What is all this about?

Yesterday I got bad news, they're not going to give me a grant. Amazing, Isn't it?

Well, I don't gonna give'em the pleasure of seeing me under their thumb. I can do whatever I should.

Trip to Pucon and Villarrica.

Welcome to Pucón, it's one of the most famous touristic place in Chile.
The image you see above is the "beach" of Pucón, Why I'm using quotation marks? 'Cause is a Lake and not sea... what's a beach for me is.

Next two pics, show my "laws" family. Leandra... you already know her, Cristina (her mother) and Roberto (her father). Don't forget Alejandro.

This last pictures show Villarica's volcano which is active, and you can see its smoke.

A nice memory...

In here you can see from left to right:
Stefan Theisen, Kumar Narain, me, Ana Maria Font and Nandinii.

My new departent

This year is bringing a lot of new things and feelings, one of them and most important, Alejandro. But now, by first time I rent an apartment.

If it's true, it has just 1 room, living, kitchen and bath, is the nicer place I've ever rent. Moreover, it's not so expensive, around 200 US$ monthly.

Nonetheless, I bought lots of things... washing machine, two place bed (including its furniture), et cereta.

Great... now I'm feeling like a future father.




Oscar.

Echo...

For all those still don't know, I'm gonna be father on May.

She is Leandra, an inside her belly is Alejandro...


Oscar.

Panguipulli

I spent my `free' time in Panguipulli, it's a town in the 10th (oh, sorry now is 14th) region in the south of Chile.

Here is the main square of the town.










This is one of the vast amount of vulcanos all over Chile














The sight from the shore of the Lake Panguipulli.














Again the vulcano...














Another view of the Lake














This last two photos are the Huilo-Huilo (a local river) and an island on the Lake Pirihueico.

Assistant of Quantum Mechanics.

He he he, after all, I come back to my basis... Once more I'll be assistant on Quantum Mechanics, say the first volume of Cohen-Tannoudji.

Students... Be care, I'm coming.

Oscar.

Particle Physics in Reñaca.

Wow, It was not enough with a bunch of string theory... I attend just two weeks ago, the 4th CERN Latin American School on Particle Physics...

I spend a wonderful time learning about the other side of physics, experiments... and even phenomenology. That's a lot of work.

I did not know the huge amount of energy, money and effort people should put to develop this particles accelerators, and forth to analyze the bunch of data. Moreover, after all that work you must find the correct (let's hope) theory to explain the facts.

"Physics: Where the action is" as I think Feynman said.

Ah!!! Almost forget the best new. I was assigned to write the lecture notes of John Ellis on Cosmic Microwave Background. Such a nice experience.


Oscar.

Bariloche

Last January I went to Bariloche - Argentina, in order to attend a School on String Theory.

It was a great experience, I re-met three of my old diploma professors, George Thompson, Seif Randjbar-Daemi and Kumar Narain. Additionally, I met Ana Maria Font... after a long time, and David Tong.. he a great guy and he put lot of energy into his lectures. Second time I meet Nathan Berkovitz, Stefan Theisen and Carlos Nuñez.

Definitely I learn a lot, and the best part is I got the 5th place in the exam, not bad for a non stringer.. he he he.