So, another post about Heidelberg. Why not? I’ve now been here for a while, settled in and things have moved on from first impressions.  Prepare for a picture round – the first of many! I have been making good use of my camera. Don’t worry: should you ever visit any of these places, seeing my [...]

Spending parts of my life in the golden state of California, I’ve come across lots of surfers, swimmers, and divers. The Monterey Bay Aquarium was always one of my favorite places to visit as a kid. Even now, as an adult, it fascinates me to see all the different types of career paths you can [...]

It’s come and gone! This entire trip to Germany seemed to have reached its climax last week, but nevertheless, I still remain in GER. Most of my co-workers here at the Marine Science Center went on a week-long conference in Bonn, and then it was my own time to go to a meeting in Heidelberg. [...]

With all the excitement from the Warnemünde Woche now finally dissipating, it’s about time I recall all my wonderful memories and tell you about them. The Warnemünde Woche, as you could probably guess, takes place in the busy tourist town called Warnemünde each year. Warnemünde is an active city anyways, but during this special week, [...]

It has been a busy few weeks. But I have at last found some time for blogging . Some 10 days back, while I was Skyping with my Mom, she asked a very valid question. What did I learn from Germany? Actually, the same question reverberates in my mind also. So I sat down on [...]

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After safely arriving in Munich this past weekend, I have started my internship at the comprehensive pneumology center where I study emphysema. This research center is pretty big with perhaps 50 people working in it. I had the pleasure of meeting everyone on Monday but of course and unfortunately, I barely remember any names! Most [...]

“Do you like to run?”  These are the words I was confronted with as I was scrambling to balance three different laboratory projects today.  I have never been the most adept athlete, preferring musical theater and chorus, but I thought I’d answer “yes.”  Why not? Turns out, the institute I work for here in Leipzig [...]

I have heard and seen robotic vacuum machines, but never have I seen this–a robotic lawn mower! After a long day outside, eating another Mohnschnecke and a scoop of ice cream, going to basketball practice, going swimming in the ocean, and looking at the artistic sand sculptures at Pier 7; I made my way back [...]

When I started to make all these plans and try my best so I could study in Germany I also realized that there was something very basic I would need: money. Maybe not for the trip itself, because it was still so far away, but especially for everything I would have to do in the [...]