Summers has returned back to his home in Brookline—a choice Summers’ wife, Harvard English Professor Elisa New, appreciates.
“My wife is very happy not to be commuting to Washington periodically,” Summers said, with a light laugh that frequently punctuated his sentences and an easy smile.
New is not the only person who will be happy to welcome Summers back home to Cambridge.
“It’s good news for Takemura, the Japanese restaurant across the way,” Summers said.
“That was a frequent haunt,” he added.
And Summers does not plan to leave these familiar places anytime soon.
“It’s very good to be back,” Summers said. “I thoroughly enjoyed my time in Washington, but this is home.”
—Staff writer Gautam S. Kumar can be reached at gkumar@college.harvard.edu.
—Staff writer Zoe A. Y. Weinberg can be reached at zoe.weinberg@college.harvard.edu.