MY STORY IN PICTURES
Situated in the North-East of Switzerland
my home town St.Gallen
looks back on a rich tradition in reading. 
No wonder I was sent to school 
against well founded protests
Despite of other interests...
...
... 
...I studied at the ETH Zurich
From my first day's impression 
I recovered soon 
,
learning about all the fun to be had in downtown 
(free translation of `Niederdorf').
Finding the right balance in this difficult setting
I submitted a thesis. 
Recurrence 
, fractals 
and self-similarity 
,
led me to 
Benoit Mandelbrot and Yale 
where it was about lots of books again... and a place to keep equilibrium.
Becoming interested in self-similar processes, I flew a `stable motion'
back to Europe, actually to
INRIA and Paris 
the ultimate place of distraction where time is a more flexible concept
.
Indicating strong `long term correlations' my walk through life has brought
me back to the States and to
Rice Univerity
,
a competitive, fun place
.
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About the Calvin and Hobbes Pictures used in this Story:
The pictures provided here are copyrighted by Bill Watterson and should
be seen as an incentive to buy the Calvin and Hobbes books. Visit the official site of Calvin and Hobbes.
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