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 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. 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, which we burned away afterwards with some indoor dancing. On Saturday, we solicited departmental gossip from my ex-co-resident over ramen, 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, using up our gift certificate from Melody’s co-workers from Boston. After chowing down banh cuon 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, iced coffee and scones from Coffee Works, margherita pizza from La Trattoria Bohemie, ice-cream from La Bombe, and tacos de carnitas from Centro. The culinary experience kept me well-nourished for my red-eye flight back home, just in time for Monday clinic.