Today Philip and I started a bit earlier, and while the girls slept we slipped out to pick up some bread for breakfast. Little did we realize the festival from last night had a second full day’s worth of events, starting with the arrival of the local brass bands. Each town in the valley had […]
After a good night’s sleep, we got to a slow start with some lazy but filling breakfast. Since it was poor weather for hiking, we decided to instead visit some local towns, including one of the many castles in the region. While these castles are not the behemoths you might expect, they were still functional […]
Having completed my thesis at the end of July, I was left with a week with which to relax and pack for my return home. I chose to spend four of those days visiting my friend Philip at his home in the Italian Alps. Though technically I was in Italy, the region is primarily German […]
For those of you who do not understand Japanese, the title simply means, “I am Gundam”, a common phrase from the main character of Gundam OO. This thought spawned what will be my final creation in England, a helmet modeled after the eponymous Gundam robotic suits. The helmet consist of an incomplete inner shell to […]
Today was a rather odd day. Not only did I not have to go into lab, but there were an unusually large amount of people swarming Cambridge. Swarming is definitely correct word, for even a simply walk to the park took an hour because of the barricades and crowds of people awaiting the beginning of […]
Despite all the time I have spent in Cambridge, I have failed to make the time to go over the visit our archrival Oxford, until now. Luckily I was not alone, for the rainy 3-4 hour bus ride there and back can get quite boring by myself. Upon arrival in Oxford my friend Suzan and […]
Yesterday was lovely warm sunny day, so my friends and I decided to go punting down the river Cam. There’s not much to say with this post, so I will let the photos speak for themselves. [peg-gallery album=”http://picasaweb.google.com/data/feed/api/user/105819570346662635782/albumid/6028175868121462033?alt=rss&kind=photo” ]
It has been almost a month since my last post, for which I profusely apologize. I will endeavor to post more in the coming weeks, as I have less than 2 months left in England. However, this absence was not without event, so I am happy to share with you the fruits of my labor […]
A remarkably convenient aspect of Cambridge is the plethora of Chinese markets in town, giving me ample opportunities to practice cooking with similar resources to what I might find in Okinawa. One such experiment took the form of a dumpling making party/potluck. Although the best dumplings have their wrapping made from scratch, none of us […]
Though my adventures in Japan do not start until September, I decided it would be wise to start preparing early with some language classes. Luckily my lab in Cambridge will pay for these classes since their use is professionally motivated, so bit by bit I am learning Japanese like I have always wanted. The class […]