I’ve been back in Hawaii for about a month now, school has been going for most of that time. I’ve given myself quite a challenge this semester with a full 15 unit load (that is semester units… which are different somehow from the quarter system). A full four of my classes are undergrad/graduate combined courses and it is looking like that will be the norm from here on until I graduate. Another thing going on, half my classes are at the Oceanic Institute, which is awesome (more on that later). So just to let you know what classes I am taking, here is the list:

  • Chemical Oceanography (3)
  • Chemical Oceanography Lab (2)
  • Geological Oceanography (3)
  • Hawaiian Natural History (3)
  • Physics 3: Modern Physics (3)

There is however, one major difference between this year and the previous 3, I am living off campus. This means, more than anything, that I need to deal with feeding myself. I suspect I’m unlike the typical college student in that I do not have any ramen around. And also unlike many people that I know who are my age, I know how to use a kitchen. For me, this largely means baking, so I’ll stop stalling and show some pictures!

The above is my first attempt at cinnamon swirl bread, it was delicious and quickly consumed by me and my flatmates. I have also been making bagels on the weekends to have throughout the week.

As you can see, I love garlic and onion, I tried putting the toppings in the bread itself, but it didn’t turn out the way I hopped. This weekend I’m planning on making more bagels but also some rolls for lunches or dinners.

I also am working with a professor on campus on a geoneutrino project, also more on that later, but here is a small teaser made using matplotlib with basemap (python).