{"id":1648,"date":"2013-04-15T08:38:26","date_gmt":"2013-04-15T13:38:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/updates.xephalon.net\/?p=1648"},"modified":"2013-04-15T08:38:26","modified_gmt":"2013-04-15T13:38:26","slug":"return-to-sac-town","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xephalon.net\/updates\/2013\/04\/15\/return-to-sac-town\/","title":{"rendered":"Return to Sac Town"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"2013.04.15.a\"<\/a>\"2013.04.15.b\"<\/a>With the boards out of the way, I was able to visit my wife in Sacrmento for a second time. More importantly, this trip was to be my first meeting with the folks at UC Davis<\/a> with whom I hope to work with next year. Despite having my flight paid for, the need to make a good first impression added a bit of stress to the otherwise relaxing visit. I arrived in Sac Town Thursday after work to enjoy nostalgic late-night Canto seafood at New Hong Kong Wok<\/a>. The next morning, we walked to Melody’s office, located conveniently across the hall from the eye clinic where I met with the retina division chief for a tour and lunch. We enjoyed the scent of spring along the path home before heading out again for dinner at Taylor’s Kitchen<\/a>, which we burned away afterwards with some indoor dancing. On Saturday, we solicited departmental gossip from my ex-co-resident over ramen<\/a>, then headed to dinner with the chairman and retina faculty over home-cooked halibut and lasagna. The friendly company and pleasant conversations helped me relax and raised hope for a potential academic job opportunity for me at the same institution as my wife. With the formalities out of the way, we spent my last day with a food tour from Local Roots<\/a>, using up our gift certificate from Melody’s co-workers from Boston. After chowing down banh cuon<\/a> to warm up, we met the tour guide in the afternoon for the 3-mile hike around East Sacramento. Along the way, we munched on Thai noodle salad from the Paragary’s Cafe Bernardo<\/a>, iced coffee and scones from Coffee Works<\/a>, margherita pizza from La Trattoria Bohemie<\/a>, ice-cream from La Bombe<\/a>, and tacos de carnitas from Centro<\/a>. The culinary experience kept me well-nourished for my red-eye flight back home, just in time for Monday clinic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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