In July 2020, I successfully defended my thesis ”A Water Balance And Sediment Yield Analysis Model For The Lopez Lake Reservoir”, earning a Master’s Degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Cal Poly. In typical fashion, I returned to the Vineyard and resumed working for the Avant Gardener MV during July. There is something special about a Vineyard summer that is impossible to find anywhere else. Starting in August 2020 I moved to Oakland, CA to start my full time job as an engineer for LEE + RO Water/Wastewater Engineers in Walnut Creek, CA. At LEE + RO, I work as a supporting civil engineer whom is getting cross-trained in the mechanical and electrical engineering fields. I’ve been lucky enough to work on a wide arrange of projects, from pump stations in Solano County, to switchgear replacements in Antioch, to HVAC improvements in San Francisco. Living in Oakland has been a great experience. It is in close proximity to San Francisco, but more affordable. Yosemite, Big Sur, Lake Tahoe, Point Reyes, Los Padres, and Redwoods are all within a couple hours’ drive, and make for a great, COVID friendly, weekend trip. COVID depending, I hope to backpack the Lost Coast Trail in NorCal this spring. Organized sports, such as soccer, must remain activities to look forward to in the future. I’m only slightly very depressed… but my hopes of coaching soccer may resume later in 2021. In the meantime my current roommate, and former Engineers Without Borders (EWB) Cal Poly Student Chapter President, are continuing working for EWB. Together we are the Co-Student Outreach Coordinators for the San Francisco Professional (SFP) Chapter and working towards growing the student and young professional population of EWB. EWB SFP has a project in Weledi, Ethiopia, where we are working towards mitigating seasonal flooding.