After psyching myself out for a long time, I was very thankful when Dan suggested a ride up Mt. Diablo together. I said yes, knowing I will be more inclined to keep my words and actually do the ride. After the Mt. Tam ride, descending on mountainous roads got scarier with every time I replayed … More Mt. Diablo ride
The bay area is full of beautiful trails to hike, run, and bike. But for a Cambridge transplant, running and biking on the hills sounds daunting. But because it’s there, one might as well have a go at it. I have made a list of hills that I wanted to climb by the end of … More Mt. Tamalpais ride
Since the summer of 2015, I have been coming to Berkeley with Chris to work at Lawrence Berkeley Lab. At first, I inhabited a cubicle in the math group where we did quality math and nerd talk C++ programming without much distraction. But in summer2017, I met Ann, and decided to work with her, and … More Hikes in the Bay Area
Shortly after Spring break this year, Dudley crews started rowing and preparing for some fast intramural races in early May. Since I had rowed with East Bay Rowing Club for a summer before, I was placed in Women’s A boat — I was surprised but couldn’t pass up the opportunity to learn from more experienced … More Dudley Crew
I’ve been to Grand Canyon several times before, but on the last drive-to-a-view-point-hop-out-and-take-some-pictures road trip, Souha and I decided that we were no longer going to just walk along the rim and descent a few hundred feet, but we will hike across the canyon and see what it is like to see up close the … More Rim to Rim to Rim (June 2017)
The Arthur Ross Greenhouse was a constant and a sanctuary during all four years of college. We watered, fertilized, squashed bad bugs, released good bugs, potted, repotted, trimmed, scrubbed, rinsed, sweated, idled, zoned out, and became friends. When I graduated, all I wanted to do was to put on my gown and goof around in … More Back in the greenhouse (circa 2015)
I volunteered with Equal Education (EE) in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, during the summer of 2012, teaching the youths at EE how to make short documentary films. That means some basics knowledge about using a DSLR camera, audio recorder, and microphones, planning a story line, gathering interviews, narratives, and B-rolls, and some video/audio editing. I worked … More Documentaries directed by Phelokazi and Samkele (Summer 2012)
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