Monday, February 10, 2020

Job Trek to Cali

For Feb break this year, I went to California as part of the environment and sustainability trek organized by the Center for Careers and Internships. There were ten students in all, accompanied by two staff chaperones/trip leaders, and during the week we visited different organizations and companies (where there was someone connected to Middlebury or our graduate institute) to learn about a variety of career paths in the realm of sustainability.


Sunday, February 2
 
San Francisco


our very fancy Marriott hotel





about to head out to our first event






Monday, February 3
 

Alcatraz


bad drive-by view of the Golden Gate


Sacramento








meeting with the Natural Resources Agency





meeting with CalEPA











hearing from Patrick Flynn at Salesforce



sunset view from the 61st floor


tiny food, anyone?



with Jennifer K. Brown, class of '78





Tuesday, February 4

at stok, a sustainable building/real estate company

Devon Bertram









the skyscraper corridors of San Fran









I thought they'd been saying "Middlebury" the whole time


a battery company

one of their early models

beach stop in Santa Cruz (on our way south)




Wednesday, February 5

fancy hotel in Monterey

a utility-scale solar company



office dog













after meeting with the fisheries trust




at the city planning office in Monterey


talking with the dean of the Middlebury Institute of International Studies



Thursday, February 6


presentation at the Big Sur Land Trust






hey, I recognize that tool...

helping weed an invasive species


iceplant (the aforementioned invasive)







the Carmel River, post-restoration



skippin' stones








spot the NM plate...

produce processing facility (here in the "salad bowl of America")

on our tour (most of the safety gear removed by this point)




a company that evaluates sustainable agriculture

presentation at Measure to Improve

at Happy Girl Kitchen


talking with Todd Champagne of Happy Girl Kitchen*
*I didn't take this photo, nor am I in it, but I think it's a good shot that's worth including.


that pomegranate jalapeño was somethin' else for sure

when you find the gay sauce




Friday, February 7

learned about the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch program
















throwback to casually eating this off the beach in Chile

creepy-looking rock eel


even more creepy eels







plastic art










Masud, always wanting to pose for a camera





finishing off with a visit to giant artichoke


Signing off! Catch you in the next one!