Leaving...

Well, now that I’ve finished my Ph. D., it’s time to move on. No, not a post-doc just yet! Things are still looking positive for UC Davis, but no 100% concrete offer, yet. In any case, 8.5 years at U of T has left me longing for some soul searching and self-discovery after what has been a quite long schooling experience. Research has drained me and I need to rediscover my love for doing science. So I will unplug for 4.5 months. Now, sitting on my ass is no way to unplug. Instead, I will travel the world (or at least 4 continents). Here is my itinerary (subject to change!!) if you are curious, or if you feel like joining me somewhere along the way. I will leave Toronto 4/28/2007 and will only check my gmail account. If you don't know my gmail account - oh well :D.

Date In Duration City
4/30/2007 5 Auckland
5/5/2007 6 Melbourne to Sydney
5/11/2007 10 Taipei + Kaohsiung
5/21/2007 9 Seoul (+Pusan, Jeju Island, DMZ)
5/30/2007 7 Tokyo to Sapporo
6/6/2007 3 Hong Kong
6/9/2007 3 Guilin
6/12/2007 2 Yichang
6/14/2007 3 Xi'an
6/17/2007 3 Suzhou
6/20/2007 3 Shanghai
6/23/2007 1 Beijing
6/24/2007 15 Tibet Tour (Beijing, Lhasa, Gynatse, Shigatse, Shegar, Everest, Nyalam)
7/8/2007 1 Kathmandu
7/9/2007 9 Thailand
7/18/2007 3 Cambodia
7/21/2007 7 Vietnam
7/28/2007 4 Thailand or Singapore
8/1/2007 6 Bucharest (Piatra Neamt)
8/7/2007 6 Istanbul + Cappadocia
8/13/2007 3 Athens
8/16/2007 3 Prague
8/19/2007 3 Krakow
8/22/2007 3 Copenhagen
8/25/2007 3 Amsterdam
8/28/2007 1 London
8/29/2007 3 Glasgow
9/1/2007 3 Dublin
9/4/2007 4 Reykjavik
9/8/2007 1 London
9/9/2007 Toronto