The nutrition conference was good and informative. It had 3000 attendees, and multiple concurrent sessions going on. It was a busy one, and it was hard to look for a person that I have met once. All in all, it was interesting to see so many presentations. There were about ~1500 poster presentations and countless oral presentations.
I was presently surprised that there are many female researchers. About 70% of the attendees were women. They dress well! They must be more aware of their appearance because they often interact with clients and patients. It was an interesting contrast with plant breeders, who care more about how their plants look than how they themselves look.
The conference venue was at Sheraton in the heart of downtown Boston. It was astonishing that prices are SO high for everything. Even canned soups are $3-4. I cannot say canned stuff are affordable anymore. Drunken noodles with chicken (the cheapest option) at a Thai restaurant was still $13, which converts to almost 2000 yen with weak yen against USD. How can I survive with having 2000 yen meals for lunch and more for dinner every day?? I was forced to be a vegetarian because the only thing that were reasonably priced was products containing cheeses and eggs. It is crazy expensive to dine out, so I went to the supermarket nearby frequently. Though things were still expensive at a supermarket even, it was economical to have deli takeout. How come it is a city with so many universities and prices and rent are this high, 20-30k per month. I cannot believe how students make a living here.
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