The Joy of Camp Cooking

As someone who loves food and who also does a fair bit of fieldwork for her project, camp cooking is my best of both worlds. Coming fresh out of field, let me introduce you to my camp menu a la Angel Island.
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What is my research project about? Part 2

In this post, I talk about my field area in the middle of the San Francisco Bay. The absolutely awesome Angel Island State Park and how the rocks of the island is helping me answer my research questions.
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What is my research project about? Part 1

As an earthquake geologist in progress, I look at signs for earthquakes in the rock. But what exactly is my project about and how do I go about hunting for earthquake signatures in the rock record? Here is part 1 of what my research project is about.
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My Ink Story

Here is the story about why I got my first tattoo and why it holds a special place in my heart
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An Ode to Khichuri, the comfort Indian Porridge

Growing up as a picky eater who could pick the vegetables out of their fried rice in under 2 minutes, I really had a limited food palate. I was not a huge fan of meat based dishes, fish dishes scared me and my reaction to vegetarian dishes was, EW! But there was one thing that I really liked and that was, being around food and listening to my family talk about food and food history.
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