Dec 17, 2020Who says resolution only starts at the beginning of the year?I came across a book called 168 Hours by Laura Vanderkam on Blinkist where the author suggests writing down the 100 dreams you want to achieve before you die. I made it to the 30th and one of them is to master new languages. …Language Learning3 min read
Jan 29, 2020To the chilly ChileI was lucky enough to be one of the participants of my school’s Society of Economic Geologists (SEG) field trip to Chile! Thanks to the sponsors - can you imagine that this trip costs me only CAD 350 for flights, accommodation and transport?! …Traveling10 min read
Oct 19, 2017The hunt for zirconsThis will be a more technical piece. I will describe the process of concentrating zircon grains for my undergraduate thesis project alongside with some pictures. Welcome anyone to give it a read, no matter you are interested in geochronology. Disclaimer: Different labs might do it differently. This is just my…Science6 min read
Jul 31, 2017Hello 2 0 1 7 ! — Iceland Part 2See Part 1 here. Day 5 (Jan 1, 2017) — Waterfalls day Departing from our cabin, we are driving all the way to the east of Iceland, Höfn today so that we could catch our Jökulsárlón ice cave tour on the next day. The weather was cloudy but not as…Iceland8 min read
Jul 9, 2017Winter getaway to an (even colder?) country — Iceland Part 1If you are only here for tips to travel around in Iceland during WINTER, to save your time, below are some helpful tips for you: Spend money on renting a good car. Get a good 4 x 4 automatic vehicle if you could afford it. Winter in Iceland is no…Travel11 min read
Jul 9, 2017A costly lesson in IcelandI am telling you a TRUE story of what happened to us during our vacation in Iceland. …Travel7 min read
