Spent Labor Day weekend with the family in New York, and it was great to both share memories of our old stomping ground with the kids and experience new locations and sights together
New York Weekend
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Athens
Visiting the birthplace of our civilization and political system on our day trip to Athens…
Zakynthos
Incredible vacation on Zakynthos, a tiny Greek island in the Ionian Sea! The most dramatic cliffs, hundreds-of-years-old olive trees, and the bluest water I’ve ever seen…
End of Summer Swim 2019
Another successful summer swim season with the South Riding Stingrays has just ended–with Sophia making Divisionals and Max becoming a Colonial Swim League All Star for the first time!
Big Brother Is Watching You ;-)
End of Spring Soccer Season
Just finished co-coaching Sophia’s Spring soccer season with the Jaguars–thanks to my head coach Eric and to Loudoun Soccer for another great season!
DC United vs. Chicago Fire
Great game last night in Washington DC’s Audi Field with DC United coming back in the second half for a 3-3 tie against Chicago Fire.
Facebook Envy
From today’s Wall Street Journal…
Ave Tucker Fellowship
Happy to share that I have been awarded a one-year Ave Tucker Fellowship at George Washington University’s School of Business.
Named after George Washington University’s Board of Trustee member Avram S. Tucker, this fellowship recognizes faculty members who “displayed good teaching performance, as well as recent scholarly productivity, prospects for continued publications in top outlets, and records of research leadership and mentoring of junior scholars.”
Spring Break in Dominican Republic
Another great Spring Break trip for the Walter family in Punta Cana (including the mandatory 6am beach walks with Max)
Meet the Newest Member of the Walter Family
After years of nagging and emotional blackmail by my kids, I finally agreed to get a puppy: A Havanese the kids named Fitzgerald (Fitz). And guess who’s doing the 5am walks with Fitz before work…
Skiing in Snowshoe, WV
Enjoyed a great time skiing with the guys (Jorge Rivera & Mark Clark) in Snowshoe, WV
Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays
From the Walter Family!
Halloween 2018
OBX Vacation
We had a great time on our annual vacation in the Outer Banks, NC, with friends and family! And we were not the only ones as you can see in the video my friend Greg shot with his drone early one morning about 300 feet out into the ocean…
Max Joining CTY & Davidson
After becoming a Davidson Young Scholar a few months back, Max was just accepted into Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Talented Youth program! Looking forward to the unique opportunities these programs have to offer for him…
Promotion to Full Professor
Another big milestone to celebrate after becoming U.S. citizen a few weeks ago: I was just promoted to Full Professor at the George Washington University School of Business. It has been quite a journey from getting my PhD in 2005, becoming an Assistant Professor in 2006, moving from the West Coast back to the East Coast in 2010, and getting tenure in 2014.
Looking forward to the freedom but also the responsibilities that this new chapter in my career will bring with it…
End of 2018 Swim Season
Congrats to Sophia & Max for a successful swim season with the Stingrays! Max made it to Divisionals (for breast stroke) and Sophia is a 2018 League All Star (for breast stroke)!
Open-Air Concert At Tarara Winery
Another great summer-night open-air concert with family & friends at Tarara Winery
US Citizenship
After living, studying, and working in the United States since I arrived in Philadelphia almost 15 years ago, today, I became a naturalized citizen of this great country!
UVA Summer Enrichment Program 2018
Sophia’s off to college again–to join this year’s University of Virginia Summer Enrichment Program. For twelve days, she’ll be living in a student dorm and taking classes on UVA’s campus.
Sophia’s 5th Grade Promotion Speech
Still can’t believe I had to miss Sophia’s 5th-grade promotion ceremony for my Oslo trip–especially since she was selected as a student speaker sharing her reflections on her time in elementary school and the transition to middle school.
So proud of all you have accomplished already, Sophia, and of the person you’ve become! Oh, the places you’ll go!
End of Spring Soccer Season 2018
Congratulations to the “Zombie Dragons” for a successful (and almost undefeated!) Spring soccer season. Sophia came back after a few seasons off and played better than ever!
Summer Swim Season 2018
Another Summer swim season is starting with the South Riding Stingrays!
FUTURA Workshop on Social Networks
Today, I hosted a workshop on social networks for Sophia’s FUTURA class at Cardinal Ridge Elementary School. And I have to say that I was more nervous before this workshop than about pretty much any other speaking engagement I’ve done over the last few years–but it turned out great, and the students were amazing! Thanks to Mrs. Bowers for inviting me!
