Grace的進修雜記:)

When the Fall Term starts, mostly Sunny days are not available like summer time.

Fortunately, we are able to enjoy the sunshine when visiting Leach Botanical Garden.

It was nice to step away from work and enjoy the natural while hiking in Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Wahclella Falls.

I know how important to make work life balance well; therefore to take a break from the lab is necessary.

Since Washington Country Cooperative Library Services provides free admission for education and cultural purpose, I was able to visit Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals during the weekend.

This museum has free parking first come first serviced.

At the end of last summer, I went to visit Pittock Mansion as known as Portland's Finest Historic House Museum.

This year, I was able to revisit this place when the flowers were blooming.

Chun Shui Tang is famous for pearl milk tea.

We were lucky enought to get available seats during busy weekend.

When you want to have a place to keep your mind clean, you might want to spend time in Fo Guang Shan Buddha Museum.

There is a shuttle bus available from the high speed rail station, and you can also drive to this museum.

Started from few weeks ago, I was able to notice some fuel smell in my lab, and it turned out to be some oil leaking from a mechanical pump located in my vacuum system.

Since there are various types of mechanucal pumps, I need to take it apart to find out where the issues was.

It's nice to receive some sweet feedback from students.

Normally I need to wait for a while to receive the course evaluation from my department.

Recently some of my students wrote message under comments or reflection on their reports, and I was happy to see sweet feedback from them.  

When the spring term grading was done, it would be glad to be out of town.

It was so nice to see flower blooming.

Starlight Parade is one of the Portland Rose Festival events.

I was lucky to see my home country's flag showing in the parade, can you find it in the photo?

When the day time starts to getting longer with blue sky shows up more, it is offical spring time.

April Showers Bring May Flowers!

The past few days most work can only be done online for me.

It was difficult to see the library space rendered unusable. The library team is working to get remote services up.

Unexpected campus close for few days.

After spring forward time changing, the day time is getting longer for sure.

Those blooming flowers are so beautiful and I keep taking pictures.

Time flies is the cherry blossom season again.

The cherry trees are in full blossom. It is really hard to find a good way to take picture with clear background.

Portland winter light festival started last weekend and I was only able to stop by one place in downtown area.

I only took few pictures and left right away.