Journeys for Knowledge

Global Travels of a Graduate Student

Month: February, 2014

Ragnarok

For those who are unaware, today is Shivratri, a Hindu holiday celebrating the god of destruction Shiva, who is very important to my family. In the past I would celebrate this holiday with good food and reciting prayers with my family in front of our altar, but this time I will have make do with […]

Gundam Style

Continuing the theme of building, I present another example of my passion for construction, Gundam models, or Gunpla for short. Gundams are giant robotic suits from a popular Japanese  cartoon series, which I’m quite fond of. These models are the main merchandise from the show, and are quite complex to assemble. I built a few models […]