Author Archives: corrie wong

Or, in English, “Striving for the summit”. This phrase happens to be the theme for our 42nd annual lūʽau which is on Saturday April 21st. Every year the Hawaii club on campus, Hui O Hawaii, puts on a lūʽau during … Continue reading →

Or so I thought until I woke up this morning to this: It’s not a lot of snow, but it was enough to stick. It’s interesting though, because even then it was bright and sunny. I can’t believe that it’s … Continue reading →

7 inches. That’s how much it snowed in Tacoma during our first week of classes for the Spring semester. If you don’t know about Western Washington’s history of snow, 7 inches is a lot. Enough to give us not one, … Continue reading →

It’s been a busy few months, and I wrote this bit before Thanksgiving. Phew! What a busy few weeks I’ve had! Halloween has come and gone, and now we’re coming up on Thanksgiving. The time has flown by! Last weekend I … Continue reading →

The semester is already halfway done! It feels like it’s gone by so quickly, yet slowly at the same time. It seems weird that Halloween is on Monday, and it also feels strange because I feel the urge to listen … Continue reading →

The infamous Washington rainy season has begun. That means rain jackets, rain boots, and people squeaking down the hallways as they walk (which means that if you’re late for class it’s considerably more noticeable). I finally decided to get some … Continue reading →

It’s now 4 weeks into the semester and things are starting to pick up. I’ve hung up my rainboots (actually I finally tossed them out) for the summer and I’ve traded my field notebook for textbooks. I’ve also presented my … Continue reading →

I had one of those moments the other day when I was down along Ruston Way to collect more crabs. While I was walking down to the water’s edge I was looking down so I wouldn’t trip over rocks or … Continue reading →

Darn that H2S, it makes twisted abominations of everything! After spending 17 days in the sulfide seep, the previously “clean” and bacteria free crabs look drastically different. Once a dark green with a smooth body (with the exception of already … Continue reading →

Not as difficult as calculus though. After a week of stats, stats, and more stats, I’m ready to go back out into the field. Not that I don’t like statistics, but man oh man am I glad there are programs … Continue reading →