DAILY LIFE

For those who have been requesting some photos of everyday stuff, like where I live and work, here are the long overdue photos...

Here is a shot of UAF upper campus ->

<- and here is a close up of the Geophysical Institute (or "GI") where I work on the 3rd floor

This is a shot of my office ->
For seismic monitoring we tend to use Sun workstations because Unix is more stable than Microsoft Windows
It was nice a surprise 2 flat panel monitors to work with!

<- and this is just outside my office where they have the weekly seismology meetings every Tuesday.

The bank of computer monitors on the wall is new since my last time up here, and shows live seismic data and maps of where the latest earthquake was located and its magnitude - a voice also announces the same information in real time.

Here is a shot of the house where I'm living ->

Its quite small by Alaskan standards, which I think makes a lot of sense considering the heating costs. I decided to forgo the cabin experience this winter, so this time I'm living about 5 miles west of town, up on a ridge in the woods, but with water (from a tank) and central heating! And that's a heated garage too!




<-- Here is a close up of the house with my rental car in the foreground. I'm just renting a room and living with Andi (short for Andrea) who is an environmental consultant.

And here is an interior shot of the house ->

There is an upstairs bedroom that overlooks the lounge with its own en-suite and walk-in closet. That's Andi's part of the house, and she runs her business from there. My own room is downstairs by the front door, with a separate bathroom, with washer and dryer. Then there is a shared kitchen, lounge and dining area.

All in all, a pretty comfortable place to start out life in Alaska life, while still being out in the woods to enjoy the wildnerness.