to order mo' pho.

Dr. John Hatcher gave an enthralling and humorous talk about something over my head.

Funk Master Vafa and Shamdogg

Arash sunburned red like a lobster after a day of whale watching.

Andrew sunburned red like a lobster after a day of whale watching.

Smith and Dragoman.

I raced Sahba down the elevators.

Elly ask me to pose for a victory picture.

She took the picture late and the elevator went up...

and up...

and up...

... 5 minutes later.

Dr. Herald from Grand Rapids Michigan. Just ask him what his grossest emergency room experience was...

Sunday goodbye lunch at Legal Seafood.

A visit to Boston would not be completed without a bowl of clam chowder.

Tired trip home.

Transformers: The Movie. Give it up to nostalgia!

Montpellier State House revisited. ***CLICKABLE***

Funny sign in a Montpellier door.

Top it all off with some Simpsons episodes!