Grace and Ben

I am currently at Brookhaven National Lab attending ACCESS (Atmospheric Chemistry Conference for Emerging Senior Scientists). Here are photos of the dorm room where I am staying and a view out the window. I also wanted to show you how isolated this facility is–see the trees. It feels like I’m inside a forest. There are deer nearby and also some remnants of old research projects from the Cold War, I think. Brookhaven has a lot of charm because not much has changed here since the 70s, it seems. The buildings are very old and dorms appear worn and used. However, the prices of things inside the lab seem like they’re from the 1970s also. You can get a $3 lunch or pay $2 for a big bottle of shampoo. I like that

This afternoon, we drove into New York City for some tourist-y activities. I went to the Natural History Museum. Here of photos of the squid and the whale. I really liked that exhibit. I also liked the giant blue whale. It fills up the entire room. The whooping cranes are for Ben, who loves birds. And I know he’ll also appreciate the tiny frogs that emit deadly toxins shown below.

After dinner at Roxy’s diner near Times Square, I went with some other ACCESS people to see “Bacchae” in Central Park at the Delacorte Theater. The show was free and very well-performed. The content of the Greek tragedy was not very happy, but it was great to see a play. It’s been a really long time since I’ve used that part of my brain.

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