Weekend Fun

Hi everyone,

Nikki and I have been pretty busy recently, but that doesn't mean that we haven't tried to have some fun on the weekends. Between a few good trips to Tahoe and the beach and even a picnic or two (I know, it's embarrassingly domestic), we've been having a good time. Enjoy the pics:

In the liftline at Kirkwood with heavy slush coming from the sky.

Nikki all ready to go at Kirkwood.

Evan going off a jump in the park (I'm still feeling the effects of a disastrous subsequent jump!)

Nikki approaching a rail at Kirkwood.

Evan with lake Tahoe in the background.

Lunchtime at Squaw Valley.

Nikki on Girl's Day.

Evan on St. Patricks Day (note the beer color).

Nikki at Milk Pail Market, our Euro-style produce market.

Evan ready to get in the water in Pacifica. The deal was that Nikki would hang out at the beach while Evan surfed.....

...and Evan would hang out in stores while Nikki shopped. Here's Nikki in Union Square hardly containing her shopping excitement.

Picnic at the lake in Foothills Park. Thanks for the picnic set Chuck and Jacqui!

Nikki, fully content overlooking the lake.

Stanford International Development Conference

Last Saturday, Evan was invited to speak on Stanford Campus about Familiar Fuels, the company that he has been working to start for the past year. He spoke at the Stanford International Development Conference, which was this year focused on energy and sustainable development. With his friend and advisor, Paul Frankel, he was part of a panel discussing the challenges and priorities for increasing energy access in the developing world. Other panelists included: Dr. Alicia Robb (Exec Director of the Foundation for Sustainable Development), Yonghun Jung (VP of the Asia Pacific Energy Research Center), Patricia Flanagan (USAID), and Paul Frankel (Founder and Managing Director of Ecosa Capital) - Jane Woodward, from Stanford School of Earth Sciences, moderated the discussion. The presentation that Evan and Paul made was well-received and during the Q/A period, many of the questions were directed toward Evan. Afterward, Evan was approached by many audience members, including potential funders and folks interested in having him speak to other groups. All in all, a great day!

Yucatan Trip

Nikki and I spent X-mas and New Years traveling around the Yucatan Peninsula with Chuck and Jacqui (Nikki's parents). We had an amazing two weeks and visited 12 different archaeological sites. We also got to snorkel in cenotes and dive at a site in Cozumel that Jacques Cousteau made famous. Enjoy a few of our pictures below:




Temple of the Inscriptions - Palenque
















A pretty cool carved stelae at Yaxchitlan. I was just starting to be able to read dates off of these by the end of the trip.

















Chuck exploring some ruins at Yaxchitlan.














Nikki, never missing an opportunity for excitement, on a zipline at Punta Laguna.
















Climbing the main pyramid at Coba.















Aren't we cute?














Nikki getting eaten by the earth monster.
















Nice view at Calakmul.












Snorkeling in a cenote (limestone cave).














Evan diving in Cozumel.














Nikki diving in Cozumel.

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