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Great scott! Only 3 weeks left?
by arb5489 | Jun 10, 2013 | 0 Comments
by Brendan Robert Tomoschuk When I signed on to update my blog, I should have realized that everyone is going through the same realization that I am, and that is: We've already been abroad 5 weeks?! I don't know where the time has gone! This lab feels like home to me...
4 Participants, 64 channels, 2 days
by arb5489 | May 12, 2013 | 0 Comments
by Brendan Robert Tomoschuk This past week can only be described as trial by fire. At the beginning of this week, I had four participants scheduled for thursday and friday, and no functioning script to run. It suffices to say I learned my way around the lab and...
This is not Wales
by arb5489 | May 6, 2013 | 0 Comments
by Brendan Robert Tomoschuk Don't let the title of my post deceive you. I made it here well enough. I arrived last Friday, miraculously making it through border control, snatching my bag, and catching all three early trains into Penmaenmawr (where I'm staying (just...
Always an Adventure
by arb5489 | Jun 17, 2012 | 0 Comments
by Sarah Caoilfhionn Fairchild I'm getting realllly used to transportation problems by now. It seems as though I curse every mode of public transportation that I come into contact with, whether it's airplane, train, bus, ferry, whatever. Thus, it came as no surprise...
Celebrations
by arb5489 | Jun 8, 2012 | 0 Comments
by Sarah Caoilfhionn Fairchild A lot has happened in the past two weeks, which have been a very joyous time for the British. The Olympic flame is currently on a tour around the country, and I was fortunate enough to see it pass through Bangor. You could tell that it...
Week 3 is Over Too Soon!
by arb5489 | May 25, 2012 | 0 Comments
by Sarah Caoilfhionn Fairchild With the stereotypical British weather finally giving way to warmth and sunshine, my body decided it would be fitting to catch a cold this week. Luckily I've been able to load up on enough aspirin, cough drops, and tea to enjoy the...
Bara Brith on Yr Wyddfa
by arb5489 | May 18, 2012 | 0 Comments
by Sarah Caoilfhionn Fairchild The past week has absolutely flown by - with the participants, the data coding, and the sightseeing I've been quite a busy girl. Last Saturday I accomplished a great feat, I climbed the highest mountain in England and Wales! Mount...