Romy

Today was Cal Day, an open-house thing at Berkeley. The class Jenn and I are in had to do demos at the Lawrence Hall of Science. We did a sailboat demo. A really fat person came to see our demo!

Romy

Talking to Mark who's in Switzerland, planning our trip to Norway this summer!

Jenn

Washing dishes after dinner.

Jenn

We took a walk just before sunset today in Chabot Regional Park.

Romy

Today we found a new trail we've never walked on before off of Redwood Rd.

Romy

Making funny faces at Jenn on the bus.

Jenn

I can officially cross this day off of the calendar! Yay!!!!!! I am now a PhD candidate and I get a raise too!

Jenn, Romy, Nicole, & Marcel

I PASSED MY QUALIFYING EXAM! I hosted a party at Raleighs (a bar in Berkeley) with the other graduate students in my department and then we had an after party at home.

Jenn

It's the night before my exam and I am freaking out!!!!

Romy

I am pulling out some rocks to test Jenn and see if she can identify them.

Jenn

Today Romy helped me practice how to identify the minerals in different rocks and how to classify and name them. One of the professors on my qualifying exam committee might bring me a rock!

Romy

Working at my desk at school.

Jenn & Romy

Today we took a walk through the redwoods by Roberts Regional Park in Oakland. I needed a study break!

Romy

Finished the rough shape of the baja hood! I've got to grind the welds down, but it's basically done!! Now to make the nose section that the hood will latch to...

Jenn

Jenn looking super happy about her Qual date!

Romy

Still working on the baja hood.

Jenn

Studying for the Qualifying Exam.

Jenn & Romy

Jenn's impressed with my cleaning job.

Romy

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Working on making a metal hood for the baja.

Jenn, Nicole, & Romy

Every first Friday of the month, Drake's Brewing in San Leandro opens their brew house and lets people drink their beer in the parking lot. There is BBQ and music, too!