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Brian McMahon
Panda Handling and Sociological
Studies in India, China and Hong Kong
Hyderabad, India—Having finally left my home away from home at the University of Hyderabad in India, it feels somewhat strange that my time there has come to an end. As alien as the environment I was in may have seemed at first, by the time I left I had become accustomed to it more completely than I could have realized. I have met up with Michael Nekrasov (another PRIME student and foreign correspondent).
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About Brian
Brian McMahon is working at the University of Hyderabad in India on a data streaming system for a tsunami early-warning system. In the past month, he has discovered India’s wildlife and also got a glimpse of the poverty that still plagues part of the country. He is in India as part of UC San Diego’s Pacific Rim Undergraduate Experience (PRIME).
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Jessica Hsieh
Discovering Human and
Architectural Treasures in Malaysia
Penang, Malaysia—Still reeling from the effects of jetlag, I begin reminiscing on the past two months. Although I have been home for only a few days, Malaysia now seems to be a place so distant. Yet, it is quite funny to say that home feels out of sync to the lifestyle I have been used to for the last two months. I hop into a car to get anywhere, following the red and green lights along the road. It feels weird that I barely walk to get to places now at home; I have been so used to running across the street after a quick right-left-right check. Going to buy things reminds me how strange it feels not being able to hear numerous dialects and see store signs in multiple languages. Walking under the Californian sun and not breaking out into sweat is a refreshing, yet also a slightly odd, change.
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About Jessica
Jessica Hsieh is a junior, who studies bioengineering, and more precisely biotechnology. This summer, she is working to improve influenza treatments. She is in Malaysia as part of UC San Diego’s Pacific Rim Undergraduate Experience (PRIME).
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Michael Nekrasov
Contrasting Cultures and Terrains while Trekking in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Mainland China
Kenting, Taiwan—My time in Taiwan has expired, and now I am on the last of my grand adventure. With my internship over, I am now traveling Hong Kong, China, and Japan. I currently write to you from a quiet hostel in a small village in the rural countryside of mainland China. From the patio, I can see the peaks of steep karst mountains jutting out of the rice fields. I am surrounded by little baby chickens and the sound of cicadas that seem to follow me whatever country I am in.
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About Michael
Michael Nekrasov, is a senior studying computer engineering. This summer, he is in Taiwan, where he is helping engineer a system that will allow researchers to study corals in real time. He is in Taiwan as part of UC San Diego’s Pacific Rim Undergraduate Experience (PRIME).
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Ramya Chitters
World Shrinks and Appetite for
Adventure Grows after Summer in Australia
Melbourne, Australia—I am now an official PRIME alumnus, making the whole experience seem like it was so long ago, even though I just got back a week ago. I miss my daily routine of going to work, hanging out with everyone during lunch, doing crosswords and going in for coffee after (although, I must confess I don’t drink coffee, so it would be going to do daily quizzes with those who like coffee), working again and then heading back all bundled up in our jackets to our hotel. The eight weeks I spent this summer in Melbourne has become one of the most memorable summers not only because I was in Australia (which recently on the Forbes list was one of the top five places to be), but because it was the perfect combination of work and play.
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About Ramya
Ramya Chitters is a senior majoring in biotechnology. This summer, she is studying the tissue that layers heart cells. She is in Australia as part of UC San Diego’s Pacific Rim Undergraduate Experience (PRIME).
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Scott Boehm
Unearthing Atrocities in Spain
Madrid, Spain—I have participated in six mass grave exhumations in Spain over the past two years, as part of my work as an interviewer for UC San Diego’s Spanish Civil War Memory Project and as a volunteer for the Association for the Recovery of Historical Memory. This summer, I had the opportunity to take part in two mass grave exhumations. In July I went to Milagros (Burgos) as an assistant to a television crew filming the exhumation for a British documentary, and in August, I was part of the archeological team in Villanueva de la Vera (Cáceres).
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About Scott
Scott Boehm is a graduate student working in Spain to record the testimony of survivors of the Spanish Civil War. Boehm has worked on the project since the summer of 2007, with Luis Martín-Cabrera, an assistant professor of literature at UC San Diego, and other volunteers.
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Jade Kwan
Research Results and Rural Ramblings in Japan
Toyko, Japan—Before I knew it, I was pushing my two 22 kg suitcases through Kokubunji, the Tokyo suburb I grew to know so well. I had only been here for two months, but the trip to the airport truly felt like I was leaving home. I knew, however, that I had much to look forward to back in Honolulu reuniting with family and friends.
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About Jade
Jade Kwan is a junior majoring in cognitive science and more precisely human-computer Interaction. In Japan, she is perfecting her ability to build 3D computer models. She is in Japan as part of UC San Diego’s Pacific Rim Undergraduate Experience (PRIME).
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