The power of praying

There are many things in life where we would be able to solve by rational and analytical analysis. However, how those situations have come to our life does not necessarily depends on us. I pray to God to give the courage to change the things I can; the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; […]

First day of teaching

Today, it was my first day teaching at UC Berkeley. Although the class it quite simple because it is a colloquium of series about Rivers and Water Infrastructure, the schedule of series of lectures is not fully finished yet. So I did not handed in that part, which is the core of the course. I […]

Water cycle in California (simplified version)

“The amount of precipitation that falls in California has not varied significantly between the time of European contact and the present. Annual rainfall and snowfall produce approximately 200 million acre-feet”, which is equivalent to 250 billion cubic meters per year. “Most of this precipitation, about 65 percent, evaporates directly into the atmosphere, with nearly all […]

Schedule and brunch

Berkeley, Saturday August 18, 2018 While this is a website to talk about my research or related issues, I also would like to write about my personal life. Writing is an art and a process for thinking clearly. While I have had been almost in a daily basis for 7 months now, I have not […]