Blogs from Troy, New York, United States, North America

During our journey, I have taken to reading aloud to Lukus as he steers, making some of our longer passes more entertaining. Recently, one of the books we had read was partially set in the Hudson River area with poetic descriptions of the scenery. With these words as a prelude, we were looking forward to this leg of the journey. And we have not been disappointed. We began our journey into the Hudson at New York City. I know some people were shocked to hear we were not stopping at this infamous city. However, the hectic pace and substantial traffic of the area didn’t hold a heavy attraction for us this time around. Maybe we are still adjusting to concentrated urban civilization after our months in more remote and simplistic settings. Plus, the plethora of boats, ... read more

Photos, mostly of a few bits of the campus and a few of Albany! I'll get some more of Troy if I ever invest in a camera. Thanks to Steven for these pictures.... read more

So, I've got two days worth of updating to do here. Thursday I started out by setting up a bank account at HSBC and then going to see my academic advisor about the courses I should be taking. We agreed on Medicinal Chemistry, NMR Spec and Computational Chemistry. Seeing how I had already done bits of the practical course before It was suggested that I go and see a Proff. Ferris about some UG research. The work he does is similar to what I missed out on doing in Leeds over the summ, er, he looks at the polymerisation of RNA oligimers (20 to 50 units) using various clays formed from volcanic ash all over the world as catalysts - which is all of importance as it is thought that before a DNA based world, RNA ... read more

I wanted to include my itinerary for those interested. This is just a final schedule for where I will be on which days, and where I will be staying. It does not, however, describe what I will be doing on specific days. This is mainly created so the madre will have peace of mind on where i will be staying and when (But it masks what I will be doing, for example, spending a night in Amsterdam's Red Light District with a "new friend" on Jan. 1st.... heheheh. just kidding) The Schedule In a nutshell.... Dec 13th- 6pm fly out of JFK airport and arrive Madrid on the 14th at 11:30 am Stay in Madrid @ Mucho Madrid Hostel 2 nights Dec 16th- take high speed train from Madrid to Sevilla Spend 5 nights @ Oasis ... read more

RPI This blog is for the ones who attended RPI back then... a long long time ago... We stopped in Troy for a day to revisit familiar places and restock on overpriced school gear. Troy actually has a bit more life to it compared to 5 years ago. The addition of a beautiful new building and the construction of another helps. I won't say it is the liveliest place but it is better. For those who were there, look at the pictures and remember the good old times ... read more