Welcome to theartfulscientist. Enjoy your stay as I talk about my life as a fire protection engineering student and one who studies fire dynamics. These posts range from day to day excitement to my developmental life and provide a window into my world.
I haven’t updated the blog in a bit since I didn’t have actual internet for a while there, but all is exceptional here in Worcester, MA.
I’m outside in the setting sun in my makeshift office in the 60 degree weather in mid-August. And as Eetion would say about my temperature preference, I’m right at home. As Brenda would say about my mind and soul, welcome home. As Marcos would say about my outdoor adventures and motorcycling, I’m in a great place. And as Katie would say about my craziness and passion, I’m in my element. And as my mother would say, I’m too far away.
Everyone has had a huge impact on my transition, from my sick grandmother’s prayers from a very long way away to some new found friends at WPI to the greatly helpful faculty at school.
Hopefully friends and family can come and join me soon while I follow the trails of my passion in this weird and pleasurable experience and location.
The group (me, Marcos, Rick, and Kim) made it home alive and well last Wednesday from the Houston-Canada-Houston motorcycle trip. It was a lovely, yet determined motorcycle trip that included my Honda Nighthawk 750, Marcos’ Triumph Bonneville, and the two ST’s (1100 and 1300) from Kim and Rick.
The route of the trip looked (very roughly) something like this:
Too many stories happened to put into one blog post, but here are some points for added excitement to the pictures!:
Even a dead bike on the side of the interstate didn’t stop Kim and the crew. She dumped the bike in Rockford, Illinois and bought a new one on the way home to finish the trip!
There is some amazing food in this country in shacks in the middle of nowhere. Country Girl’s Kitchen will get you the biggest whitefish fillet that I have ever seen in my life plus what seemed like 8 other courses for $7.99. And how can I forget the huge and tasty chicken jerk wrap made from scratch by a South American living in Canada for the last 28 years. I need to fast for a few days in memory of these meals.
Highest price of gas paid for - $4.29 in Michigan.
Two unexpected coolest towns on the trip: St. Louis, Missouri and Eureka Springs, Arkansas.
The women in Canada are disproportionately beautiful and I must go back.
We met a motorcyclist who was on day 28 of his trip from Cuernavaca, Mexico and had done over 8,000 miles with his buddies through Florida, DC, Maine, Canada, and was on his way home when he ran into us at the same hotel in St. Louis.
No speeding tickets for us law abiding beatniks. Although I did get one on my way to San Antonio two days later. Ahem.
Ok, I think I just found a new role model in the teeming world of science. I realize that every day I learn feel closer and closer to the mind of this man that I have just discovered. Watch this 18 minutes of video, and I think you will enjoy it very much. He is an eccentric man, yes, but listen. His words and final thoughts are aligned with the subtitle of my blog, “Communicating the greatest possible growth”.
Stuff like this gives me a warm feeling of why I am so attracted to the fields of science that I am. Something tells me that this man doesn’t fret too much about the trivial stuff that we sometimes get trapped up in day to day. Click on the picture to watch. Enjoy.
By the way, watch out for loose gravel! - I wiped out on my motorcycle gracefully right at this spot near UHD. Everything is okay with me minus a brake pedal that needs to be bent back into shape and a slightly bent handlebar that with bother my OCD.
I went camping this past weekend with the crew from the Montrose Motorcycle Riding Club, and the ride and cabin were awesome! Not to mention the lovely weather. I just wanted to share this video with everyone.
