I have fully come to understand the saying "When in Vegas"... but another famous motto we will not conform to saying is "What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas" because we plan on sharing our entire experience with you.
After the short, but very hot drive from San Diego to Vegas we arrived at the Red Rock Casino where our Vegas event was held. We were immediately greeted by the hotel manager who said "WITTENBERG?! I went to Earlham." Needless to say we immediately received VIP attention. We definitely felt famous. After settling in to our rooms we changed into our swimming suits and literally sprinted to the pool. We applied the SPF to shelter our already burnt bodies from the 110 degree sun and dove in. After about an hour of relaxation we headed back to our rooms to get beautiful for the event.
Thanks to the hospitality of Glenn '71 and Ande Christenson, the event venue was immaculate. After great conversations with our guests and delicious food, Dr. Dan Fleisch Professor of Physics gave an incredible tour of the sky, both virtually from the computer and from his telescope on the balcony. After his extremely intriguing lesson he left our alumni with some truly mind boggling questions about the universe. I know I left thinking extremely deep thoughts.... he is truly a fascinating person. We are going to miss him on the rest of the trip!
After the event we made our way to "the strip" in order to get the complete Las Vegas experience. We explored famous hotels like The Bellagio and The Venetian. Navigating our way around Las Vegas Boulevard turned out to be harder than we expected. Even though Jon Duraj may have led us down a few dark alleys, it was his navigation that brought us to our new friend Franz. Franz is the man who paints the speed bumps at the Bellagio. He paints them once a week and we were lucky enough to find him. Our new found friend let us try our hand at painting speed bumps and gave us some good advice about where to head on the strip. With the advice from Franz and our wonderful Las Vegas alumni, we found great food and had a lot of fun. Viva Las Vegas!
