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just one of the reasons I’m going to UBC
from a recent email about Graduate Student Orientation,
As a sustainable campus, we encourage you to bike, walk, bus or carpool to orientation activities.
other people like sardines?
I’ve recently become enamored with sardines. Anyone who knows my eating habits can attest to the fact that I’m going through Trader Joe’s sardines soaked in olive oil at a rapid pace. Oddly enough, I enjoy them for breakfast. They are delicious little fish that also have great implications for nature. The Washington Post has [...]
a farewell letter to North Carolina
Dear Friends and Colleagues,
I’ve had the deepest pleasure working with all of you during my time as a student at UNC Charlotte, as an officer in the Student Government Association, at the Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute, as the 2007-2008 Charlotte 49er Student Body President and as an engaged citizen in Charlotte.
On July 17th of this [...]
my new neighborhood
Now I’m even more excited to move this July. Say hello to 36th St. in Vancouver! It looks gorgeous!
maybe I’m just lucky, or ahead of the curve
This recent article from Canada’s Globe and Mail is spot on,
my favorite question on the Canadian visa application
Fortunately, I’ve never committed war crimes, including enslavement or starvation of others.
planning the roadtrip to Vancity
Updated 6/23/2009
Starting at University of British Columbia the first week of September means that it is appropriate for me to begin planning my move out to Western Canada. Jane is on board and will be bringing her car out to the Vancouver area. I will be abandoning my 2000 Saturn SL1, most likely at my [...]
my first experience hosting couchsurfers
Last summer I posted my profile on Couchsurfing.com, a site that is dedicated to bringing cultures together by linking travelers looking for a place to stay with empty couches. At the time I enlisted, my home was in Brevard, NC on the campus of Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute and so I set my status on [...]
looks like I tweet about Charlotte a lot
TweetStats.com allows you to build a Wordle of all your tweets. Looks like I tweet about Charlotte a lot.
planing my trip out to Vancouver, top 10 reasons for me @ UBC
It’s official, I’m flying out to visit my first choice for my M.Sci Materials Science (and maybe PhD) , The University of British Columbia.
So why UBC? The school seems to be a perfect fit for not just me, but Jane as well. If you are saying, “Justin, didn’t you get into Stanford? Why wouldn’t you [...]
