So I am working with the US geological survey and UN now in Sioux Falls. Although the facility is quite awesome, I am doing some boring work with excel and GIS. I went to Mt. Rushmore and Rapid City 2 weeks ago. It was quite interesting to see how ppl from 50 years ago carved such a magnificent memorial. My usual work day goes like this ( Read more... )

SO i will be scatter brained and do this whole stream of consciousness thing. So I went ot DC and NYC (St Patty's Day!) for spring break, and stayed with my former Denmark Aussie neighbor. It was really awesome, because I did not only missed the Dept of Energy Info session to make jello shots, but also met up with my Turkish friend from my Turkey ( Read more... )

As usual, and like some of you that I know, I am updating my livejournal to feel productive while avoiding homework. I guess either I really lead a boring life, or I am just very forgetful, or both, because i still can't really think of any really interesting thing to post even after not posting since I was avoiding finals last semester. Winter ( Read more... )

You Should Get a PhD in Liberal Arts (like political science, literature, or philosophy)
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After months of laziness, I have finally decided that I should update. First of all, I am now officially in Indiana in case anyone is wondering or don't know already. I changed from doing its Masters in Public Affairs program to its Masters in Public Affairs and Masters in Environmental Science program last minute (so I can have a nice MS in my ( Read more... )

Reading other people's LJ really helps me think about topics that I never paid much attention to. Even as a environmental studies major, I never really thought of global poverty with such passion until I recently read someone's entry on it, which really makes me question the effectiveness of our awfully expensive education. (Not to mention the ( Read more... )

Woohoo! I finally learned how to paddle out beyond the breakers, adn even stood for 5 milli-seconds on a wave!!! So I guess all the freezing, waking up early, and getting my nose and ears clogged with seawater is worth it. I even saw a seal on the beach and some dolphins yesterday morning!

I hate my freakin neighbor. I mean who the freak plays ping pong and scream at each other in the F$*( middle of the night (i.e. 3am) with their balcony door open. I understand if they want to be bums and have nothing better to do than get drunk and high all day and night, but at least show some *($#@ respect for those of us that may need to work ( Read more... )

Met up with some high school buddies and Hooka-ed away last night at Gypsy Cafe. I have never been there even though I have been at UCLA for 4 years. That places was actually quite decent, and even had Turkish Music Videos on, which is ALWAYS a plus! Went to bed at 3 am and had to get up at 6:00 am to surfing class today! Woohooo! Too bad I ( Read more... )

Happy July Fourth Everyone! And since my building's too short, my view of on-going fireworks (I can hear them going off) is obstructed by other buildings in the area. So after my unsuccessful search for live online broadcast of July 4th fireworks display, I decided to semi-copy Mark's entry and just content myself with a picture of fireworks:


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