Hobbies and Passion

Looking for a job does not mean that there shouldn't be time for your hobbies, unless there's an urgent necessity for money. My hobbies are cooking and photography. I might add that I love taking a walk except when it's hot outside, besides reading books about weather and space. A good chemist must be good for cooking, a teacher told me that four years ago. The truth is that mixing ingredients to do, or trying to do something deliciuos is fun, I love it. Not all recipes work, but I often get closer to doing something really good. Once an ivnented recipe became succesful on the first try. Changing recipes to make them better is cool.

As for my passion, I could be an artist, I always liked theater, but I'd stop enjoying many things. I probably just wouldn't stand people taking pictures of me all the time and spreading rumors or private information. I'd still love to make a movie, or participate in it, just for fun (a movie made with friends).

Seriously now, most of the people who know me know that I got interested in food chemistry and that I love candy and chocolate. Why not be among the ones in research and development of new edible treats? That way, besides looking good for artistic photographs, they'd be "everyone's" (ok, most people's) favorite.

I'm open to other areas that have nothing to do with this if I feel that I'll like, though. Time will tell, I'll keep searching.

Heat Burst

For the first and last time in my life, I went for an hour walk just past noon. I really don't mind the sun, but the heat was horrible. I arrived at two thirty, shivering and slightly cold, I was beginning to dehydrate despite drinking lots of water everyday. Fortunately, I started feeling this on my way back; less than a block away from home. No rain was expected for today, so I ignored towering cumulus clouds behind the mountain.

By four P.M. the sky was darkening quickly, and shortly after I heard the first rumbles of thunder. Heavy rain began twenty minutes later. Some other people in Monterrey reported small hail. At six P.M. most of the rain had moved east of the city, the sky was mostly cloudy, with mammatus clouds on top of me.

The air had cooled. Before six thirty hot air started blowing. I never expected to witness such a rare phenomenon (a heat burst) that usually happens with dissipating thunderstorms. It lasted a few minutes only, and the air slowly cooled again.