Roaming Ralf

No, that is not going back to Systems Administration, neither to South Australia. This time it is Saudi-Arabia where I will do my internship. I can not believe it has been a year since I last posted here. Seems like I put much more time and effort into maintaining my blog’s website behind the scene than posting content. It has actually been three years since I have posted some real content. So, what happened? I have finished my bachelor’s degree in the summer of 2013. Therefore, I worked on a methodological question concerning sample preparation for next generation sequencing of large metagenomes in the field of molecular microbiology. Afterwards I worked for Vodafone for half a year to finance part of the master’s degree. I also moved house within Konstanz by the end of that year. With Dominika I now live in a beautiful house with a garden in a very quiet and friendly neighborhood. In 2014 we both started our master’s degree, specializing in ecology and evolution. Since we need to do an internship, I grabbed the opportunity to apply to the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) within the Marine Science program. Tonight I will fly out and I do not really know what to expect other than gaining a whole bunch of new experiences and having a great time over there. Stay tuned …