Introductions ...

I thought I better start by introducing myself so that you have some sort of context for what I intend to put on these pages.

 

You'll need some sort of context ... after all, this should be the first post on this blog but there is one before this - quite some time before!

 

I'm not sure if a full bio would be all that helpful so I'll just go into some of the highlights :-)

Where do I come from?

 That's easy ... the world. I should probably say Chile but after spending some time outside (and still living a few thousand Km from where I was born) I no longer see myself as "Chilean". I don't mean it in any negative way, it is just that having been born in Chile no longer defines me. It sounds cliche but I truly feel a citizen of the world.

What do I do?

Depends on the time of day :-)
Since about 2001 I've been referring to myself as air quality scientist. So, from 9 to 5 that's what I do ... although Paola would say that it's more 24/7.
A more useful and perhaps more general description is I'm a father. In that what I do is to try my best to show my kids that they can and should be happy in life.
Also, I'm a husband ... since January 2002 and loving it!

Why this blog?

Because.
I got tired of having ideas, thoughts and opinions and then trying to re-formulate them from scratch.
I used to think "If i did it once, I can do it again" but after my first physics course at the University I'm not that sure.