Whoops I graduated

I graduated! My mom took these photos

Senior Week in San Diego

During the week of finals in May, Seniors at Pomona College traditionally go to San Diego to party (since professor have to submit our grades before finals take place) and then come back to campus to graduate. My best friends Jasmine, Claire, Annie, Kendra, Chris and I all shared a beachfront home for a week. 

Chris and I in front of the place

Our living room window's view

Though most of my classmates were soaking up sun on the beach, Chris and I couldn't pass up the opportunity to visit the San Diego Zoo! Some of my favorite photos...

Big Weekend

I had a very big week!

I presented my thesis to the Biology Department on April 27th. Phew!

Chris had a special weekend planned in Temecula, so we headed there after the presentation. We were at a Bed and Breakfast, which was AMAZING, and on the 28th we had a VERY early morning hot air balloon ride!

One of the hot air balloons

We were in a smaller balloon that was just us two and our pilot, and in the middle of the flight, Chris proposed to me! I said yes now give me a kiss

The happy couple at breakfast after engagement

Though I was a little under the weather, we still had a lovely weekend in Temecula's Old Town and at the bed and breakfast

We came back to real life, and in the next few days I finished my written thesis, got it printed and bound, and got my cap and gown. 

Tadaaa

Oahu for PSG

My thesis advisor, Dr. Karnovsky, took 4 of her research students, including me, to the lovely island of Oahu, Hawaii to attend the Pacific Seabird Group Conference at Turtle Bay Resort! How lucky am I!!! Chris even got to come along! (he helped pay for the expenses)

Though I took many pictures, I sadly cannot share them.  My hard drive fried recently and the pictures were not backed up. Here are some pictures that my friends Jaimie Canepa and Molly Shallman, who were 2 of the 3 other research students, took. 

 Molly, Neha, Me, Chris, and Dr. K hiking at Ka'ena Point, a conservation area where rats and dogs are kept out so wedge-tailed shearwaters and laysan albatross can breed. 

 I'm investigating some tidepools here

Laysan Albatross!!! with a chickypoo!!!

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 Here I am, making a very weird face, with the poster I presented at PSG. Thanks for taking the photo Mom!

Carmel

chris and i took a mini vacation to the beach town near monterey; Carmel

ok, i didnt take this picture, but this picture is so cute!

parakeets

i babysat my friend nikki's parakeets for a week. they were great! and so in love with each other they hardly noticed me

this was the female

and this is the male

foodz?

Bernard Field Station

I took an afternoon walk in the Bernard Field Station to clear my mind before the avalanche of finals work for the semester fell... and brought the cam

bushtit on a mission

curious black phoebe

soaring