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- Cambodia
In July 2003, I bought a 100 baht (USD$2.50) ticket for a unforgettable journey from Bangkok, Thailand to Siem Reap, Cambodia. From the back window of beat-up old bus driving down unpaved roads, I saw a glance of abject poverty constrasting a beautiful, flat, unspoiled countryside.
- France
Located on the banks of the river Rhine and the France-Germany border, Strasbourg was a bustling commercial center in the middle ages. Here I participated in a two-month summer program in the space sciences, engineering, business, and policy at the International Space University.
- Germany
In September 2000, I worked at the Max Planck Institute for Physics in Munich. While working here, I visited the Bavarian Alps for the first time with Dana and Burkard Reisert, who is as great a tour guide as a particle physicist. These pictures, however, are from my second visit, accompanied by a group of fellow ISU SSP'03 participants.
- Hong Kong
In November 2002, before the SARS scare, I spent a week in Hong Kong for a Luce Scholars Program discussion session. Kowloon side is a bit dirty. However, Hong Kong Island and Macau, a separately administered part of China with Portuguese influence, are amazing!
- Japan
From September 2002 until July 2003, I lived and worked in Japan as a Luce Scholars Program participant. I performed superconductivity research at the International Superconductivity Technology Center (ISTEC) in Tokyo.
- South Korea
While living in Japan as a Luce Scholar, I crossed the Sea of Japan (aka East Sea) to visit South Korea. Accompanied by Jamin and Robyn, fellow Luce Scholars living in Japan, I visited the South Korean - North Korean demilitarized zone (DMZ), Seoul, a pottery village, and parts of the southern region.
- Thailand
After leaving Japan, I traveled to Bangkok. Traveling with Dirk, I visited Bangkok and the islands of Ko Tao and Ko Samet.
- United Kingdom
In 2003, I was admitted to the Physics Department at the University of Cambridge in England. I seriously considered attending for graduate school, thus visited in March 2003. Luckily, the weather was unseasonably warm and clear!
- United States
Currently, the only digital camera pictures that I have of the US are of Thousand Oaks, California in the Los Angeles area.
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