Photo Update!

Hello lovely people! I will soon write a new blog post explaining my research lab work and the experiences I've had in the field the past few weeks. But for now, I've elected some picture to tell my dialogue from the past month or so...

I spent my 24th birthday with my mom and our close friends Lisa and Bria in the Old City in Jerusalem.

My mom gifted me The Lorax in Hebrew (Lorax was my camp name at USC Troy Camp)

I decided that just because I turned 24 doesn't mean I can't still wear my onsie pajamas.

I went to Italy with Mom, Lisa, and Bria and we had the times of our lives.
It was one of the most rejuvenating and needed vacations I've ever had. Thanks mom!

Mom and I at the famous Spanish Steps - one of the many famous tourist sites we visited in Rome.

I spend many hours taking water samples and wearing cool things like waders.

I spent more than 15 hours water sampling the day before a final exam (so I studied Hydrology right next to a river, hehe).

I decided that I'm somehow going to run a half marathon in March.

I visited the West Bank many times, mostly research but also for pleasure and curiosity.

At one of my water sampling sites, I hopefully inspired some passerbys to grow up and study waster quality. (after the interaction, I was told by my Palestinian research partner that the boys said they were going to go home and have a party because they met an American)

*On my 24th birthday (January 21, 2013) I decided to choose one photo per day for one year so that when I turn 25 I will have a visual representation of my 24 year old experience, inspiring memories and experiences of the past. Exhibited here are a few selections from those photos thus far in the year.