Thursday, August 16, 2007

Monday, August 13, 2007

Day 2, Omaha Nebraska

Day 2, Iowa accident

A typical Ford SUV rollover. A Ford SUV rolls over and it slows down the traffic (almost still).
I recorded the accident but there is a problem with my camcorder. Not all of my videos are coming out OK.
sck

Day 2, Iowa land

Day 2, Illinois land

Day 2, Illinois land

Day 2, Murat explaining protein carrying

Day 2, with Murat in his Lab

Day 2, with Murat at University of Illinois Urbana

Day 2: In Urbana, Illinois

Incredible amount of wealth

I'm in Denver, Colorado right now.
I couldn't find internet last night so I'm uploading my files tonight.

I few notes about the road trip, so far.
I'm simply amazed by the land I traveled. From early Ohio to the entrance of Colorado, the land is harvested in all directions until the horizon. It is an incredible amount of wealth. That is Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska. Only in Colorado you start to see land that is not harvested.
At some point in Colorado I thought I was in the middle of nowhere or in wild west. The population is so low you don't see anything around.
The terrain is very flat. Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa are dead flat. In Nebraska there are some very small hills (still very flat). But I saw the Rocky Mountains today. Tomorrow I'll be going through the mountains. I also completed half of my trip.

It is very dangerous to play with an mp3 player or a gps device when driving.
It is more dangerous than driving fast.
So do I play with them: Yes, I have to.
sck

Saturday, August 11, 2007

Mirac Program

That night we went to the Mirac Program with Murat.
His American wife made borek (this is Turkish) for the whole gathering.
There is someone who knows Caner here.
sck

Arrival to Urbana, IL

The Farewell to Pittsburgh

Feeling sad about leaving Pittsburgh.

Sunday, August 5, 2007

Road Trip from Pittsburgh to Portland

Hi all,

Very soon I'll be taking off from Pittsburgh to Portland.
After a long time spent in Pittsburgh this will be an exciting change for me.
I'd like to let you know about my trip on my trip. I'll be taking photos and videos on the road and at the houses that I'll be staying. I'd like to share my memories with you. I'll try to update the blog daily at the houses that I'll stay.

Here is the list of the gadgets that I'll take with me:
Garmin Nuvi 350 GPS
Virgin Mobile MARBL cell phone
Creative Zen Micro 5GB, Mp3 player
Sony Cybershot DSC-P50, 2.1 mega pixel digital camera
Aiptek MPVR Digital camcorder
Nokia N800 Internet tablet

SCK