Wednesday was our second day back to work at ICTA following the holiday weekend. With our group meeting rescheduled for Friday, many of us met with our graduate student advisors to discuss specific hurdles and speed bumps regarding our research. Collectively, we have all been making good progress and hosting internal discussions about our methods. Kayla has begun generating some early results on her ENA! Kelley and I have been working closely in refining our methods, discussing water efficiency and ecological impact indicators, and evaluating a variety of software programs that we may employ for our respective projects. It has been really helpful to have a fellow student that is evaluating similar topics and addressing some of the same method and data collection issues.
While our research projects are starting to make rapid progress, I have found myself moving at a literal slower place these days. I sprained my ankle playing beach volleyball with other residents in the Villa, and have been hobbling around since. Luckily one bandaged foot and a pair of sandals is all the rage in this summer's fashion scene! Olivia has been very gracious in offering her bike the last few days, which has helped me get around.
For dinner Kelley and Kayla experimented with their own versions of tapas! Olivia supplied a delicious curry to follow.
Fun fact of the day: The red and yellow striped flag of Catalonia can be seen all over town in a variety of forms. Versions featuring a lone star represent the unofficial flag representing the independence of Catalonia. Majorca's flag also features these stripes, but includes a purple castle as well.
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