I’ll be in Vancouver for a few days for the Western Economics Association International meetings, so I won’t be posting anything for until I get back mid-week. I get to see a beautiful city, check out what is supposed to be an amazing aquarium, have some nice meals, present my DVD paper, and reconnect with people from other schools I haven’t seen in a year or two, while the school picks up the tab for the flight and hotel.

This has been a chance to try to figure out how my iPhone is going to work in Canada. It’s $.79 to make a call to another US number while in Canada, a little less to send a text, same price to receive a text. I can buy an international calling plan for $5/month, but that only reduces the cost per call to $.59, probably not worth it. The cheapest international data plan is $25, which seems like too much for me. I’ve downloaded some wi-fi spot-seeking applications so I can still access the internet and e-mail that way instead of through the 3G network. I’ll be in a foreign city trying to meet up with friends and colleagues at several different hotels, all while trying not to use my phone because I’m so cheap. Should be interesting.