To be honest, I was a bit lost as to where I would go next - I had a few months before I would start graduate school at the University of Michigan the following fall. I spent the year after graduating from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology scaling first-of-a-kind algal biofuel production systems. Snapping a pic as I reflected on the journey that brought me to that point.Īt the moment in time I had just gotten back to the states from Japan. Look closely enough and you can see me in the reflection in the 2nd story window - jeans, work boots, and a sleeveless fraternity t-shirt I repurposed for work.

and to be clear it was not my house, nor my family's. I was working out in the field installing stone veneer tile on the balcony of a multi-million dollar house on Key Biscayne, Miami.