Traveling Scienceman

November 28, 2017

RESERVA PAISAJISTICA NOR YAUYOS-COCHAS, BELLEZA NATURAL DEL PERU

This is a guest post in Spanish by a special Peruvian friend of mine who will be going by the alias Sciencewoman. She will be writing articles in Spanish to start with, but eventually she will also be writing articles in English. This article is talking about La Reserva Paisajística Nor Yauyos-Cochas, a beautiful nature reserve in Peru. I hope you all enjoy it and learn something new about Peru. Feel free to comment on Twitter or Patreon!

Hoy en día el Perú, no solamente es reconocido mundialmente por su gastronomía si no, por su cultura ancestral, su “Belleza natural” y a lo que me refiero son a sus Areas Naturales Protegidas, en la cual encontramos variedades de ecosistemas, microclimas, flora y fauna.

Dentro de las Areas Naturales Protegidas, encontramos varias categorías, una de estas es la Reservas Paisajística que son áreas donde se protege ambientes cuya identidad geográfica muestra una armoniosa relación entre el hombre y la naturaleza, albergando importantes valores naturales, estéticos y culturales (Ley de Areas Naturales Protegidas – Ley n°26834). Continue reading “RESERVA PAISAJISTICA NOR YAUYOS-COCHAS, BELLEZA NATURAL DEL PERU”

September 24, 2017

How My Chinese has Helped My Japanese

I have studied Japanese on and off my whole life. When I was a kid I traveled to Japan to visit some relatives and was able to do a lot of simple things (I was 8) and learn some kana. The past few years I have spent more time studying the language and have been able to leverage my Chinese skills to help accelerate my learning. Continue reading “How My Chinese has Helped My Japanese”

September 24, 2017

Why I Choose to Stay in an Airbnb in Peru

So a few months back I took a trip to Lima, Peru. I stayed in a lovely Airbnb by the ocean with a wonderful view that was just a great thing to look at throughout the day.

Now I had never stayed in an Airbnb before but I choose to rent one for four reasons. Continue reading “Why I Choose to Stay in an Airbnb in Peru”

September 23, 2017September 23, 2017

Thoughts After My First Read Through of ‘t Hooft’s Quantum Field Theory Paper

The current title is a mouth full, but perhaps it is sufficient.

It is almost 2:00 PM as I write this and I have just finished ‘t Hooft’s paper on quantum field theory (QFT). This post is not as much as the content of the paper but how I went about reading the paper and how much I actually learned through this first read through. Now even if you don’t care about physics, this post will help you understand a technique I use when reading a piece of nonfiction. Continue reading “Thoughts After My First Read Through of ‘t Hooft’s Quantum Field Theory Paper”

September 21, 2017

The Benefits of Speaking Multiple Languages While Traveling

Now to start off with I am not talking about speaking the language of the country you’re traveling to as that is obviously beneficial. What I am talking about is the ability to speak other languages that could unexpectedly help you out.

On my last flight from the United States to Peru I was sat next to a Japanese Woman who spoke almost know English or Spanish (she was with a tour group, so one assumes that the tour guide spoke Japanese, English, and Spanish as they traveled through the U.S.) and a Chinese man who spoke Japanese fairly well and could get by in English but with much difficulty.

Continue reading “The Benefits of Speaking Multiple Languages While Traveling”