I'm going to a land down under...

t minus 45 minutes and counting! Perhaps I shouldn't be spending this time online...
Anyway, I leave for the airport shortly, and after several very long flights, I will arrive in Hobart, Tasmania (hopefully!). Graduation was this past weekend, and it was fantastic - a terrific party at the house de Tina, lots of family members, lots of beer, lots of fun. I can only hope that Hobart will have people and times half as fantastic as those here in Eugene!

Only a few short weeks til I go Down Under! I've managed to make the rest of my time in Oregon exciting though!
In early May I had my "Defensorama", where I defended my dissertation, so I suppose I'm now a Rock Doctor...that has a nice ring to it. It was a really crazy experience; after 5 years of grad school for it all to be over in an hour was kind of a shock to the system! But I had friends and family come into town, which was great, and we threw a nice Mexican fiesta that night.

Countdown to Taz

I created this blog to document my upcoming travels in Tasmania. Departure: 7 weeks! That sounds like a lot right now, but it really isn't....