First week

So far, things have not been too terribly exciting. Classes started last week, but I didn't have any responsibilities until yesterday, so I've been spending a lot of time reading. Mostly about migmatites and granites. As it turns out, granites are way more controversial than I'd ever expected, which I guess is good since that's what I'm studying for the next 2 years, but it's also bothersome, because it's hard to apply uniformitarianism if we don't understand modern processes.

Even though I haven't been especially busy, there's been a lot going on in Ottawa. Last weekend, there was a hot air balloon festival in Gatineau, which is on the other side (Québec) of the Ottawa river, and we could see lots of cool balloons from our apartment.




There was also some organizational stuff, and I now have a desk in an office I share with one other person. It's a pretty nice space--we have a lot of room and a sink-- but it's in the sub-basement, so there's no sun. The room is actually called "The Lair".



I will be putting up some picts of my apartment when I get around to taking them.