Pirates of the Pond
Tags:amsterdam graduate school video blogSo this past weekend was the “Eastside Weekend” in the province of Drenthe in the east of the Netherlands. It was an amazing time and uhh blue team is the best but also team wasabi is lekker :). Anyway, I’ll write more about it late, but here’s a video recorded on site of the epic water fight during the “build a raft” activity: Nicolas, me, and Franzi vs. Diego and James. Who won? You decide.
On an unrelated note, I met with Hans Westerhoff today, a professor of systems biology at VU who also works at the University of Manchester. We talked about doctoral program options, etc., which is particularly my priority right now since my Marshall application is due in about a week and then traditional graduate school applications will be soon to follow. He made an interesting comment about professional interest (what he works on as a scientist) and intellectual interest (what interests him in general). I’m now at the juncture of having to choose my professional scientific interest(s) out of my broader intellectual scientific interests.
In other news, I have the exam for my first class, the Portal Course, on Thursday morning; I got to see my friend Meredith last night since she was visiting A’dam for a few days for her birthday; and I might be hosting my blog with the VU as well.
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