Phew! Its been a while yet again! However, I'm really happy about how things are going this semester. As it stands right now, I'll be going on three trips this year alone, two internationally!
In just three weeks I'll be on a plane back to my favorite place - Alaska. This time I'll be much further North, and it'll be for research purposes. I'm assisting one of my professors in the deployment of geophones! What this means is that I'll be out in the snow for probably 10-12 hours per day, placing small white devices that listen to earthquakes. We're hoping to learn more about the Denali fault. As exciting as this all sounds (and don't get me wrong, I am very much excited!) I am definitely NOT prepared for the -30 to 10 degree average temperatures. Yikes. I have all the gear, I'm just not there mentally yet. I have three weeks to get ready.
Besides that trip, I'll also be flying to Finland just a short week afterward to visit one of my best friends in her last semester studying at Vaasa! This decision was very much more spontaneous, and while I know I won't regret it, my wallet is complaining. But... That is the downside of traveling and experiencing new things.
Lastly, I'll be doing my field camp in Spain! I announced this more than a year ago but its finally happening! I have plane tickets, and I'm ready to fly out in June. Guess I better get ready to hike for 12 hours a day for five weeks. Oof. Regardless of how sore I'm going to be, I can't wait to cross yet another thing off my bucket list.
Besides the craziness of all that, I also will be completing my last semester of my undergraduate degree this May. I'm so excited for what the future holds, but I'm extremely nervous. There is so much change happening all extemelex quickly... I hope and pray I hit the ground running. Here's to a great year! Happy 2019!
