Some Progress
I moved to Israel late February -- I live in central Jerusalem about a 5 minute walk from the Supreme Court building. I can't say enough good things about living here --- imagine a place that has the imprint of humanity since, literally, the beginning of time.
Perhaps in a future blog I'll comment about living here.
About the PhD: I've made PROGRESS. I have a thesis topic and have answered the big three questions: what
will be the outcome of the research; what problem is being solved; and how solving this problem relates to the larger context of computer science.
I am now working on a paper that should get me to the thesis proposal and then eventually the PhD.