Through the eyes of a geologist

With the Spring semester shortly underway, I am hoping for an even greater year of success. Aim high and shoot for the stars. Since classes have only been on a week or so, I am just learning of the fieldwork I am due to undertake which sounds incredibly exciting. Numerous weekends away for Volcanology and Economic Mineral Deposits should be very interesting and new to me. I'll be sure to keep you updated as my first one is only a week or two away. I have not long been introduced to our new house mate who is Mexican. She's been introducing me to homemade dishes such as tamales which were slightly unusual however yummy. I hope 2015 is the year of new things!

Among family affairs, I was able to spend a considerable time travelling and sightseeing over Thanks Giving. With only a week or two after celebrating my twenty-first birthday, what better place than NYC?! When I descended on the airplane early in the morning after catching my flight from Phoenix the evening before, the sun had already risen but the sky was still being lit up from the city lights. It wasn't long before I was whisked off in a limousine heading to the bright lights and a comfy bed awaiting me in the New Yorker Hotel. Dining in  I could not fault the location of the New Yorker Hotel one bit. Opposite Madison Square Gardens, I certainly would recommend it to the avid tourist. It's walking distance to most destinations in Manhattan, and situated right next to a subway stop for the what-would-be-treks to South Ferry to board and see the Green Lady in all her beauty. Forty stories high, it's easy to be immersed in the silence of the sky, except for th

Wishing everyone a belated Happy New Year. Let's hope 2015 brings us good health and happiness!