It seems my posts too often start the same, but here I am again in Paris – flown in practically still wearing my cap and gown as I rushed to pack up my life in Colorado. It was a fun adventure, but I’ve got another one to attend. A day at home and the intensity [...]
I’ve hit maturity (of the most essential form) today, according to U.S. law. So that’s nice, but not terribly exciting for a European. Moreover, my class work has become so suddenly overwhelming that I haven’t truly taken the time to celebrate. What you see above is the result of a month’s work with a brand [...]
Just got back from a field trip to the Kaibab Plateau (the very north of Arizona) with my Advanced Ecology class. We had lots of fun contemplating goshawks and Kaibab squirrels, the Vermillion Cliffs and its condors, the Grand Canyon and Buckskin Gulch - simply great opportunities for photography. I uploaded a few of these [...]
My new class, Genetics, is going well so far. The teacher is not as frightening as I expected and the labs are fairly straightforward. In parallel, my French genes seem to want me in the kitchen more and more. Indeed, I have begun to cultivate a strong interest in the culinary arts, and decided to [...]
After a reasonably relaxing block of Calculus, Organic Chemistry is back… with a vengeance… Aside from the three grim weeks that are about to annihilate my social life, everything seems to be going well. I had some time to start thinking about next year, and what I want to do after I graduate from CC. [...]
Aside from some annoying inconveniences, the move in has gone well. My apartment is bigger and better than I expected, and should provide for some good fun later on in the year. I had to make a lot of purchases which are still unfamiliar to me. I would estimate that Wal-Mart carries more than 30 [...]
Got back from China a few days ago after a tiring flight. We left Shanghai around noon but after 4 hours in the air, the attendant announced that we were returning to Beijing due to “technical difficulties”. I was sitting right in the middle of the plane, but I heard mixed reports of the incident. [...]
Some people are born warriors, some are born athletes, I found out today that I was born to wield a butterfly net. As our teacher handed out the weapon, he commanded us not to come back until we each had captured five Arthropods. I placed my killing jar in the side pocket of my backpack [...]