End of the First Week

I have now been in Lima for one full week. Tuesday we had a couple of lectures on softwoods and tropical hardwoods in the morning, then a coffee break in the dean's conference room. 

We continued with slide work in the afternoon. Tuesday night I had another dinner date (same guy). Wednesday we spent all day doing slide work. Here is what the entrances to the lab at UNALM looks like.

The slide work went relatively well. At least I got everything done that I needed to in the lab. I just have to finish writing up the report. Only one minor snafu on Wednesday.

One of the hazards of using bare razor blades to cut wood samples.

For those of you wondering, yes, I heard about Orlando. It was all over the news here as well. I'm still having trouble processing the whole thing, but I may have comments later.

On a happier note, after OSU's systems finally came back up, I received an A in my last ever stats class. I also received notice that I have had another paper accepted for publication. That's number seven, I believe.

I'll leave you with a pretty picture of a flower. This grows on shrubs and a single cluster contains five different colors of flowers.